Muslimgauze Biography

Bryn Jones was not a practicing Muslim and never went to the Middle East. His recordings as Muslimgauze, however, qualified him as one of the Western artists most explicitly slanted in his 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 could have been a potentially controversial figure if his releases were available in anything except severely limited editions - usually less than one thousand copies of each. Despite their lack of prominence, Jones' blend of found-sound Middle Eastern atmospheres with heavily phased drones and colliding rhythm programs were among the most startling and unique in the noise underground.

Formed in 1982 to protest the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, Muslimgauze's first release was the Hammer & Sickle EP, which appeared in 1983 as a response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. During the 1980s, Jones averaged almost two Muslimgauze albums per year, plus additional EPs and limited releases (of 500 copies each). With 1990's Intifaxa he earned his first release on Extreme Records, an American label with releases by Robert Rich and Paul Schütze. Five albums followed for Extreme in the next four years, while a half-dozen were released on the Dutch Staalplaat, distributed in the States as well through Soleilmoon. As the decade progressed, Muslimgauze's output became even more concentrated - five albums in 1994, six a year later, and an unbelievable eight LPs in 1996. The experimental/noise underground increased in visibility during the late '90s, with Muslimgauze productions gradually encompassing heavier beats and a style close in execution to post-industrial beat-heads Techno Animal, Download and Scorn. 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 dub collective Systemwide) and the nine-disc Box of Silk and Dogs soon followed.

Biography by allmusic.com

All abums by Muslimgauze

Cover	Album title	Year	Tracks	User rating	Preview
	Speaker of Turkish	2006	6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Speaker of Turkish by Muslimgauze
	Izlamaphobia CD1	2005	15	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Izlamaphobia CD1 by Muslimgauze
	From The Edge	2004	8	0,0 / 0 votes	View album From The Edge by Muslimgauze
	Lahore And Marseille	2004	4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Lahore And Marseille by Muslimgauze
	No Human Rights For Arabs In Israel	2004	6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album No Human Rights For Arabs In Israel by Muslimgauze
	Arabbox	2003	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Arabbox by Muslimgauze
	Dome Of The Rock	2003	7	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Dome Of The Rock by Muslimgauze
	Iranair Inflight Magazine	2003	7	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Iranair Inflight Magazine by Muslimgauze
	Muslimgauze Memory Party	2003	7	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Muslimgauze Memory Party by Muslimgauze
	Red Madrassa	2003	8	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Red Madrassa by Muslimgauze
	Chapter Of Purit(Recordings From 1985 1987)	2002	10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Chapter Of Purit(Recordings From 1985 1987) by Muslimgauze
	Dar Es Salaam	2002	8	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Dar Es Salaam by Muslimgauze
	Hummus	2002	19	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Hummus by Muslimgauze
	Sarin Israel Nes Ziona	2002	20	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Sarin Israel Nes Ziona by Muslimgauze
	Uzbekistani Bizarre And Souk	2002	17	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Uzbekistani Bizarre And Souk by Muslimgauze
	Uzbekistani Bizzare And Souk	2002	17	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Uzbekistani Bizzare And Souk by Muslimgauze
	Eye For An Eye	2001	6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Eye For An Eye by Muslimgauze
	Kashmiri Queens	2001	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Kashmiri Queens by Muslimgauze
	Muslimgauze	2001	10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Muslimgauze by Muslimgauze
	The Suns Of Arqa Mixes	2001	18	0,0 / 0 votes	View album The Suns Of Arqa Mixes by Muslimgauze
	Ayatollah Dollar (mcd)	2000	5	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Ayatollah Dollar (mcd) by Muslimgauze
	Baghdad	2000	10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Baghdad by Muslimgauze
	Jebel Tariq	2000	8	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Jebel Tariq by Muslimgauze
	New Soul (Reverberation Remixes By Muslimgauze)	2000	5	0,0 / 0 votes	View album New Soul (Reverberation Remixes By Muslimgauze) by Muslimgauze
	Nommos' Return	2000	2	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Nommos' Return by Muslimgauze
	Sufiq	2000	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Sufiq by Muslimgauze
	Sufiq EP	2000	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Sufiq EP by Muslimgauze
	The Insprational Sound Of Muslimgauze	2000	13	0,0 / 0 votes	View album The Insprational Sound Of Muslimgauze by Muslimgauze
	Ayatollah Dollar	1999	5	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Ayatollah Dollar by Muslimgauze
	Azad	1999	16	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Azad by Muslimgauze
	Box Of Silk and Dogs CD1	1999	15	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Box Of Silk and Dogs CD1 by Muslimgauze
	Box Of Silk and Dogs CD2	1999	5	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Box Of Silk and Dogs CD2 by Muslimgauze
	Box Of Silk and Dogs CD3	1999	4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Box Of Silk and Dogs CD3 by Muslimgauze
	Box Of Silk and Dogs CD4	1999	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Box Of Silk and Dogs CD4 by Muslimgauze
	Box Of Silk and Dogs CD5	1999	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Box Of Silk and Dogs CD5 by Muslimgauze
	Box Of Silk and Dogs CD6	1999	17	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Box Of Silk and Dogs CD6 by Muslimgauze
	Box Of Silk and Dogs CD7	1999	4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Box Of Silk and Dogs CD7 by Muslimgauze
	Box Of Silk and Dogs CD8	1999	13	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Box Of Silk and Dogs CD8 by Muslimgauze
	Box Of Silk and Dogs CD9	1999	19	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Box Of Silk and Dogs CD9 by Muslimgauze
	Fakir Sind	1999	10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Fakir Sind by Muslimgauze
	Hand of Fatima	1999	6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Hand of Fatima by Muslimgauze
	Hussein Mahmood Jeeb Tehargass	1999	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Hussein Mahmood Jeeb Tehargass by Muslimgauze
	Hussein Manmood Jeeb Tehar Gass	1999	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Hussein Manmood Jeeb Tehar Gass by Muslimgauze
	Iranian Female Olympic Table	1999	1	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Iranian Female Olympic Table by Muslimgauze
	Lo-Fi India Abuse	1999	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Lo-Fi India Abuse by Muslimgauze
	Port Said	1999	2	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Port Said by Muslimgauze
	Untitled	1999	15	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Untitled by Muslimgauze
	Azure Deux	1998	13	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Azure Deux by Muslimgauze
	Beyond the Blue Mosque	1998	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Beyond the Blue Mosque by Muslimgauze
	Fedayeen	1998	8	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Fedayeen by Muslimgauze
	Hussein Mahmood Jeeb Tehar Gass	1998	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Hussein Mahmood Jeeb Tehar Gass by Muslimgauze
	In Search Of Ahmad Shah Masood	1998	4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album In Search Of Ahmad Shah Masood by Muslimgauze
	Lahore and Marseille 1	1998	1	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Lahore and Marseille 1 by Muslimgauze
	Lahore and Marseille 2	1998	3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Lahore and Marseille 2 by Muslimgauze
	Mazar-I-Sharif	1998	6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Mazar-I-Sharif by Muslimgauze
	Melt	1998	4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Melt by Muslimgauze
	Mort Aux Vachez	1998	1	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Mort Aux Vachez by Muslimgauze
	Mullah Said	1998	6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Mullah Said by Muslimgauze
	Remixs vol. 2	1998	10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Remixs vol. 2 by Muslimgauze
	Syrinjia	1998	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Syrinjia by Muslimgauze
	Tandoori Dog Cd1 Tandoori Dog	1998	8	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Tandoori Dog Cd1 Tandoori Dog by Muslimgauze
	Tandoori Dog Cd2 Jaagheed Zarb	1998	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Tandoori Dog Cd2 Jaagheed Zarb by Muslimgauze
	Tandoori Dog Cd3 Libya Tour Guide	1998	19	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Tandoori Dog Cd3 Libya Tour Guide by Muslimgauze
	Tandoori Dog Cd4 Jerusalem	1998	13	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Tandoori Dog Cd4 Jerusalem by Muslimgauze
	Uzi Mahmood Ep	1998	4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Uzi Mahmood Ep by Muslimgauze
	Vampire Of Tehran	1998	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Vampire Of Tehran by Muslimgauze
	Beyond The Blue Mosque (Compilation)	1997	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Beyond The Blue Mosque (Compilation) by Muslimgauze
	Farouk Enjineer	1997	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Farouk Enjineer by Muslimgauze
	Gulf Between Us	1997	1	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Gulf Between Us by Muslimgauze
	Jaal Ab Dullah	1997	25	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Jaal Ab Dullah by Muslimgauze
	Narcotic	1997	10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Narcotic by Muslimgauze
	Sandtrafikar	1997	7	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Sandtrafikar by Muslimgauze
	Zuriff Moussa	1997	24	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Zuriff Moussa by Muslimgauze
	Arab Quarter [Cd1]	1996	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Arab Quarter [Cd1] by Muslimgauze
	Arab Quarter [Cd2]	1996	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Arab Quarter [Cd2] by Muslimgauze
	Arab Quartet	1996	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Arab Quartet by Muslimgauze
	Azzazin	1996	13	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Azzazin by Muslimgauze
	Bandit Queen E.P	1996	4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Bandit Queen E.P by Muslimgauze
	Bandit Queen Ep	1996	4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Bandit Queen Ep by Muslimgauze
	Deceiver (Cd1)	1996	15	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Deceiver (Cd1) by Muslimgauze
	Deceiver (Cd2)	1996	19	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Deceiver (Cd2) by Muslimgauze
	Deceiver -Disc One-	1996	15	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Deceiver -Disc One- by Muslimgauze
	Deceiver -Disc Two-	1996	19	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Deceiver -Disc Two- by Muslimgauze
	Eleven Minarets	1996	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Eleven Minarets by Muslimgauze
	Fatah Guerrilla (disc 2) Tajik And Persian Blind	1996	13	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Fatah Guerrilla (disc 2) Tajik And Persian Blind by Muslimgauze
	Fatah Guerrilla (Disc 3 - Chechnya over Dub)	1996	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Fatah Guerrilla (Disc 3 - Chechnya over Dub) by Muslimgauze
	Fatah Guerrilla CD3 (Chechnya Over Dub)	1996	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Fatah Guerrilla CD3 (Chechnya Over Dub) by Muslimgauze
	Gun Aramaic Part 2	1996	8	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Gun Aramaic Part 2 by Muslimgauze
	Izlamaphobia (Disc 1)	1996	15	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Izlamaphobia (Disc 1) by Muslimgauze
	Izlamaphobia (Disc 2)	1996	18	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Izlamaphobia (Disc 2) by Muslimgauze
	Minaret Speaker	1996	3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Minaret Speaker by Muslimgauze
	Occupied Territories CD1	1996	10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Occupied Territories CD1 by Muslimgauze
	Occupied Territories CD2	1996	10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Occupied Territories CD2 by Muslimgauze
	Re-Mixs	1996	3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Re-Mixs by Muslimgauze
	Return of Black September	1996	5	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Return of Black September by Muslimgauze
	Gun Aramaic	1995	8	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Gun Aramaic by Muslimgauze
	Maroon	1995	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Maroon by Muslimgauze
	Nadir Of Purdah Ep	1995	4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Nadir Of Purdah Ep by Muslimgauze
	Salaam Alekum, Bastard	1995	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Salaam Alekum, Bastard by Muslimgauze
	Silknoose	1995	15	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Silknoose by Muslimgauze
	Al-Zulfiquar Shaheed	1994	4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Al-Zulfiquar Shaheed by Muslimgauze
	Blue Mosque CD1	1994	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Blue Mosque CD1 by Muslimgauze
	Blue Mosque CD2	1994	10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Blue Mosque CD2 by Muslimgauze
	Citadel	1994	8	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Citadel by Muslimgauze
	Drugsherpa	1994	1	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Drugsherpa by Muslimgauze
	Emak Bakia	1994	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Emak Bakia by Muslimgauze
	Hebron Massacre	1994	1	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Hebron Massacre by Muslimgauze
	Infidel	1994	8	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Infidel by Muslimgauze
	Nile Quartra	1994	3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Nile Quartra by Muslimgauze
	Zealot Cd1	1994	8	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Zealot Cd1 by Muslimgauze
	Zealot Cd2	1994	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Zealot Cd2 by Muslimgauze
	Betrayal	1993	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Betrayal by Muslimgauze
	Hamas Arc	1993	7	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Hamas Arc by Muslimgauze
	Red Crescent Part 3	1993	1	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Red Crescent Part 3 by Muslimgauze
	Satyajit Eye Dat	1993	6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Satyajit Eye Dat by Muslimgauze
	Veiled Sisters CD1	1993	3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Veiled Sisters CD1 by Muslimgauze
	Veiled Sisters CD2	1993	3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Veiled Sisters CD2 by Muslimgauze
	Vote Hezbollah	1993	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Vote Hezbollah by Muslimgauze
	Bhutto (Single)	1992	3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Bhutto (Single) by Muslimgauze
	Coup D'etat	1992	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Coup D'etat by Muslimgauze
	Zul'm	1992	7	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Zul'm by Muslimgauze
	United States Of Islam	1991	6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album United States Of Islam by Muslimgauze
	Intifaxa	1990	7	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Intifaxa by Muslimgauze
	Uzi	1989	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Uzi by Muslimgauze
	Uzi (The Rape Of Palestine)	1989	17	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Uzi (The Rape Of Palestine) by Muslimgauze
	Iran	1988	3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Iran by Muslimgauze
	Abu Nidal	1987	6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Abu Nidal by Muslimgauze
	Jazirat Ui Arab	1987	6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Jazirat Ui Arab by Muslimgauze
	Flajelata	1986	8	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Flajelata by Muslimgauze
	Hajj	1986	4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Hajj by Muslimgauze
	Blinded Horses	1985	5	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Blinded Horses by Muslimgauze
	Buddhist On Fire	1984	5	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Buddhist On Fire by Muslimgauze
	Hunting Out With An Aerial Eye	1984	3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Hunting Out With An Aerial Eye by Muslimgauze
	Hammer and Sickle	1983	4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Hammer and Sickle by Muslimgauze
	Kabul	1983	7	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Kabul by Muslimgauze
	Opaques	1983	6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Opaques by Muslimgauze
	Triptych (Ep)	1982	4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Triptych (Ep) by Muslimgauze
	Best		10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Best by Muslimgauze
	Fatah Guerrilla - Chechnya Over Dub CD3		11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Fatah Guerrilla - Chechnya Over Dub CD3 by Muslimgauze
	Fatah Guerrilla - Muhammadunize Dub CD3		7	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Fatah Guerrilla - Muhammadunize Dub CD3 by Muslimgauze
	Satyajit Eye		6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Satyajit Eye by Muslimgauze