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Muhammadunize
Amsterdam record shop Staalplaat’s experimental imprint is back with yet another vinyl reissue from the notoriously prolific Muslimgauze. The Muhammadunize LP is collected from sessions recorded in 1996 at a mosque in the UK and is a prime example of Muslimgauze’s ambient techno phase. Tracks like the two-part ‘Devour’ use space and sparse percussion to build atmosphere not entirely unlike the chill-out room records being released contemporaneously. Best of all is the closing ‘Fatah Guerilla’ which pairs that fluid sensibility with eastern instrumentation for a particularly narcotized effect.

Jackal The Invizible
Bryn Jones aka Muslimgauze, an enigmatic figure infamous for sending out untold numbers of tracks in a variety of styles and genres on unmarked DATs to multiple labels at a time. Exploring the project’s discography can be a rewarding if arduous task. Jackal is a bold sweep of an important artist’s work and also a supposed view into how Jones would organise and sequence his albums. In other words, a unique look into his practice. Plus, most of these tracks are nearly impossible to track down physically.