Muslimgauze | Muhammadunize (2LP) [MUSLIMGAUZE ARCHIVEVOL 55]

Muslimgauze | Muhammadunize (2LP) [MUSLIMGAUZE ARCHIVEVOL 55]

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Muslimgauze | Muhammadunize
Label: Staalplaat – archive series fifty-five
Series: Muslimgauze Archive – 55
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Released| 04 Feb 2022

Listeners who know much of anything about Bryn Jones’ work as Muslimgauze know that he was prolific in both his work and Muhammadunize, has what could be called a classic feel to it, with a very familiar blend of drones, string instruments, and synths, and varying percussion/break-beat patterns, in turn mixed with a number of hard-to-catch vocal samples. It's a formula used many times in the past by Jones, yet somehow he still manages to keep things just fresh enough, investing songs like the first and second "Khalifate" and especially both slamming versions of "Imad Akel" with enough unexpected touches. He incorporates the basic power of his work in the tracks as well, with both beauty and a nervy, hard-to-define tension as the songs progress.

The sound palette of Muhammadunize is very similar to his ambient-techno albums such as Mullah Said and Gun Aramaic, down to the rhythms and the trademark tanpura drones and keys in C minor. The difference is that it's a bit more aggressive and faster-paced than the aforementioned albums, thus utilising a similar dark atmosphere to a more immediate and in-your-face effect, especially as noted by the drum-kit urban-sounding pulse of Imad Akel, one of the high points on this album. However, my favorite track here is the closer Fatah Guerrilla (also title track of the whole triple album), featuring a rapid echoed rhythm along with a barrage of percussion popping up and echoing every so often, sounding like they're flying through the room at a quick pace; the piece also features a beautiful flute melody which combines with the busy rhythm section in an interesting way.

Recorded and mixed at Abraham Mosque, Manchester 1996, this is a re-release of Muslimlim 009, only C2 taken from stdc 001.

- 180g Black Vinyl. Gatefold Artwork.
- Limited edition of 1000.
- All tracks written, played, mixed by Muslimgauze.

TRACKLIST:
A1    Devour 1
A2    Devour 2
B1    Khalifate
B2    Imad Akel 1
C1    Imad Akel 2
C2    Intifadah (Extended Re-Mix)
D1    Khalifate 2
D2    Fatah Guerilla

# Ambient # Experimental # Industrial # Ritual


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