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Since DCist last spoke to Muhsinah back in January, she's been in almost constant motion. In fact, this interview interrupted her work on a track for a London-based artist.

From the jump, Muhsinah (pronounced Moo-seen-ah) has benefited from the Internet age and the ability for her music to strike a chord with whomever was paying attention to it. As the word and MP3s spread among Web audiofiles, more listeners became fans and she built an impressive list of supporters with her The Oscillations EP in 2005.

If you’re just looking at the track lengths listed for Muhsinah’s day.break, it’d be hard to conceive how 10 songs squeezed into a little over 27 minutes could provide much in terms of listening. How much can really be done in about two-and-a-half minutes? It turns out, a lot. Muhsinah manages to pack a variety of sounds into every dense composition, causing even the most casual listener to key in on one aspect for the first spin and then something else for all the subsequent listens. Magically, though, the multiple layers manage to work harmoniously and create a sonically pleasing product.