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Muslimgauze
Un-used Re-mix's 1994-1995
Limited to 500 CD's. Not only has Muslimgauze's work survived the death of Bryn Jones, so have his working methods; with
so much worthwhile material still in the vaults and much of it having little in the way of information or context left
by the artist upon his untimely passing, recent reissues and new releases have seen Staalplaat going largely by the way
the working tapes were originally organized. Here we have an excellent example of the perils and rewards of that
approach; eight mixes, just over an hour, of some of the dubbiest, most spacious material Jones ever put to tape. The
tracks collected on 'Un-Used Re-Mix's 1994-1995' are too good to just collect dust, but Jones never got around to
organizing or even titling them (except, perhaps, inside of his own head). The truly diligent might be able to track
down the source for some of these tracks after hours poring over the rest of Muslimgauze's vast discography, but no such
trainspotting is needed to appreciate the smeared, haunting vocal and hand percussion of the third track, or the
ominously rattling, echoing sixth track, or the heavy organ overlay that brings the last track as close to showgaze as
Muslimgauze ever came. So much of Jones' work evokes the sounds and atmospheres of the Middle East, India, and other
points further south than his own Manchester environs; the remixes here bring a bit of that northern chill into the
veins of these productions, resulting in an album that sometimes feels like Muslimgauze venturing into outer space.
Without the political context that Jones no doubt intended for these tracks, were left only with the actual sound, a
sound that continues to retain its power and striking individuality.
Price
€ 14.95
Genre
Format
CD - 1 disk
Release
15-07-2014
Label
Item-nr
402144
EAN
0753907540925
Availability
In stock