no chirping of birds. no sound of wind.

There are a few things that I have a tendency to come back to, and the work of Jon Mueller is falls comfortably into that category. I have brought to your attention Pele on at least one occasion, as Mueller's most accessible musical outlet. Other collaborations and solo work on Crouton further delve into his depth of creativity and often obscure sound producing tendencies. One of his more listenable projects has been Telecognac, which as a roster-changing collective released two full-length album. The latter of the two, Memory, existing as an exploration into electronic sound and melody with long time co-creator Chris Rosenau. The first album, however, focused on acoustic instrumentation, with horns and strings atop piano, bass, drums and the soothing spoken word of Mueller himself. Rosenau's contribution to this self-titled album was solely in mixing, as Mueller utilized the talents of a few other musicians to flesh out the work.
Not much information can be found on the 1997 album, released through Lombardi Recording Company. (You read that right, JLom.) And as such, I feel little guilt in offering the entire 32 minute album of nine songs. You can utilize my generosity by burning the songs onto a CD, playing it on repeat as you sleep the next couple of nights and reporting what dreams you are able to recall in the morning. Or you can turn on some cartoons or an old movie, mute the television, use this as a soundtrack and report back as to what significance you found. Really, do anything that involves Telecognac and your ears and leave comments regarding the process. I enjoy getting blog comments more than you enjoy getting MySpace comments. That much.
Mueller's narrative is very vivid and evocative, and the sad, low strings along with the dreamy piano (and bells) make Telecognac's Telecognac perfect music for an introspective Winter and I feel no remorse in sharing it on this, the first day of Summer.



Telecognac's Telecognac
"Fortune Night in Genesee"
"Her Silence"
"Like Hamsun"
"Cold Drunk Light"
"Poinsettia"
"Your Hindenburg"
"Jonathan's Song"
"Soaking Quietly Out"
"Old Thompson"

If you're somehow blessed enough to know where I can locate any of the other three Telecognac releases, let me know. I'd be much obliged.