Fedayeen by Muslimgauze

With 'Fedayeen' you get a full length album, with 8 varied tracks (7 really as one is a few seconds long). There are a couple of rapid fire drum'n'bass type rhythm loops, 'Mustafas cassette market Marrakesh' featuring voices deep in the mix and 'Aziz al Mufarr' has metallic phasing. 'Abu salim Tripolk' is a slower drifting piece, as is 'Murzuk'. 'Bharboo of Pakistan railways' and 'Fraca, over and near' are looping pieces with irregular burst and clicks. The final track is an intriguing cut and paste of various samples from radio and records 'Old Arab record.

Muslimgauze occupied a strange place in the musical world. He was a powerful, prolific innovator, releasing albums that were alternately beautiful and visceral, full of ambient electronics, polyrhythmic drumming and all kinds of voices and sound effects. The recordings earned him a devoted following in underground, experimental and industrial music circles worldwide.

The New York Times 1999