http://www.rhythmplex.com Listening is more than hearing. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:11:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Collections of Colonies of Bees will be playing 4 shows at this year's SXSW festival in Austin, TX.  The details have finally been confirmed and can be viewed here.  Hope to see some of you there.  It's going to be nuts. http://www.rhythmplex.com/2010/03/sxsw/ The following is a post I made in 2007 on an old blog.  I wanted to repost it here mostly for my own memory, and the things it makes me think about.  Hope you enjoy it, too. --- In April 2007, I did a short tour in France with Nom Tom. ... http://www.rhythmplex.com/2010/03/improvisation-past-tense/ I'm very pleased to announce that my forthcoming solo record, titled, The Whole will be released by Type - a label I've long admired, and I am honored to have a place in their roster. Over the years, I've discovered some great music from Type, including Peter Broderick, Zelienople, Richard ... http://www.rhythmplex.com/2010/03/typecast/ JOZEF VAN WISSEM CHE CHEN & ROBBIE LEE JON MUELLER Friday, April 23 8PM — Jozef Van Wissem is a lute player/composer from Holland. Devoted to what he terms, “The Liberation of the Lute”, his compositions for the instrument have involved a dynamic mix of conceptual, minimalist, classical and improvisational strategies. Over the last two decades, ... http://www.rhythmplex.com/2010/02/42310-jozef-van-wissem-che-chen-robbie-lee/ DANIEL BURKE & TRAVIS BIRD JON MUELLER Friday, April 9 8PM --- Daniel Burke and Travis Bird Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1960, Daniel Burke is a sound artist, photographer, painter, and graphic designer. After seeing - and being inspired by - the final 2 performances of Throbbing Gristle in 1981, Burke began exploring the use ... http://www.rhythmplex.com/2010/02/4910-daniel-burke-travis-bird/ In March, I'll be playing two shows with Swedish saxophonist Sture Ericson and Chicago cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm.  I first played with Sture last year on a short tour in Denmark, and it will be great to see and play with him again here and in Chicago.  Of course, it will ... http://www.rhythmplex.com/2010/02/with-sture-ericson-and-fred-lonberg-holm/ Sture Ericson (Sweden): reeds Fred Lonberg-Holm (Chicago): cello Jon Mueller (Milwaukee): percussion 3/10/10 9:30PM Hideout 1354 W. Wabansia Chicago Please join us for an evening of improvised music featuring Swedish reedist Sture Ericson, and cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm. I had the pleasure of playing with Sture in the summer of 2009 in Denmark and am very glad to have ... http://www.rhythmplex.com/2010/02/31010-sture-ericsonfred-lonberg-holmjon-mueller/ In advance of two projects which should be realized very soon, I've posted some brief samples from the forthcoming Phase by Jason Kahn and I, and Hydration by Z'EV and I.  Click here if you'd like to take a listen. http://www.rhythmplex.com/2010/02/small-tastes/ Contrary to what some people might think, and what some have even said, it has never been my intention to use music or performance as a form of confrontation. What I present is also not something designed for some people to "get" and others to not.  What I work on, ... http://www.rhythmplex.com/2010/02/confrontation/ I started following the work of Timo van Luijk years ago after learning about him through his collaboration with Raymond Dijkstra. I soon realized that besides creating his own interesting music, that he also ran the record labels La Scie Dorée and Metaphon, and through those, I discovered other ... http://www.rhythmplex.com/2010/02/interview-with-timo-van-luijk/