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Artist:	MUSLIMGAUZE
Title:	Zul'm
Label:	EXTREME (AUSTRALIA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	XCD 012

1992 release. "Zul'm is an album of contrasts. It is evocative of a culture caught up in a web of local and global politics. The plight of the Palestinian people continues to inspire the music of Muslimgauze. The narrative appears as a slice of urbanity -- uptempo, carefree soundscapes of human activity interspersed with digitized spatial rhythms. The boundary between the East and West coalesces, melding and jutting into a changing whole. Zul'm sees a further step in the interaction of two very different nations, with guest musicians Said Nasser on Arabic percussion and voice and Zorawar Singh on Indian percussion and voice. Also appearing on the album is Mark Lawrence on keyboards. The title Zul'm is derived from the name of the Muslim prophet 'Zulkifl', meaning fate." Limited stock.

Artist:	MERZBOW
Title:	Merzbox
Label:	EXTREME (AUSTRALIA)
Format:	50CD
Price:	$585.00
Catalog #:	XCD LTD003BX

Restocked! This 50 CD Merzbow as released in the year 2000. "Fifty CDs providing as many hours of Merzbow noise music. The collection spans from 1979 to 1997, 18 years of sonic decomposition. Many of the titles were only available as cassettes and have long since been deleted. Five LPs and a CD, which were originally released in limited numbers and have since been deleted, are now reissued in the Merzbox. Also included are 20 discs that have previously never been released. All CDs have four color cover labels, featuring new Merzbow artwork. All CDs are exclusive to the Merzbox." Comes with an interactive CD-Rom, Merzdallion, Merzshirt, Merzcards, Merzstickers, Merzposter, all wrapped up in a "fetish-rubber" Merzcase.

Artist:	KIEFER, CHRISTIAN
Title:	Exodust
Label:	EXTREME (AUSTRALIA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	XCD LTD004

"Christian Kiefer's Exodust takes the listener on a journey from the despair of the Dust Bowl to the promised land. Kiefer has used music to express what it must have been like for those struggling to find a new home amidst the desperation and of dreams of those joining the pilgrimage. Exodust picks up the trend began with Welcome to Hard Times of revisiting and redefining American history through music. This time, Kiefer tackles a period in the late 1930s and early 1940s. This period saw the Great Depression and one of the greatest diasporas of American peoples since the settling of the West. For his musical sources, Kiefer calls upon American classical minimalism, especially the works of composers Terry Riley and Steve Reich, and avant-garde classical violinist Paul Zukofsky, whose recordings of pieces by Morton Feldman, Philip Glass, and Iannis Xenakis were particularly influential in the composition of Exodust."

Artist:	TAKEMURA, NOBUKAZU
Title:	Water's Suite
Label:	EXTREME (AUSTRALIA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	XCD LTD005

"The sonic beauty of Water's Suite shows that Nobukazu Takemura has come a long way from his days as a successful scratch DJ. Known more recently for his thoughtful compositions and commissions for Issey Miyake, Takemura has decided to let the MIDI do the talking. In fact, he has utilized his own harmonies and melodies to improvise and create entirely new music. 'I played the original MIDI data and I input the scale, harmony, and melody in advance,' explains Takemura. He continues, 'However, I didn't use the typical method of replaying the sequence data. Instead, I did the SCRUB control change improvisation for MIDI data on my software.' Takemura is also intrigued by the very irregularities that MIDI systems try to eliminate. Japan has more than its fair share of earthquakes and these often unforgiving acts of nature have shown him just how varied a MIDI system can be. 'I'm also very interested in the reaction of the MIDI equipment in the blackout and the earthquake. (In Kyoto, it happened very strongly). The strange waves of sound at that moment seem to have a rule, but there is no rule at all,' said Takemura. From this subtle balance of composition and uncertainty, Takemura has taken the next step in his intriguing musical career."

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