On 29th November, a limited deluxe edition of the album “A Memory Of Our Future” will be released on white vinyl, available to pre-order from 1st November. Again this album will be produced completely in the analog domain, and audiophiles have lauded the production quality. The album will also be available on ¼ studio master tape for the ultimate analog audiophile experience.
Mandoki Soulmates, who include amongst them, UK artists Ian Anderson, Nick van Eade and John Helliwell, will also launch a cinematic video for their new single “The Wanderer” on 13th November. This will be followed later on by additional music videos and a full concert video recorded live during the summer tour with 16 cameras and high-end audio.
For bandleader Leslie Mandoki, this album is not just a collection of songs, but a musical manifesto for today’s world. “Every song has a special genesis,” he says, “because it’s not we composers and lyricists who write the songs, it’s life!” Some songs on “A Memory Of Our Future” clearly have autobiographical echoes. For example, “The Wanderer” reflects Leslie Mandoki‘s own story and struggles in his youth, his dangerous and adventurous escape as a young musician from the oppression and censorship of Soviet communist dictatorship in Hungary through the Karawanken tunnel (past guards with orders to shoot), to freedom and artistic self-realisation. The message is universal across all generations and speaks to everyone who is searching for their path in our crisis-ridden world.
“As a child I wanted to be a painter, later a poet. Today I still paint designs for our album artwork and write the lyrics for all our songs.” But his father, a musician himself, recognised Leslie‘s potential and steered him towards studying music, not least because his father thought music offered better career opportunities at the time. His final advice to his son was: “Don’t dream your life, live your dream!” With the expansion of his creative expression through the music video for “The Wanderer,” Leslie feels he is following his father’s advice in a special way, because this is exactly the message the song and the video convey to the young protagonist and the younger generation. In this respect, he is coming full circle with “The Wanderer,” both artistically and biographically.
Through the end of 2024, Mandoki Soulmates will be releasing more videos for songs from their current album, “A Memory Of Our Future.” Regular postings on the band’s YouTube channel will include the video for the song “I Am Because You Are,” as well as new concert videos.
Leslie Mandoki states: “The wonderful thing about A Memory Of Our Future and this way of making music is that we can overcome the melancholy of current issues together. Music also opens our eyes to the future, encourages positive thinking and optimism. That gives us strength and drives us forward.“
Music has always been humanity’s greatest unifier, and now more than ever we need it to unite us Together, across generationsfor a common future in a better world.
“A Memory Of Our Future” is now available for pre-order and will be available in the following formats:
· 180g black 2LP wide spined Gatefold & extensive 12-page booklet
· Ltd. CD Edition PocketPac with noble matt/gloss finishing, Vinyl-look disc and extensive 24-page booklet
· Standard CD Jewelcase (US Version)
· Digital album
· Dolby Atmos Version
Pre-Order here: https://mandokisoulmates.lnk.to/MOOFVinyl
Tracklist:
- Blood in the Water – 06:54
- Enigma of Reason – 10:06
- The Wanderer – 05:03
- The Big Quit – 08:35
- Devil’s Encyclopedia – 05:47
- A Memory of My Future – 06:26
- I Am Because You Are – 04:32
- My Share of Your Life – 07:48
- Age of Thought – 04:38
- Matchbox Racing – 06:56
- We Stay Loud – 05:25
- Melting Pot – 05:51
Stream and watch the supergroup’s last single and video release, “The Big Quit.” The single has it all – musically and socio-politically. The Soulmates counter the relentless, literally harsh diagnosis of the lyrics with the poetic power of the music as energetic therapy. A Prog Rock classic with catchy tune potential that will have you singing along long after the needle has been lifted from the vinyl.
Mandoki Soulmates are:
Leslie Mandoki
Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)
Mike Stern
Al di Meola
Randy Brecker
Till Brönner
Bill Evans
John Helliwell (Supertramp)
Cory Henry
Richard Bona
Steve Bailey
Simon Phillips (Toto)
Tony Carey (Rainbow)
Nick van Eede (Cutting Crew)
Jesse Siebenberg (Supertramp)
Mark Hart (Supertramp)
