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Artist: Muslimgauze
Title: Souk Bou Saada
Label: Staalplaat

Cat#/Order: 20686
Code#: archive three
Format: Cd digipak, ltd. 700ex.
Retail Price in Eur: 13.80
Worldwide distributed by Staalplaat.

“Hefty slabs of beefy beats are seasoned with spicy South Asian melodies while mouth numbingly hot bass lines are smothered in distortion chutney; “Souk Bou Saada” was broiled in Manchester’s finest tandoor and is now served by Staalplaat.
If you love East-Indian flavor with a neo-Bhangra beat, this disc will not disappoint, equally at home on the dance floors of Bradistan, UK or Mumbai, India. On a buffet, this sizzling dish ought to be placed somewhere between “Silknoose” and “Lahore & Marseille”, but with some unique takes on Bhangra beats.
The disc opens with the fading echoes of breaks before a woman’s voice croons an old Punjabi song for several seconds; enter track two with its infectious stomp-beats, slices of sizzling distortion, masala violin with turmeric dulcimer and ghee laden hand percussion bits. Muslimgauze fans will need to dance off this caloric intake. Tracks two through five can school even the likes of MIA on what grime laden ethno-dance beats are really about, best for the more intensely choreographed moments of a Bollywood dance routine. Hovering throughout most of “Souk Bou Saada”, like dense smoke from a barbecue flame, is a layer of distortion as if from a not-quite-tuned-in radio. When the distortion crackles in time to the beats, the realization hits that this was just another texture the late Bryn Jones used, the way a sculptor works with sheet metal and a  blowtorch to add a new dimension to abstract works. By track five the album style veers into ambient-drone-radio-play territory as bass lines roll through agitated voices in North African dialects amidst urban environs, evocative of material from “Veiled Sisters”. Track six brings back the beat, this time in the same dusty North African villages while flute melodies, string instruments and ‘Gauzified slabs of distortion recall parts of “Jebel Tariq”. Track six seven returns to East Indian flavors with a variance from “Hussein Mahmood Jeeb Tehar Gas”, only with restrained beats culled from hand percussion but with menacing bass lines and distant ‘Punjabi’ vocals. The final track book-ends the album on a South Asian bent with celebratory beats and ululating vocals with harmonium bits and lots of distortion, almost to the point of obscuring the music.
Though “Souk Bou Saada” overall is decidedly East-Indian, it also acts as a bridge between above mentioned albums, great for Muslimgauze completists who want to hear all versions of previously released works along with something new and essential to those who are slaves to the rhythm.”

Track List:
1. Hindu Gold Leaf
2. Masara
3. Tariq Aziz
4. Salman Pak, Baghdad
5. Algiers And Karachi
6. Injoy Your Bombay Duck
7. Arzuaga Jade
8. Your Snake Charm

You can also  order on Norman Records (UK)

STAALPLAAT / ARCHIVE004CD
Release date : 26 april 2011.
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Tracklist:
1. Beirut Transister
2. Head To Toe In Morocco Leather
3. Sand Is A Problem For Bedouin Mercedes
4. Egyptian Song Contest
5. Anti Mullah Iranian Enjinnear
6. Turkish Black Sea
7. Find Yugoslav Butcher Of Muslims
8. Into Iznik
9. No News Of North Africa
10. Soufaf In Golf
11. This Veil Hides My Tears

muslimgauze – beirut transister (staalplaat) by pdis_inpartmaint

“It is definitely the ethno-electro part of the Muslimgauze catalog, I recognize parts of /Jebel Tariq/, but there are different versions of previously-released material…as if heavily spiced, and (to these ears) unreleased stuff. I like how there are some nice low-end frequencies for bass heads. This is the kind of stuff best appreciated on club speakers or cars with killer bass that bring their own earthquake. Rather than snaking bass that slithers through (like on Cobra Head Soup), this is more like listening to Muslimgauze from a Hezbollah bunker while the Israelis shell and bomb in time to the music.”
I.Khider.

Staalplaat Muslimgauze archive series – volume fifteen -

Cd  digipak – Limited edition of 700 copies.

All tracks written, played and recorded by Muslimgauze 1995.
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1. Aquamareez
2. Zaramic Gaze
3. Baieh Na Khair
4. Shortwave Iranian
5. Rezinz
6. Obalisq
7. Apricot Zoom Buddha
8. Chaikhana
9. Mezes
10. Izfahan
11. Zaman
12. Return To Kuwait City
13. Chott El Djerid
14. Degla Ennour
15. Cayenne Dupatta
16. Pulicharki Marastoon
17. Karakum Burqa
Total duration : 63 min 40 sec

REVIEW by Ibrahim Khider :
“An attribute of a good work of art, besides craftsmanship and beauty, are revelations of a new details with each experience. Lazhareem Ul Leper by Muslimgauze certainly qualifies for its range of percussion instruments, atypical electronics, skillful de-construction of ethno-traditional music. In turn, said music is re-assembled with urban stylings with a technical deftness akin to the way a Shao-Lin monk wields weapons. The Staalplaat crew think this among the more unusual of Muslimgauze works, fans undoubtedly will think it both refreshing and as striking now as when first committed to DAT. Muslimgauze enthusiasts may recognize sounds from Izlamaphobia on the odd track as they were made roughly the same time, only Lazhareem is arranged differently and with more unique elements to form a stand-alone album. Stylistically Lazhareem straddles the line between ethno-electro releases like Silknoose for its pervasive use of Indo-Pak music melded with Persian and Mid-East; along with more Industrial releases like Izlamaphobia and Blue Mosque for its occasionally tight, near-mechanical loops. Fans will be pleased to notice never-before-heard (to this listener, at least) percussive textures layered into lush rhythmic harmonies punctuated by chimes on track five. Track ten is also singular for the way it opens with a clamor not unlike a knocked-over box of tin cans one moment, the next, this seemingly dissonant noise is harnessed and re-edited into a well-crafted rhythm track. Track six flaunts music production standards by rolling three or four tracks into one continuous 20 minute piece, vintage Bryn Jones. Yet another stand-out work is track seven, a piece that is more than its assemblage of rhythms and counter-rhythms and fused together, an underlying pulse takes possession of the track and ultimately the listener. Since 1995, masters for Lazhareem Ul Leper languished in Staalplaat vaults when it should have been put out for immediate appreciation by fans. This work of art is now available on CD, and not a moment too soon.”