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01. Jon Mueller - Remembered As
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02. Jon Mueller - Hearts
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03. Jon Mueller - Hands
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04. Jon Mueller - Remembered
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ARTIST
MUELLER, JON
TITLE
The Whole
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
TYPE
CATALOG #
TYPE 074CD
TYPE 074CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
10/12/2010
The Whole
might be avant-percussionist
Jon Mueller
's first album for the Type imprint, but it's far from his scene debut. Working in a plethora of bands for many years (including
Collections Of Colonies Of Bees
and
Volcano Choir
with
Justin Vernon
aka
Bon Iver
), Mueller has honed his sound to a distinct peak, and over the course of umpteen solo albums and collaborations has cemented his status as one of experimental music's most revered drummers. Following his epic works
Metals
(a collection of classic heavy metal rhythms) and the expansive and surprisingly beautiful
Physical Changes
, both for the esteemed Table Of The Elements label, Mueller embarked on the heady process of creating a "defining" work. Intrigued by ideas of simplicity and acoustic sound, Mueller's research drew him to Shaker crafts and quilt-making, both deceptively simple practices rooted in the transmission of ideas. Over time, these experiences were interpreted in many different ways, almost certainly inaccurately, and this miscommunicated simplicity is at the very center of
The Whole
. Through a rolling, unamplified snare drum (a piece of kit perfected over a year of intense practice), booming low toms, hammered dulcimer and his own voice, Mueller creates a sound that is wholly original and totally beguiling. There are traces of folk traditions and lines drawn to the avant garde idiom, but Mueller's sound is so singularly perfected, it is hard to connect him to specific peers.
The Whole
is an album that sounds like both a relic of the past and an echo of the future. The ideas are anchored in memory and tradition, yet the sound is alien and sometimes impenetrable. Over time, as the messages are stripped back, an unabashedly gorgeous piece of work is revealed. Like a good book, it requires patience and contemplation to show its beating heart.
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