Three Tune Tuesday #198 .:. Muslimgauze (pt.2)

Can you combine naturally the music tags #industrial , #tribal, #arabic ?.. The easy answer is: Muslimgauze! For this week of #threetunestuesday challenge I continue sharing my fave tracks from this artist. Today's selection has meditative taste of desert, camels caravans and endless dunes...

Muslimgauze - Arabskin

1994-95 in my opinion was a great transitional period in Muslimgauze creative activity, a lot of my fave albums from this artist fit into it, including the 'Zealot'. He had been constantly adjusting and improving his sound, adding to his beat more and more authentic Arabic instruments, radiobroadcasts inserts, etc. (i.e. to keep it simple: the Arabic aroma of his stuff increased greatly).
'Zealot' LP at the time of initial release attracted attention with a production fault (the second disc of this 2CD release was manufactured with a light distortion). The artist 'called a halt' to further pressings which turned 'Zealot' into a rare limited edition artifact. Original DAT cassette already had been taped over by the artist, thus it was not an easy option to correct this error.
With years passed and more releases popped up, 'Zealot' is seen today as a great release not for its limited-edition-rarity, but for music qualities. This is how All Music Guide puts it:

... a solid double-disc effort in which Muslimgauze begins to more
fully embrace rougher, hip-hop related rhythms, still mixed with an ear for the power of dub's echo and mysteriousness, as well as the predominant flow of Arabic and Muslim musical traditions throughout. The lengthy opening track "Baksheesh" sets the stage well on this front, with its minimal, deep bass-lines and sudden interruptions in the shuffling beat. Other songs worthy of note in this vein include "Dacoit of Sin," with its bird song samples and sitar-like drone over a loping drum loop; "X-Tract," anchored by a curious, compelling rhythm that sounds partially like a breath being taken; and the slow-as-it-goes but still sharp "Arabskin." Briefer, more ambient-skewed tracks like "Poona Eunuch," the droney, mysterious "Thar," and "Pyre of Female," with a shimmering series of string melodies performed over a straightforward rhythm, help leaven Zealot excellently. What distortion there is on the second disc is relatively unnoticeable to a casual listener, outside of a general tinniness on a number of the tracks (though this could easily be intentional) and a general spikiness in a few songs toward the end of the disc, such as the otherwise quite wonderful "Sansi."

Muslimgauze - Minaret Above All Others

The year of 1996 saw a dozen original releases, not including reissues and remixes, of the stuff recorded in previous years, and among them a very intresting and attractive 'Fatah Guerrilla' 3 discs compilation. CD#2 was provided with a separate title of 'Tajik and Persian blind'. A rough rhyme which some dark drama in it, definitely would fit well to any thriller or war action in Middle East movie.

Muslimgauze - Sand is a Problem for Bedouin Mercedes

I hope you enjoyed today's music selection and travelling around the globe without leaving the Hive, maybe even learned some intresting artists names new to you. 😎 The post goes for Three Tune Tuesday challenge run by @ablaze. Previous issues: 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 118 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 131 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 151 | 152 | 154 | 156 | 157 | 165 | 167 | 168 | 170 | 171 | 172 |

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