Comments on: Can Islam and Electronica marry?

Can Islam and Electronica marry?

hoder — Thu, 23 Oct 2003 19:31:07 -0800

Can Islam and Electronica co-exist? Listen to a wonderful track named "Semitones In Darkness" by Subtonal and Fresh Moods from BBC Radio 1's Blue Room this week (Min. 5). You'll hear what Muslims normally say when they are praying: "al-Fatiha" (The Opening), the first chapter of Quran.

By: inpHilltr8r

inpHilltr8r — Thu, 23 Oct 2003 20:16:49 -0800

Muslingauze

By: inpHilltr8r

inpHilltr8r — Thu, 23 Oct 2003 20:17:41 -0800

s/n/m You ever have one of those moments where time slows down to a crawl...?

By: quonsar

quonsar — Thu, 23 Oct 2003 21:01:29 -0800

i gave it a 5 dick, it's got a good beat and you can dance to it.

By: quonsar

quonsar — Thu, 23 Oct 2003 21:05:34 -0800

i mean, a five, dick.

By: eddydamascene

eddydamascene — Thu, 23 Oct 2003 21:14:49 -0800

The audio link led me to a registration form written in German, with a 3-day manual processing turnaround.

By: eddydamascene

eddydamascene — Thu, 23 Oct 2003 21:30:24 -0800

Alternate source (real/mp3).

By: reverendX

reverendX — Thu, 23 Oct 2003 21:49:14 -0800

i don't see what the big deal is; electronic music frequently has various non-english chants for vocals, correct?

By: chaz

chaz — Thu, 23 Oct 2003 21:52:35 -0800

mos def's album black on both sides also opens with the very first part of al-fatiha. To say nothing of Queen's Bohemian Rahpsody. :)

By: dvdg

dvdg — Fri, 24 Oct 2003 07:12:25 -0800

Erm, hang on a second, let me get my annoying music-geek hat on... there, yep, there we go. Alright, slap on the ole' spelling warden brown-shirt, and we're set to go. Muslimguaze. With an M. Two, actually. Ok, you can punch me in the face now.

By: soyjoy

soyjoy — Fri, 24 Oct 2003 08:12:48 -0800

Don't forget that Eno and Byrne set the chanting of the Quran to "electronica" (and got plenty of heat for it, too) back when they were essentially inventing the genre. Don't give me grief. I said "essentially."

By: mikeh

mikeh — Fri, 24 Oct 2003 11:58:51 -0800

How are we defining Islam here? Because there's a hell of a lot of stuff out there that references Islamic culture or quotes the Quran. If we're talking about electronic music made in the Islamic world that directly addresses religion, the field narrows considerably. And for reference, Muslimgauze doesn't fall in the latter category. He was only a strong supporter of the Palestineans, to my knowledge.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Sun, 26 Oct 2003 16:18:29 -0800

I know I'm a little late, but let me just say: terrible music.