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From: Michael J Minnich

quoted 8 lines I was poking around my local college radio station and came across a

>I was poking around my local college radio station and came across a >really cool disc: Muslimgauze, "Vote Hezbollah". > >I noticed a couple older albums by >them and the reviews on the front seemed to indicate that this latest >one was a new direction for them with a much more ambient/techno feel as >opposed to plain old "world music" fare. Anyone know anything more >about these guys?

I know they have 5 or 6 cd's because I have them all! (except the Bhutto CD single). I think I like Z'lum the best, as it is a little mellower than their other stuff, which tends to sometimes get a little aggressive for me. It turns out that a friend of mine is good friends with them, so I asked him what their politics were, etc., because the covers are loaded with pro-PLO stuff, but he says that's all image <:\ ??! I thought this was kinda weird, but he says they're just a couple white german guys into a kinda ethno-fuck music thing, which I found disillusioning/problematic. damn, and they're such fierce tracks... The newest cd has a greenish picture of shrouded muslim women firing pistols. I don't think this is "vote hezbolla," but even if it is, can someone say what it's like in relation to their other stuff? -tt ************************************************************************** These frustrations you're having aren't very ambient. - Andy Thomas **************************************************************************