Revenge of the Mozabites
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| Revenge of the Mozabites | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | Cargo Studios, Rochdale and Berry Street Studio, London, 1979 | |||
| Genre | Electronic, Reggae | |||
| Length | 36:06 (1980 LP), 39:51 (2001 CD) | |||
| Label | Rocksteady Records MICKL01, Arka Sound ARKA CD 33116 | |||
| Producer | Adrian Sherwood and Michael Wadada | |||
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Revenge of the Mozabites is the first studio album by the band Suns of Arqa, recorded in 1979 and released in 1980 by Rocksteady Records.[1] The album was produced by Suns of Arqa founder Michael Wadada (credited on the sleeve as Michael Mafia),[2] and his friend Adrian Sherwood (credited on the sleeve as Adran Ridims).[2][3]
The tracks on this album are completely eclectic with many different genres featured on the tracks. The styles include Dub, Irish, Indian, and a little flamenco.[2] All tracks from this album were made available on CD in 1992 on the compilation Arqaology, released on Arka Sound.[4]
The full album was finally released on CD with its original cover art and track listing by Arka Sound in 2001, with a bonus track "Acid Tabla Remix" which was originally released on the single "GD Magick" in 1983.[5]
The album was re-issued on CD in the US by Corbett vs Dempsey in 2017, with three bonus tracks. 'Asian Rebel (Hyphen Dub)' is a dub remix by Brian Hyphen and both this and 'Acid Tabla (Hyphen Edit)' were previously released on the Acid Tabla 12", the latter being the 12" A-Side. 'Sanaiscara Saturn (Hyphen Edit)' is a new edit which is significantly faster and shorter than the original.[6]