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Before the end of this month, Type Records will release my next LP, Alphabet of Movements, which I’ve discussed here previously. This LP release is the sister recording to The Whole, also released by Type, and documents two versions of the live material I’ve been performing in support of that record.

Jon Mueller: Alphabet of [...]

There was some intricate activity happening between myself, a women whom I don’t know, and a man who seemed to have some kind of special, yet negative, powers. Suddenly, the intricacy stopped, as I looked at film-like frames of “past scenes” of this activity on a computer screen. In some of the frames, [...]

There are two new Case Studies added to that section of the site: interviews with Marcus Schmickler and Matthew De Gennaro. I hope you enjoy the read, and if you’re unfamiliar with their work, do explore further.

It was a warm late afternoon, and I was driving home. The car windows were down, and it was really a great day out. Suddenly I noticed that each time I stepped on the gas, the rpm dial shot up way past the normal place, indicating a warning each time it did.  Since I was [...]

Thrill Jockey/Antiopic announce:
Benefit for the Recovery In Japan Compilation
Download Available Here For $15 (see below for 64 song track listing):
Benefit for the Recovery in Japan, a compilation album with contributions from over sixty diverse artists from around the world, was released via Thrill Jockey’s Fina-Music online digital music store. 100% of the proceeds from [...]

While traveling, a man and woman visit a small town local bar off the highway. The only people inside are the bartender and three local men, who all turn and stare as the visitors enter. The man orders two beers and the bartender serves them without saying much. The man and woman then take a [...]

When I was in the 5th grade, I would walk to school when the weather permitted. On a few occasions during this walk, I thought very seriously about what it would be like if I did not speak to anyone that day, and while I knew it would be difficult to do, it would somehow [...]

Thanks to Ethan Swan and New Museum for making this possible.

At the end of March, I’ll be playing two shows with Volcano Choir, in Minneapolis and Milwaukee. We had such a good time on tour in Japan that I’m glad we’ll be able to play these songs together again near our homes. Below is video from that tour, and an idea of what [...]

In 1995, I was graduating college with no real direction in sight. I started working full time, and working on songs at night, fueled by the serendipitous case of whiskey given to me by people to celebrate my graduation. The result was a CD titled ‘Telecognac’ and released by my friend’s small indie rock [...]