1. The name Muslimgauze is a play on the word muslin combined with Muslim, referring to Jones' preoccupation with conflicts throughout the Muslim world.
11 Facts About Muslimgauze
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Muslimgauze assumed we sold loads of albums but we didn't even cover the costs.
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Since Bryn Jones's death in 1999 at the age of 37, his music under Muslimgauze has continued to be released.
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Muslimgauze often inundated labels and collaborators with music, and consequently the latter had to be selective of what was eventually put out.
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The release was accompanied by biography written by Ibrahim Khider titled Muslimgauze: Chasing the Shadow of Bryn Jones.
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Muslimgauze's music is often difficult to describe due to sheer volume, content diversity and often singular stylings; Jones never produced any hit albums or songs.
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Jones originally claimed Muslimgauze was formed in response to Operation Peace of the Galilee, Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon.
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Muslimgauze concluded that Western interests for natural resources and strategic-political gain were root causes for many of these conflicts and should Western meddling halt, said regions would stabilise.
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Muslimgauze opposed the oppression of and dedicated pieces to Tibetan Buddhists and Tamil Tigers.
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Muslimgauze concluded the best way was refrain from vocals with lyrics and instead play live percussion atop a backing track.
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Muslimgauze did DJ sets that consisted of exclusively his own material.