Another 2xLP which looks to be like Cobra Head Soup (now sold out).
I don't know the exact price yet, but should be in the ballpark of
CHS, which was $30.75.
To order, follow this link:
http://www.ear-rational.com/detail.php?id=57244
Artist: Muslimgauze
Title: Madrass Sitar Burner (unreleased material)
Label: Staalplaat
Cat#: ARCHIVE10LP
Format: 2xLP gatefold b/w cover ltd. 600ex.
UPC#/Barcode: 753907383829
“Madrass Sitar Burner harbours Muslim-world East-Indian/Pakistani
flavours as well as North African/Middle Eastern into what could be
described as among the more 'jumping' Muslimgauze releases in the
oeuvre. Curiously, sitars surface on only one track, perhaps reduced
to ashes before further songs could be composed. Masters for
Madrass... were submitted by Bryn Jones to Staalplaat in 1998, while
Muslimgauze music was well into the dancehall-reggae-dub-cum-noisy-
distortion phase. Those who wish to place the album in the overall
context of the discography can do so among the 'ethno-electro' (where
traditional music is walked through a hall-of-mirrors of effects, deft
panning, then dubbed-out into staggered bits) alongside Silknoose,
Uzbekistani Bizzare And Souk, Lo-Fi India Abuse, and Alms for Iraq.
Madrass... opens with simmering tablas, the mridangam and santoor for
several tracks before the listener is transported to remote dusty
villages of North Africa to experience both spirited and serene reed
flutes that negotiate through high-voltage electronic rhythms. It is
the rhythms that are the most pronounced element of this release as
molten, toxic waste bass lines and tectonic strength beats both seep
and clamour either like a force of nature or post-apocalyptic fall-
out. The non-Indo tracks are familiar as parts were previously
released on Dar Es Salaam while one track is straight off the Nommos'
Return 10". Jones was not always patient when certain tracks were not
released soon enough to his liking and consequently were sent
elsewhere without notice. The balance remains dangerously sharp
unreleased gems ideal for the dance floor provided a sound system is
robust enough to channel the sheer force of Muslimgauze. Despite the
near-overwhelming rhythms and bass-ethnic elements along with voices
from outskirts of Lahore and Bedouin caravan routes persist like
determined insurgents against 'Western occupier' styles. To harness
this raw power and beauty, Staalplaat recruited Germany's surpassing
audio engineer, Rashad Becker who specially mastered and spanned these
tracks over two pieces of virgin vinyl. Track listings on the inner
circles are inscribed in Bryn Jones own handwriting no less. Madrass
Sitar Burner is for Muslimgauze completists who want an artefact and
new fans who want to hear an artisan put grime and dubstep proponents
to shame.” Text by Ibrahim Khider, author of “Muslimgauze: Chasing the
Shadow of Bryn Jones”
Track List:
side 1A
1. Fagwara Jaagoo
2. Lo-Fi Punjabi Taxi Radio
side 1B
3. Faradjad, My Eyes Cannot Lie
4. El-Dar-El-Beida
side 2A
5. Madrass Sitar Burner
6. Dar-Es-Salaam
7. Zeila Djibouti
side 2B
8. Nehru Jacket
9. Mustafas Cassette Market Marrakesh
