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Milwaukee post-rock combo Pele was shaped in 1997 by guitarist Chris Rosenau, bassist Scott Schoenbeck and drummer Jon Mueller; fourteen days before documenting their debut record Teaching the annals of Teaching Geography, the trio recruited previous Promise Band member Scott Beschta to try out keyboards, eventually the prominent musical component …

Selections of Colonies of Bees was started like a part task for Chris Rosenau and Jon Mueller, both from the post-rock group Pele. They combined acoustic devices with electronic noises and released their self-titled debut on U.K.’s The Rosewood Union label. Selections of Colonies of Bees drew interest for their …

Drummer Jon Mueller is mainly known for his participation within the U.S. Midwest post-rock group Pele. He’s also an associate of Telecognac, Choices of Colonies of Bees, and Raccoons (all groups likewise incorporate guitarist Chris Rosenau). His music addresses a wide surface that exercises from alternative rock and roll and …

Avant-rock drummers Greg Fox (Guardian Alien, Liturgy, Zs) and Child Millions (Oneida, Guy Forever, Folks of the North) came together in 2014 for the improvisatory cooperation Fox Thousands Duo. The duo’s long-form classes range from loud, percussive freakouts to calmer, meditative drones. Excitement Jockey released the duo’s debut documenting, Lost …

In 2005, a long time before Justin Vernon started building recordings beneath the name of Bon Iver — and before his earlier band, DeYarmond Edison, had sometimes split — he collaborated with Selections of Colonies of Bees’ Jon Mueller, Chris Rosenau, Jim Schoenecker, Daniel Spack, and Thomas Wincek on the …