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Like a bolt from the blue, Muslimgauze exploded onto the speakers (thanks to the random mode on my 200 CD changer). It'd been so long since I'd listened to it. I haven't bought any for a year now, ever since Ana sent me the 9 CD Box of Silk and Dogs set for Christmas in 1999, after which I felt both overwhelmed and undeserving. The Wire tells me that Bryn Jones had never actually been to the Middle East. He wasn't Muslim. He must've been a pretty interesting guy. The question remains, of course - where did it all come from ? Witness the sonography, the tributes page on his website where someone said they were getting new masters from him every week. Some things will never be fully understood.