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Released 30 years ago this November

Fatah Guerrilla

Muslimgauze · 1996

176 min · 31 tracks · experimental music

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Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

Instrumental
65 /100
Treeline
Higher than 40% of albums we've rated

Percussive loops and sample-led fragments give it a recognizable, sustained identity, but the 31-part sequence diffuses its momentum.

What we noticed

  • The catalogued sequence has 31 tracks, including repeated titles for “Devour” and “Khalifate,” so it moves through many short sections rather than a small set of extended pieces.
  • Percussion-led loops and sampled fragments recur against electronic drones, with shifts in texture doing more of the work than verse-and-chorus forms.
  • The tracklist runs for a long two-disc-style sequence; its many brief divisions make pacing depend on the transitions between sections.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
6/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
7/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
5/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 3/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Devour 9:56
  • 2 Devour 9:52
  • 3 Khalifate 9:40
  • 4 Imad Akel 8:05
  • 5 Khalifate 9:48
  • 6 Imal Akel 6:20
  • 7 Fatah Guerrilla 9:14

Disc 2

  • 1 Shishla Nain Royal Bidjar 4:23
  • 2 Minaret Above All Others 4:54
  • 3 Saleem Bou 5:08
  • 4 Khidmutghar One/Two/Three 10:06
  • 5 Dizurt 7:29
  • 6 Imam Shamil 1837 3:25
  • 7 Enjinn 5:20
  • 8 Dacoit Guild 2:04
  • 9 Deceive for Yourself 1:27
  • 10 Anti-Arab Media Censor 4:50
  • 11 Negev Gulag 7:18
  • 12 Hakeem Alkimi 4:16
  • 13 Shaduf 1:33

Disc 3

  • 1 Resume and Shaduf 5:35
  • 2 Gifts From an Afghan 5:31
  • 3 Pahlavi Engineer 7:56
  • 4 Guilded Gulag Mind-er 2:42
  • 5 Under the Influence of Kolera 4:34
  • 6 Devotion of Abdul Karim 3:51
  • 7 Camel Abuse Does Not Egzist in Mogadisu 4:19
  • 8 Girl in a Red Turban 5:01
  • 9 Peacock Headress 3:56
  • 10 Sari of Acidic Colours 4:54
  • 11 [untitled] 3:10

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