you should press at least 2000 and not 500 copies of this release...

Was it really necessary to use all four sides when they could easily do with just three and not only preserve the original track order (which works much, much better IMO), but also screenprint the remaining one, for example? Disappointing, to say the least; not to mention that a CD repress is long since overdue (along with many other titles). The demand is clearly there if the entire pressing sells out from the label within a mere couple of months.

Gatekeepers of the Muslimgauze archive Staalplaat answer many a Muslimgauze fanatics' prayers and commit to wax one of the project's most hypnotic entities, Mullah Said. Following on from vinyl editions of the noise/techno Ali Zarin crossover and the junglist rewiring Uzbekistani Bizzare and Souk, which was heralded as one of our reissues of the year back in 2015.While the recent year's slew of Staalplaat Muslimgauze CDs have seen them shedding light on Bryn Jones ability to foresee and produce a seemingly endless well of material that provides a blueprint for the work of everyone from Arca and Rabit at their most grime to Vatican Shadow and Shackleton's slower, more detached movements.Originally released 20 years ago on CD, Mullah Said has long been a quiet favourite amongst the troves of Muslimgauze fanatics. More mysterious than some of his more well-known material, the five tracks here offer a truly intoxicating arrangement of percussion, and found sounds make this one of the most engrossing transmissions of Muslimgauze middle eastern ambience to surface yet.

One of Muslimgauze's best releases - a pulsating, overwhelmingly dark record that flows phenomenally well, even compared to Bryn Jones' other releases.Bought direct from Staalplaat and can confirm this is a phenomenal repress featuring incredibly clear and powerful sound - no distortion or compromise compared to the CD version as sometimes happens with represses. The packaging is also excellent with a thick card gatefold and nice inners.

I still prefer the cd version, probably because you don't need to flip the record and stop the hypnotic flow of the music.Anyway still a great release, great press for one of Muslimgauze's best.Now I would really love to see another superb album like "Narcotic" being published on vinyl.