Zuriff Moussa
The following appeared in the Willamette Week.
A controversial and prolific experimental musician turns in one of his finest efforts, an album laced with dark beats and haunting samples of Arabic instrumentation and voices.
review by: Richard Martin
This interview originally appeared in the Willamette Week as Spins Of The Week (April 8, 1998)
The following appears in All Music Guide.
Instead of the drones and mostly beatless atmospheres of many previous Muslimgauze recordings, Zuriff Moussa presents quite a danceable switch for Bryn Jones. Dedicated to a Palestinian martyr, the album sounds like a cleaner version of Techno Animal, with Eastern influences instead of dub. "Turkquoize Label" and "Brazil Marijuana" are surprisingly infectious, with distorted break-beats and the patented Muslimgauze phased-channel drone. There are 24 tracks spread across more than an hour, so there isn't a large amount of time for each track, though several are presented in suites, like "Anti Arab America." For messed-up beat fans who are able to find it, Zuriff Moussa is close to a crucial purchase.
Review by: John Bush
All Music Guide
The following appeared in Chainlink D.L.K..
These 1997 recordings re-released this year in 800 copies, sort of give you an idea of the transition from Bryn Jones' atmospheric ambience electronic period into the distorted percussion loops period. The signature sound of his later production starts emerging among the 24 tracks of "Zuriff Moussa", which maintain some of the characteristics of his older music, in terms of under-laying sound floors and real life samples spread across drones and other layers of disquieting sonics. Definitely a good purchase for those who would like to get a general and overall idea of what Muslimgauze sounded like throughout the years.
Review by: Marc Urselli-Schaerer
Chainlink D.L.K. (May 18, 2004)
see also Sandtrafikar & Zuriff Moussa & Fatah Guerrilla, Narcotic, Sandtrafikar, Vampire Of Tehran & Zuriff Moussa
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