Fakir Sind belongs to the group of
Muslimgauze albums that are quite diverse as wholes. Not diverse musically, perhaps, but
Fakir Sind provides a lot of something that
Muslimgauze's songs usually lack: vocals. All tracks on this album are based on a rhythm track with the usual
Muslimgauze instruments (percussion and an electronic bass), occasional background noises, and a sampled vocal loop.
Fakir Sind is, like many other
Muslimgauze works, pretty repetitive and recycles samples, but it stands out very well from
Muslimgauze's discography, as it is one of the best implementations
Bryn Jones made. Also
Fakir Sind is very good as a whole and carries a unifying theme; there are many tracks that qualify as hits, such as "Let's Have More Dagga, Begum" and "Hindu Kush Opium Crop."
Fakir Sind is evidence that
Muslimgauze's large discography isn't just the repetition of one innovative sound;
Bryn Jones invented
Muslimgauze again and again.