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Muslimgauze

Real Name:Bryn Jones
Profile:June 17, 1961 - January 14, 1999

Bryn Jones was not a practicing Muslim and never traveled to the Middle East. His recordings as Muslimgauze, however, qualified him as one of the Western artists most explicitly slanted in favor of the Palestinian liberation movement. Since the Manchester native’s works were instrumental, most of the political statement was inherent in the packaging: witness titles such as Fatah Guerrilla, Return of Black September, Hebron Massacre, Vote Hezbollah, United States of Islam, and The Rape of Palestine. Jones’s output was so idiosyncratic and prolific that he would remix anything he was given to suit his purposes and recorded an album almost every week.

Jones could have been a potentially controversial figure if his releases were available in anything except extremely limited editions—usually less than one thousand copies of each title. Despite their lack of prominence, Jones’s blend of found-sound Middle Eastern and South Asian atmospheres with heavily phased drones and colliding rhythm programs were among the most startling and unique in the noise and electronica underground. The Muslimgauze project ended tragically in 1999 when Jones died suddenly of a rare blood disease. A number of posthumous releases including Lo-Fi India Abuse (partially a collaboration with the dub collective Systemwide) and the 9-disc Box Of Silk And Dogs soon followed.

His discography—96 titles at the time of his death—has nearly doubled since 1999, although this counts reissued titles as well as brand-new titles.
URLs:http://www.muslimgauze.org/
http://www.muslimgauze.info
http://arabbox.free.fr
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslimgauze
Aliases:Bryn Jones, E.g Oblique Graph
Name Variations: All | Muslimgauze | Muslim Gauze
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Releases:
Hammer & Sickle (7", EP)   Hessian 1983
Kabul (LP, Album)   Product Kinematograph 1983
Opaques (Cass)   Product Kinematograph 1983
Buddhist On Fire (Album) (2 versions)   Recloose Organisation 1984
Hunting Out With An Aerial Eye (12")   Limited Editions 1984
Blinded Horses (LP, Album)   Limited Editions 1985
Flajelata (LP, Album)   Limited Editions 1986
Hajj (LP, Album)   Limited Editions 1986
Abu Nidal (LP, Album)   Limited Editions 1987
Coup D'Etat (LP, Album)   Permis De Construire 1987
Jazirat-Ul-Arab (LP, Album)   Limited Editions 1987
Iran (2 versions)   Staalplaat ... 1988
The Rape Of Palestine (LP, Album)   Limited Editions 1988
Untitled (Cass, Comp, C46)   Soleilmoon Recordings 1988
Uzi (LP, Album)   Parade Amoureuse 1989
Uzi / The Rape Of Palestine (CD, Comp, RE, Ltd)   Parade Amoureuse 1989
Intifaxa (Album) (2 versions)   Extreme 1990
Split (Cass, Ltd)   Minus Habens 1990
Bhutto (CD, Maxi)   Extreme 1991
United States Of Islam (CD, Album)   Extreme 1991
Coup D'Etat / Abu Nidal (CD, Album, Comp, RE)   Soleilmoon Recordings 1992
Zul'm (CD, Album)   Extreme 1992
Betrayal (CD, Album)   Staalplaat 1993
Hamas Arc (Album) (2 versions)   Staalplaat 1993
Red Crescent Part 3 (7", S/Sided, Etch)   The Way Out Sound 1993
Satyajit Eye (DAT)   Staalplaat 1993
Veiled Sisters (2xCD, Album)   Soleilmoon Recordings 1993
Vote Hezbollah (Album) (2 versions)   Soleilmoon Recordings ... 1993
Al-Zulfiquar Shaheed (CD, Album, Ltd, Dig)   T.4 1994
Blue Mosque (Album) (2 versions)   Staalplaat 1994
Citadel (Album) (2 versions)   Extreme 1994
Drugsherpa (CD, Mini, Gat)   Staalplaat 1994
Emak Bakia (CD, Album)   Concrete Productions 1994
Hebron Massacre (CD, Maxi, Ltd)   Soleilmoon Recordings 1994
Infidel (CD, EP)   Extreme 1994
Nile Quartra (7", Ltd)   Jara Discs 1994
Zealot (2xCD, Album, Ltd)   Staalplaat 1994
Izlamaphobia (Album) (3 versions)   Staalplaat ... 1995
Maroon (Album) (2 versions)   Staalplaat 1995
Nadir Of Purdah (LP, S/Sided, Ltd, Cle)   Jara Discs 1995
No Human Rights For Arabs In Israel (10", Ltd, Gre)   Staalplaat 1995
Salaam Alekum, Bastard (CD, Album, Ltd)   Soleilmoon Recordings 1995
Silknoose (CD, Album, Ltd)   Daft Records 1995
Arab Quarter (2xCD, Album)   Soleilmoon Recordings 1996
Azzazin (10", Pic, Ltd)   Staalplaat 1996
Azzazin (Album) (2 versions)   Staalplaat 1996
Bandit Queen E.P. (12", EP)   Pi Recordings 1996
Deceiver (Album) (2 versions)   Staalplaat 1996
Fatah Guerrilla (Album) (2 versions)   Staalplaat 1996
Gun Aramaic (CD, Album)   Soleilmoon Recordings 1996
Gun Aramaic Part 2 (CD, Album, Ltd)   Soleilmoon Recordings 1996
Minaret-Speaker (7", Pic, Ltd)   Staalplaat 1996
Occupied Territories (2xCD)   Staalplaat 1996
Re-Mixs (CD, Album)   Soleilmoon Recordings 1996
Return Of Black September (Album) (3 versions)   Staalplaat 1996
Untitled (7", Pic, Ltd)   Syntactic 1996
Uzbekistani Bizzare And Souk (Album) (5 versions)   Staalplaat ... 1996
Zealot (10", Ltd, Pin)   Staalplaat 1996
Beyond The Blue Mosque (CD, Comp, Mixed)   Staalplaat 1997
City Of Djinn (CD, Album, Ltd)   Third Eye Music 1997
Farouk Enjineer (CD, Album)   Soleilmoon Recordings 1997
Gulf Between Us (CD, Maxi)   Soleilmoon Recordings 1997
Jaal Ab Dullah (CD, Album)   Soleilmoon Recordings 1997
Narcotic (CD, Album)   Staalplaat 1997
Sandtrafikar (Album) (2 versions)   Staalplaat 1997
Untitled (10", Pic, Ltd)   Athanor 1997
Zuriff Moussa (Album) (6 versions)   Staalplaat ... 1997
Azure Deux (CD, Comp, Dig)   Staalplaat 1998
Dark Thoughts (CD, Album)   D.O.R. 1998
Fedayeen (Album) (3 versions)   Staalplaat ... 1998
In Search Of Ahmad Shah Masood (Album) (2 versions)   Staalplaat ... 1998
Lahore & Marseille (2xCD, Maxi, Ltd, Gat)   Soleilmoon Recordings 1998
Mazar-I-Sharif (CD, Album)   Soleilmoon Recordings 1998
Melt (2 versions)   Staalplaat ... 1998
Mort Aux Vaches (CD, Album, Ltd)   Mort Aux Vaches 1998
Mullah Said (Album) (2 versions)   Staalplaat 1998
Re-Mixs Vol. 3 (CD, Album, Ltd)   Staalplaat 1998
Remixs Vol. 2 (CD, Album, Ltd)   Soleilmoon Recordings 1998
Sonar vs Muslimgauze (CD, Maxi, Ltd)   Daft Records 1998
Syrinjia (LP, Album, Ltd)   Soleilmoon Recordings 1998
Tandoori Dog (4xLP, Ltd + Box)   Staalplaat 1998
Uzi Mahmood (12", Ltd)   Soleilmoon Recordings 1998
Vampire Of Tehran (CD, Album)   Staalplaat 1998
At The City Of The Dead (2 versions)   BSI Records 1999
Azad (CD, Album, Ltd)   Staalplaat 1999
Bass Communion V Muslimgauze (Album) (2 versions)   Soleilmoon Recordings 1999
Box Of Silk And Dogs (9xCD, Ltd)   Staalplaat 1999
Fakir Sind (CD, Album, Ltd)   Soleilmoon Recordings 1999
Hand Of Fatima (CD, Album, Ltd)   Soleilmoon Recordings 1999
Hussein Mahmood Jeeb Tehar Gass (CD, Album)   Soleilmoon Recordings 1999
Iranian Female Olympic Table Tennis Team Theme (CD, Ltd)   Staalplaat 1999
Lo-Fi India Abuse (Album) (2 versions)   BSI Records 1999
Muslimgauze vs Species Of Fishes (CD, Album, Ltd)   Species Of Fishes 1999
Observe With Sadiq Bey (CD, Album)   Staalplaat 1999
Port Said (12", Ltd)   Audio.nl 1999
Return To The City Of Djinn (CD, Album, Ltd)   Third Eye Music 1999
Speaking With Hamas (CD, Comp, Dig)   Staalplaat 1999
Abu-Dis (CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Enh)   D.O.R. 2000
Ayatollah Dollar (Minimax, Ltd)   Staalplaat 2000
Baghdad (CD, Album, Ltd, Dig)   Staalplaat 2000
Bass Communion V Muslimgauze EP (CD, EP)   Soleilmoon Recordings 2000
Jebel Tariq (Album) (2 versions)   Staalplaat 2000
Nommos' Return (10", Ltd)   BSI Records 2000
Sufiq (CD, EP)   Soleilmoon Recordings 2000
The Inspirational Sounds Of Muslimgauze (CD, Comp, Dig)   Universal Egg 2000
The Unfinished Mosque (12", Ltd)   Staalplaat 2000
Untitled (CD, Album, Ltd)   Klanggalerie 2000
Year Zero (CD, Album)   D.O.R. 2000
Your Mines In Kabul (3xCD, Ltd)   Staalplaat 2000
Eye For An Eye (LP, Ltd)   Staalplaat 2001
Kashmiri Queens (CD, Ltd, Album)   Staalplaat 2001
Muslimgauze (CD, Ltd, Album)   Staalplaat 2001
The Suns Of Arqa Mixes (CD, Album)   Arka Sound 2001
Al Aqsa Intifada (CD, Ltd)   Third Eye Music 2002
Chapter Of Purity (Comp) (3 versions)   Tantric Harmonies 2002
Classics Selection (CD, Comp, Dig)   BSI Records 2002
Dar Es Salaam (Album) (2 versions)   Hidden Art ... 2002
Hamas Cinema Gaza Strip (CD, Album)   Staalplaat 2002
Hummus (CD, Album, Dig)   Soleilmoon Recordings 2002
Sarin Israel Nes Ziona (CD, Album, Ltd)   Staalplaat 2002
Veiled Sisters Remix (CD, Album, Ltd, Dig)   Soleilmoon Recordings 2002
Alms For Iraq (CD, Album)   Soleilmoon Recordings 2003
Arabbox (Album) (2 versions)   Soleilmoon Recordings 2003
Dome Of The Rock (Album) (2 versions)   Ant-Zen ... 2003
From The Edge: Remixes Vol. 1 (12")   Chlorophyl Recordings 2003
Iranair Inflight Magazine (CD, Album, Ltd, Dig)   Staalplaat 2003
Re-mixs Volume 1 & 2 (2 versions)   Soleilmoon Recordings 2003
Red Madrassa (CD, Album, Ltd)   Staalplaat 2003
From The Edge (CD, Comp)   Chlorophyl Recordings 2004
Lahore And Marseille (5 versions)   Tantric Harmonies 2004
No Human Rights For Arabs In Israel (CD, Album, Ltd, Dig)   Vivo, The Label 2004
Syrinjia (Album) (8 versions)   Soleilmoon Recordings 2004
No Human Rights For Arabs In Israel (The Remix) (CD, Album, Ltd, Dig)   Staalplaat 2005
BCVSMGCD (CD, RE)   Soleilmoon Recordings 2006
Hafaz Al Assad (CD, Album, Ltd)   Staalplaat 2006
Ingaza (CD, Album, Ltd)   Staalplaat 2006
Speaker Of Turkish (Album) (2 versions)   Soleilmoon Recordings 2006
Muslimgauze vs Species Of Fishes (CD, Album, Dig)   Tourette (2) 2007
Suns Of Arqa Re-Mixs Muslimgauze (CD, Album, Ltd)   Soleilmoon Recordings 2007
Armsbazzar (Comp) (2 versions)   Essence Music 2008
Bryn Jones Speaks (2 versions)   Extreme 2008
Jaagheed Zarb (CD, Album, Ltd, Dig)   Staalplaat 2008
Jah-Mearab (CD, Album, Ltd, Dig)   Staalplaat 2008
Nadir Of Purdah (Comp) (2 versions)   Tantric Harmonies ... 2008
Wish Of The Flayed (Album) (2 versions)   Muslimtapes 2008
Cobra Head Soup (LP, Ltd + 12", Ltd)   Staalplaat 2009
Sulaymaniyah (CD, Album, RM, Ltd)   Staalplaat 2009
Sycophant Of Purdah (CD, Album, RM, Ltd)   Staalplaat 2009
Remixes:
Golden Star (2 versions) Chilled No. 6 Incoming! 1996
Golden Star + Raum Für Notizen (2xCD, Album) Chilled No. 6 (Muslimg... Incoming! 1996
Rewound + Rerubbed (Album) (3 versions) Babylon (Babylon Iz Iraq) Incoming! 1996
Dry Cleaning Ray (Album) (2 versions) Punished For Being Bor... 3rd Stone ... 1997
Out Of The Darkness: The Rootsman Remixed (2 versions) Western Sahara (Revolu... Third Eye Music 1997
En-Co-D-Esplendor (CD) Baraca (Muslimgauze - ... Gift 1998
Remixes Vol 2 & 3 (2xCD) Muslim Profit (Muslim ... Echo Beach 1998
The Final Frontier - The Rootsman Remixed (Album) (2 versions) Cheb Ragga (Mutagenic ... Third Eye Music 1998
Where's The Funk? (12") The Advantgardist (Mus... D.O.R. 1998
Mind The Gap Volume 25 (CD) Infinite Luke Warm Vibe Gonzo Circus 1999
Печки и Почень (CD) Untitled (Muslimgauze ... Citadel Records 1999
New Soul (CD, Maxi)   3rd Stone 2000
Aberglaube (Remixes Volume 3) (CD) Muslim Profit (Muslimg... Arka Sound 2001
Production:
Mouvements - Compilation Européenne (CD, Ltd) Gulf War Part 3 La Légende Des Voix 1990
Mix:
Le Sacre Du Printemps (CD) Khan Younis Gonzo Circus 1994
110 Below - No Sleeve Notes Required (2xLP) Khan Younis 110 Below 1995
Appears On:
X-X Section (CD) Shiva Extreme 1991
Sonderangebot (CD, Comp) Kaliskinazure Staalplaat 1996
Tracks Appear On:
Integration (Cass) Afrikaner ICR 1983
Rising From The Red Sand (Volume Four) (Cass) Icon Screen Third Mind Records 1983
The Elephant Table Album (2 versions) Melena Jesenska X Tract 1983
Beyond Step One (Cass, Comp, C60) Under The Hand Of Jaru... Sound Of Pig 1984
Film Noir - American Style (2xCass, Ltd) The Asphalt Jungle Ding Dong Records And Tapes 1984
Influx (LP, Smplr) Ensan Entehari (Suicid... Flux Records (3) 1984
Life At The Top (LP, Comp) Dissidents Third Mind Records 1984
Necronomicon 1 (Cass, Comp, C60) Hammer And Sickle Necronomicon 1984
The Last Supper (Cass) Metropolis, Trans/Time Adventures In Reality 1984
Born Out Of Dreams (LP, Comp, Ltd) Sakharov Frux 1985
Terra Incognita I (LP, Comp) Sudanese Amputate The ... Auxilio De Cientos 1985
Hits $ Corruption (LP, Comp) Unwelcome Visitors Hits $ Corruption 1986
Nemesis 1 (Cass, Comp, C60) Iranian Martyrs Nemesis (2) 1986
Songs From The New International (LP, Comp, Pic) New Delhi Flogging Recloose Organisation 1986
The State Of The Art (VHS) Untitled Provision, Recloose Organisation 1986
Nightlands (2 versions) Green Is The Colour Of... Final Image 1987
Provoke N° 3 (Cass, Smplr) Gulf-War (Remix) IMC 1988
A Conclusion Of Unrestrained Philosophy (CD) Gulfwar Livevil Compact Discs 1989
Directions 2 (Cass, Album) Lion Of Kandahar (Exce... Direction Music 1989
Journey Into Pain (Comp) (2 versions) Iran Statutory Tape ... 1989
Tourney Into Pain (4xCass, Comp, C60) Iran Beast 666 Tapes 1989
Arrhythmia (CD) Live Excerpt Charnel Music 1990
Mouvements - Compilation Européenne (CD, Ltd) Gulf War Part 3 La Légende Des Voix 1990
Notre Dame 5 (Cass, Ltd, C90) Hassan In Fez (Extract) EE Tapes 1990
Sonic Exhibition 2 (2xCass) Hashishiya, Amputation NOP International 1990
A Persons Healthy Guide To Listening (Cass, Ltd) United States Of Islam... Regelwidrig 1991
Cénotaphe (Cass, C60) Sounds Effect Les Nouvelles Propagandes 1991
Project 91 (2 versions) Y.A. Hyperium Records ... 1991
X-X Section (CD) Shiva Extreme 1991
Hare, Hunter, Field (CD) Zarm Johnny Blue 1992
Extreme Music 1993 (Cass, Smplr) Zul'm Extreme 1993
Assemblage Volume One (CD) Indian Summer Of Benaz... Extreme 1994
Le Sacre Du Printemps (CD) Khan Younis Gonzo Circus 1994
Ophir (CD, Comp, Ltd) Iraqi Opal Désaccord Majeur 1994
Taste This 2 (CD, Comp) Druse Discordia 1994
The Spiritual Bonding (CD, Album + CD) Indian Summer Of Benaz... Extreme 1994
110 Below - No Sleeve Notes Required (Comp) (2 versions) Khan Younis 110 Below 1995
Serenity Dub 1.1 a.m. (CD, Comp) Nabius Incoming! 1995
Assemblage Volume Two (2 versions) Masawi Wife & Child Extreme 1996
Mind The Gap Volume 11 (CD) Khan Younis (Version 2) Gonzo Circus 1996
Sonderangebot (CD, Comp) Kaliskinazure Staalplaat 1996
Twelve Golden Grates (CD) Bandit Queen Pi Recordings 1996
Avantgardism Vol. 2 (2x12") Free From A Veil Law & Auder 1997
Avantgardism Volume 2 (2xCD, Comp) Free From A Veil Law & Auder 1997
East-Westercism (2 versions) Believers Of The Blind... Law & Auder 1997
Subraum (7", Comp, EP) Balvinder Subraum 1997
Untitled (Ten) (CD, Comp + CD, Mixed) Exit Afghanistan Extreme 1997
Dub Zap Pro (CD) Viva Hamas Staalplaat 1998
Further East-Westercisms (2xCD) Sikh Needle Law & Auder 1998
Mind The Gap Volume 18 (CD, Enh) Remixed By The Rootsman Gonzo Circus 1998
Minimalism: More Or Less (2xCD, Comp) Azzazin Law & Auder 1998
Wreck This Mess: Remission 1 (CD) Uzi Mahmood (Trick Sta... Noise Museum 1998
Marconi Point (CD, Comp) Trialmix Iris Light Records 1999
Sneak Preview Volume Three (CDr) Shaheed Staalplaat 1999
Sneak Preview Volume Two (CDr) Manzarpour Sleeper Staalplaat 1999
They've Got The Whole World In Their Hands (2xCD) Scene, Because He Had ... Methods To Survive Network System 1999
Docking Sequence: BSI Compilation Vol. 1 (CD) Untitled BSI Records 2000
Docking Sequence: BSI Compilation Vol. 1 (2xLP) Untitled BSI Records 2000
East Westercisms Volume 3 (2xCD) Army Of Females Wearin... Law & Auder 2000
Sneak Preview Volume Four (CDr) Untitled Staalplaat 2000
Zootje Ongeregeld (CD) Tel Aviv Carbomb Strike Records (5) 2000
Gold Teeth Thief (2 versions) The Taliban Soot Records ... 2001
Output 04 (CD) From The Edge (Higher ... Headphone 2001
Sneak Preview Volume Five (CDr, Smplr) Imam Ali Staalplaat 2001
Sonikouf (CDr, Num) The Lion Of Kandahar (... Not On Label 2001
The Way Out Sound - Catalog Of Singles (CD) Red Crescent Pt. 3 The Way Out Sound 2001
Danza De La Muerte - R.I.P. Syntactic (2xCD, Comp, Ltd) Untitled 3 Klanggalerie, Syntactic 2002
And I'll Be The Wind (CD) Sadaambush Soleilmoon Recordings 2003
Dub After Time: A Look Back At BSI Records (CD) Catacomb Dub BSI Records 2003
Tr's Dust Storm (Cass) Fazal Mahmood On Jute Toast And Jam Recordings 2003
Colors Music : Ottomanic (CD, Comp, Dig) Gold Sutra Irma 2004
Nexsound Sampler #1 (CDr) Part 2 (From "In Searc... Nexsound 2004
Seeing The Unseen: D.O.R Almanac 2004 (CD, Promo, Enh) American Flag In Gaza,... Wire Magazine, D.O.R. 2004
Honcho Sound Vol. 2 (CD, Mixed, Promo) Tonton Macoutes HONCHO SOUND 2005
Nexsound Sampler #2 (CDr, Comp) Bazoft Rope Nexsound 2005
Sometimes Silence Is An Answer (CD, Comp, Promo) Turkish Speaker Soleilmoon Recordings 2005
A Users Guide To The First 100 Important Records Releases (CD) Abdul's Halal Important Records (2) 2006
Listen To Something Different (CD, Dig) Zeila Djibouti Remix Ars Macabre 2007
Post-Asiatic. Lost War Dream Music (2xCD, Comp, Gat) Zahal End URCKarm Recordings 2007
Tribal Beats For The Urban Streets (CD, Comp) Pale Elegant Egyptian Copeland International Arts 2007
High Density 01 (12") Devour Law & Auder  
The Last Supper (Cass) Metropolis, Trans/Time Musica Maxima Magnetica  
Trucchi Senza Volto (Cass, Comp, C40) Dissidents In Exile Megamagomusic  
Unofficial Releases:
Deceiver (2xCD, Album, Ltd)   ArsNova 2000
Farouk Enjineer (CD)   ArsNova 2001
Return Of Black September (CD)   ArsNova 2001
Azzazin (CD)   ArsNova 2002
Hussein Mahmood Jeeb Tehar Gass (CD)   ArsNova 2002
Fedayeen (CD, Album)   Not On Label 2003
Ono Holland (CDr, Ltd) Free Palestine Ono 2008
Abu Nidal (CD)   Not On Label  
Chapter Of Purity (CD)   Not On Label  
Citadel / Sufiq (CD)   ArsNova  
Dar Es Salaam (CD, Album)   Not On Label  
Fatah Guerrilla - Iraq Over Dub (CD)   Not On Label  
Fatah Guerrilla - Muhammadunize (CD)   Not On Label  
Fatah Guerrilla - Tajik And Persian Blind (CD)   Not On Label  
Gun Aramaic Part 2 (CD)   Not On Label  
Lo-Fi India Abuse (CD, Album)   Not On Label  
Mazar-I-Sharif (CD, Album)   Not On Label  
Observe With Sadiq Bey (CD, Album)   Not On Label  
Red Madrassa (CD, Album)   Not On Label  
Rising From The Red Sand (5xCass) Icon Screen Statutory Tape  
Rising From The Red Sand 4 (Cass, C60) Icon Screen Statutory Tape  
Veiled Sisters (2xCD, Album)   Not On Label  
User Reviews:
Alastis, Jun 03, 2004

Theres a lot that has been already said about Bryn Jones (a.k.a. Muslimgauze) who died in 1999 after brief struggle with pneumonia.

He was a truly prolific artist (about 180 releases as of 2004 and still some of his works are unreleased). He also was very sensitive about Middle East - thats one of his ideas that many people will never understand. I dont believe that he was really angry religious fanatic - probably this kind of image was used to boost his record sales. But i still think that he was incredibly talented musician who left us too early

In 2004 we know that a lot of anger shown through his work somehow transformed into the real world - terror became a reality. Even after his death, a lot of titles of his albums and tracks are reflecting the current situation in Iraq and in general.

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