Munir Hachemi | The Mulai Seventies Unknown Mortal Orchestra was once

Unknown Mortal Orchestra was once Nielson’s closeted concern

in a voice that feels confident and yet insecure

wizards and paladins

they find that it's only by returning to each other that they can navigate their grief

rebellious and ‘a born failure’

Munir Hachemi | The Mulai Seventies Unknown Mortal Orchestra was once9781804272732 16 07 26 PB 176 pages Translated by Julia Sanches An archaeologist travels to a distant planet to spend time among a mysterious community, a people who live in temperature controlled domes, worship a deity called Dog, and repeat an elliptical phrase from which they draw their name: mulai, the tree comes. The descendants of a long forgotten space mission, the Mulai have abandoned the social norms that once bound them to Earth. Over