Muslimgauze ‎- Observe With Sadiq Bey (1999) [FULL ALBUM]

Label: Staalplaat ‎- STCD 131 (re-pressed September, 2003)
Format: CD, Album
Country: Netherlands
Released: 19 Jan 1999
Genre: Electronic
Style: Tribal, Experimental
Tracklist
00:00 State Of Palestine (6.33)
06:33 In Turkish Quarters (6.46)
13:18 Delicate Prey Descend (7.06)
20:30 Murmur You Support The Arabs (3.12)
23:39 Bagel Of Poison (8.16)
31:56 Bitter Years (3.01)
34:57 50 Bitter Years (7.10)
42:07 Abou Hamas On Cassette Tape (5.33)
47:40 Djerba (11.22)
57:33 Daughter Of The Crescent Moon (4.05)
1:03:08 Muslim Of America (1.21)
1:04:33 Djerba (8.26)
the re-pressing is virtually the same except for the brown on the CD label being a somewhat lighter shade
“Another year, another Muslimgauze. This release is not part of the limited edition series. This time an unlimited one. Music-wise more up tempo, distorted beat material, with dashes of trip hop like beats. Muslimgauze find their way round in current dance music trends, but he's not willing to settle down, give in or sell out. This is particularly strong material, this being the main reason for the unlimited edition.”
(Staalplaat)
“Observe with Sadiq Bey is old school Muslimgauze. It opens up with the first three tracks predominantly authentic sounding with quite a bit of rich dialogue and very subtle effects accents. One of my favorites on this one is Bagel of Poison (track 5), very cool piece. This is a great pairing of the more percussive and naturalistic drum with a subtle dub bass line, not overdone and not overpowering the percussion. The whole CD is much more raw than I've heard in a long while. Less production trickery and obsession with heavy phat dub bass and more of an emphasis on just simple middle-eastern drumming. Very refreshing after a long courtship with some very different (but also highly enjoyable!) styles. Some parts of this sound more like Uzi and Unites States of Islam. The artwork on this really compliments it as well, a rich desert sandy colored cover with camel and Bedouin. The internal photographs are just as arid and gritty while remaining true to the feel of the music overall.
The tracks Daughter of the Crescent Moon and Muslim of America stand out as well, Daughter being much more head bobbing, and Muslim of America seeming almost playful and simplistic. From 1-10 I'm thinking a 7.5 sits well with me.”
(Ares Solis / Islamaphonia mailing list)
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