2008 > 2009

As mentioned, I just finished recording a piece for the Compost and Height label, and am currently working on recordings with Yoko Higashi and Lionel Marchetti, as well as Z’EV. Those should be completed by next year and I hope they’ll be available for people to hear. It’s been great to work on them.

The CD/LP/DVD set ‘Physical Changes’ is also complete and due early next year, but the details are slim right now…

A band I used to play drums in, Pele, is experiencing a sort of renaissance — expect a 2xCD rarities collection from Polyvinyl, as well as a 2xDVD set from Contrarede in Japan, AND a reissue of all the original studio records via Disk Union in Japan.

Collections of Colonies of Bees will also be touring Japan in February with our good friends Toe, from Tokyo. Dates posted on the live page.

Happy holidays,

Jon

New release: Dot Feed

‘Dot Feed’ is a piece I recorded recently using amplified and acoustic percussion. It will be released by the Compost and Height label (UK) as a split 3″ CD with percussionist Gino Robair. More info here.

Pecha Kucha Chicago

Pecha Kucha Night will be in Chicago on Tuesday, December 2. Held at Martyrs (3855 N. Lincoln Ave.), starting at 8, doors open at 6. It’s recommended to pre-register and arrive early as these events fill up quickly.
Pecha Kucha began in Tokyo as a way for people to present their ideas, concisely, over 20 […]

Jason Kahn and Jon Mueller live

Recorded during our 2008 tour:
Charlottesville, VA:

Atlanta, GA:

Jon Mueller + Jason Kahn // tour

Begins 9/27…The physical differences of the spaces where Jason Kahn and Jon Mueller perform often determine what’s heard by listeners; as tones, controlled feedback, and subtle rhythms function more as interaction with the environment, than as percussionists simply striking material. Kahn uses percussion and analogue synthesizer, and Mueller uses percussion and cassettes. Both take the […]

In Blurt

Christian Kiefer has penned a nice long article about my recent releases on Table of the Elements for Blurt Magazine.

Mouths 3v1/3v2

New limited edition release on the Absurd label from Greece. Two years ago, Carol Genetti, Jim Schoenecker and I worked on material for both studio and live performance using vocals, percussion and electronics. This release documents some of that work, and is easily my favorite of our efforts so far. Limited quantities […]

Live 2008

Lots of concerts coming up and more to come for the remainder of the year. Visit the live page for details.

Strung 12″ and Topography CD now available

JON MUELLER AND JASON KAHN
Topography
CD
Xeric/Crouton
“…a rich and rewarding listening experience…” - The Wire
Recorded during a U.S tour in March 2007, ?Topography? studies various places from Milwaukee to NYC. These physical differences often determine what?s heard on the recordings; as tones, controlled feedback, and subtle rhythms function more as interaction with the environment, than as percussionists […]

Photography

The wonderful Kat Berger recently took some promotional photos of me. Five of them are available for download at the About page. Please credit Kat if you use them in your publication.