One track, that's all they need. OK, so the track clocks in at 33 minutes, but still. Hot on the heels of 2002's fa.ce (a and 2003's Meyou, this record shows a group that's constantly evolving and this time around, founding members Chris Rosenau (guitars) and Jon Mueller (drums + percussion) added laptop-fondler Jon Minor to enrich the sound. Stuck ranges from sparse sounds to full-on damnation and these kings of Milwaukee prove that they can do no wrong.
Between the recording and the release of this record, their "main" band Pele broke up. So Collections of Colonies of Bees are now going at it full speed and with this, yet a new member has been added to the constellation; synth/laptopist Jim Schoenecker.
Notes:
Limited to 500 copies. 175 of those have slightly different covers and they have handnumbered inserts. Available through mailorder or directly from the band only.
Covers designed and silkscreened by Mat Brinkman of Fort Thunder fame. Please check out his amazing comics and buy his book Teratoid Heights, published by Highwater Books.
Discography:
Selftitled CD [the Rosewood Union, 1999]
Rance CD [Crouton, 2000]
fa.ce (a CD [Crouton, 2002]
Meyou CD [Crouton, 2003]
Stuck CD [Pillowscars, 2003]
Customer CD & LP [Polyvinyl, 2004]
Customer CD [Some of Us, 2004]
Birds CD [Table of the Elements, 2008]
Six Guitars 12" [Table of the Elements, 2008]
For more information about these releases, please visit: the hive.
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