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COLLECTIONS OF COLONIES OF BEES

Jon Mueller − drums, percussion
Chris Rosenau − guitar
Dan Spack − baritone guitar
Jim Schoenecker − analog synthesizer, electronics
Thomas Wincek − fender rhodes piano, electronics

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

web
www.collectionsofcoloniesofbees.net
myspace
www.myspace.com/collectionsofcoloniesofbees

 

 
     
     
   
     
     
     
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04年の解散後もいまだポストロック・シーンのスタンダードとして君臨しているミルウォーキーの伝説pele。しかしその魂は確実にココへ。Jon MuellerとChris Rosenau がpeleのサイド・プロジェクトとして1998年に結成。自身のレーベルであるcroutonやイギリスのROSEWOOD UNIONなど様々なレーベルから乱発に実験的な作品をリリース。しかしpele解散後によって本格的に始動。よりバンド色の強いスタイルへと変貌した。 POLYVINYLからのリリースを経て、現在はTony ConradやJohn Fahey、Thurston Moore、Jim O’ Rourkeなどをリリースしている老舗アヴァン〜オルタネイティヴ・レーベルTABLE OF THE ELEMENTS内のロック・セクション部門RADIUMに所属。 pele直系のポップでシャープなロック・テイストと、エレクトロ〜ミニマル・アプローチ、そしてアヴァン〜フリーキーなエッセンスまでもがマッチしたインストゥルメンタル・サウンドはやはり唯一無比。
 
 
About the band
 

Having broken up in 2004, the Milwaukee-based Pele remains legendary in the post-rock scene. Collection of Colonies of Bees, which was started in 1998 as a side project by Jon Mueller and Chris Rosenau, carries on the spirit of Pele today. The band has released a number of experimental recordings on its own label Crouton as well as Rosewood Union in the U.K. and many others. The band came into full bloom, however, only after Pele disbanded. In the wake of Pele, Collection of Colonies of Bees began to sound more band-like. After its release on Polyvinyl, the band has found a home at Radium, the rock division of the experimental label Table of the Elements, known for releasing recordings by artists such as Tony Conrad, John Fahey, Thurston Moore, and Jim O’Rourke. The band’s inimitable instrumental sound combines Pele-like pop-esque but tight rock aesthetic with an electro-minimalist approach and an avant-garde spirit.    

 
 
“FLOCKS U” from 『BIRDS』(ctrd002)
 
     
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  BIRDS 2,200yen
1. FLOCKST
  2. FLOCKSU
3. FLOCKSV
  4. FLOCKSW
   
   
   
   
 
  *Japanes edit only bonus track
  5. FLOCKST(PLURAMON REMIX)
  *Japanese edit only CD extra
  6. FLOCKSU (VIDEO)
  7. FLOCKSV (VIDEO)
   
   
   
 
   
 
 
  toe / collections of colonies of bees (SPLIT CD) 1,680yen
1.The Faber (toe) - cover of pele
  2.Flocks T (collections of colonies of bees) - LIVE
3.Flocks V (collections of colonies of bees) - LIVE
  4.繋がる遥か彼方 - Happy Birthday Little Jodie REMIX
   
  (originally song by toe,
remixed by collections of colonies of bees)
   
 
   
 
 
  GIVING 1,980yen
Lawn
  2.Vorm
  3. Lawns
  4. Vorms
   
   
   
 
     
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  Last Show at Shibuya O - nest ,Tokyo 2004   VOLCANO CHOIR / UNMAP        
 
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