FRIEND LESS // Dayvyd Lunch

FRIEND LESS  is a project by Jon Mueller. Its two recent EPs, Energy Rippers and Logic of Relics (with Bundy K. Brown and James Plotkin), aim to provoke the heart, mind, and body through an unorthodox approach to rythymic patterns. In performance the pieces from Energy Rippers lean on a system of AIR (Acoustic Improvised Rythym) using drums and voice to achieve a similar effect. More information about the project can be found at http://www.rythymplex.com.

Jon Mueller studied jazz drumming with Hal Russell at Columbia College in Chicago, and singing with La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela at the Karana Center for Indian Classical Music in New York. A prolific performer, he tours extensively and has appeared at festivals and venues throughout the United States, Canada, England, Europe, and Japan. 

In addition to his solo work Mueller has collaborated and performed with groups such as Who is the Witness?, Mind Over Mirrors, Volcano Choir, Collections of Colonies of Bees, and Pele. He has also worked with artists including Olivia Block, Aaron Turner, Faith Coloccia, Timo van Luijk, Dawn Springer, Chris Hefner, Jason Kahn, Hal Rammel, Asmus Tietchens, Z'EV, Rhys Chatham, Jarboe, James Plotkin, Duane Pitre, and Raymond Dijkstra, He has released music on renowned labels such as Room40, Astres d'Or, American Dreams, Table of the Elements, Type Recordings, Important Records, Taiga Records, SIGE Records, and his own imprint, Rythymplex.