I've been listening to a lot of that older stuff lately as well. If there are any "politics" here they are like a distant refraction of reality, so many of the track titles are more about everyday life in the wider Islamic world, history, geography, etc. Flajelata and Blinded Horses are my fave early ones, and yeah Zul'M is great, also see Zuriff Moussa and Sandtrafikar for the later era.
― sleeve, Thursday, 16 February 2023 00:15 (one year ago) link