A couple years ago I got hooked on Enemies List, a tiny Connecticut label that specializes in experimental projects steeped in metal and usually recorded at home. I've become quite enchanted by a number of Enemies List releases—at the top of the list is 2011's Kurdaitcha, by an enigmatic San Francisco black metal duo called Mamaleek that appears to have a fondness for Middle Eastern music, jazz, drone, and hip-hop—including those by the label's founder, Dan Barrett.…
[ Read more ]