Jalamanta is the stoner rock and Palm Desert scene musician Brant Bjork's debut solo album after leaving Kyuss and joining Fu Manchu.

In 2019, Bjork's current label, Heavy Psych Sounds, released a remixed and remastered version of the album with new artwork.

[9][10] In February 1999, Bjork rented a week's worth of studio time at Rancho de la Luna in Joshua Tree for the recording of his debut solo album.

The album received a positive reception and featured Bjork performing all the instruments, in addition to including lyric and vocal contributions from Mario Lalli of Fatso Jetson.

"[11] The album would later be re-released through Duna Records in 2003, 2006 and 2009, and for its 20th anniversary in 2019, a remixed and remastered version was released through Heavy Psych Sounds.