Gordon Hurd (ghurd@yahoo-inc.com)
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 13:46:16 -0700
For those that may not know the man known as Muslimguaze (Bryn Jones) died
recently. He died of a rare fungal infection it seems.
http://Pretentious.Net/Muslimgauze/memorials.htm
I don't know his music at all, but a coworker of mine worships his stuff.
Just thought I'd pass that info along.
gordon
PS. sorry Michael, didn't mean to send this message to you directly!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Aregood [mailto:maregood@comcastpc.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 1999 11:49 AM
> To: Rahav, Nathaniel (NYC); 'Gokhan Karakus'; 'Jim Dier'
> Cc: 'acid-jazz@ucsd.edu'
> Subject: RE: Muslimgauze/ Any new CD's--I mean vinyl???
>
>
> aaaahhh. you guys gotta go! ;-) Muslim Gauze is the bomb! I think he has a
> pretty large body of work and wide range. Come to think of it, a lot of
> recent stuff i wasn't feeling (noisy), but i have about 7or8 cds worth of
> stuff that's absolutely great... I think he might be going some wacky
> directions now i guess. What did youse get?
>
> aRgo
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rahav, Nathaniel (NYC) [mailto:NRahav@ixl.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 1999 2:11 PM
> To: 'Gokhan Karakus'; 'Jim Dier'
> Cc: 'acid-jazz@ucsd.edu'
> Subject: RE: Muslimgauze/ Any new CD's--I mean vinyl???
>
>
>
> similar thing happened to me - I got a record of his thinking
> this is going
> to be some next shit, some dope fusion of middle eastern sounds with fat
> beats - and I was disappointed.
>
> I wouldnt say it made me feel nauseous. If there's something that makes me
> feel nauseous it's some of those 1950's doo-wop oldies - actually I dont
> know if it's nausea or violence that I feel, maybe a combination.
>
> Anyway, about muslimgauze, I dont think he's anything special, and I
> generally dont approve of artists who obscure the fundamentals of pleasure
> from music with noise... they're fakin the funk!
>
>
> .·´¯`·.¸¸.N·a·t.¸
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gokhan Karakus [mailto:gokhan@superonline.net]
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 1999 11:36 AM
> To: Jim Dier
> Cc: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
> Subject: RE:Muslimgauze/ Any new CD's--I mean vinyl???
>
>
>
>
> > ----------
> > From: Jim Dier[SMTP:threedueces@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, April 18, 1999 12:38
> > To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
> > Subject: RE: Any new CD's--I mean vinyl???
> >
> > Got some Muslimgauze ep at Other music that
> > has a fucked up groove over the Stalag 17 riddim.
> >
> What do people think of Muslimgauze? Those that have heard of him of
> course.
>
> I have a bunch of his stuff and I can't say that I like the music/sound
> of it all. I bought it because I thought the guy was doing something
> interesting with middle eastern music. I know its important stuff but
> honestly this is the only music that has the power to make me literally,
> nauseous. I don't know if that's a good or bad thing. The paring of
> distorted dissonant rhythms inside of middle eastern drum patterns is
> dizzying.
>
> The funny thing is the guy is some British dude with a highly pro-Islam
> rap that would make look some of these Islamicists here in Turkey look
> like Mr. Rogers.
>
> GK
>
>
>
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