BIOTA

Founded in Colorado in the late 1970s, Biota's first recordings were released under the name of the Mnemonist Orchestra who, between 1980 and 1984, released five albums on its own label, before linking up with ReR in 1984. That was also the year in which they split into an independent visual arts collective - retaining the Mnemonist name - and the recording project, Biota. Since then, their releases have presented the work of both groups in tandem. [ReR]

http://biotamusic.com/

Album	Format	Label & Cat. Number	Description	Year	Price (incl. 19% VAT)
Object Holder	CD	ReR Megacorp ReR BCD4	one of the two incredible BIOTA albums that appeared in the 90's, years in the making, for the first time feat. legendary SUSANNE LEWIS; 70 min. of astonishments and wonderful confusion... "...23 tracks that interweave, ultimately representing a series of dreamlike pieces as the musicians incorporate a vast array of acoustic, electronic and exotic instruments...The music is dense yet prone to delve into ephemeral passages that catch the listener off guard." [AllAboutJazz] - w. full 12 page booklet	1995	€15.00
Half a True Day	CD	ReR Megacorp ReR BCD6	BIOTA, das ist "Neo-Folk" der ganz anderen Art, surrealistisch + fremdartig, mit unglaublichem Sound-& Effekt-Reichtum, ohne Pathos und von feinster Klangsprache. HALF A TRUE DAY lässt einen wunderbar verwirrt + emotionalisiert zugleich zurück, irgendwie belustigt und trotzdem tief verzaubert. Es gibt wohl keine andere Band der Welt die auch nur annähernd so tönt. - unique dreamtime-folklore of the ex-MNEMONISTS ! BACK IN STOCK LAST COPIES	2007	€15.00
Funnel to a Thread	CD	ReR Megacorp ReR BCD8	with every new album this art collective from Colorado (USA) further explores and deepens their very own unique and almost undescribable 'experimental Folk-Psychedelia', where harmonic and dis-harmonic structures forms a new and unexpected sound, you can listen 10 times to it without understanding it really... "a Biota album is, by definition, a whole movie" [Massimo Ricci]; comes with full-colour booklet again displaying new MNEMONISTS paintings..	2015	€15.00
Fragment for Balance	CD	ReR Megacorp BCD9	newest album by the unique art-ensemble from Colorado (4 years in the work), who spread extreme subtleness and clearness on these 26 (!) movements, yet these folky / beautiful harmonies can always evolve into an unexpected disharmonic direction, swirl slowly further and further into a strange labyrinth where the usual musical parameters are not valid anymore... - comes with 32 p. full colour booklet with new visuals by THE MNEMONISTS	2019	€15.00
Measured not Found	CD	ReR Megacorp BCD10	the most special AvantFolk ensemble is back, more mellow and more variegated than ever... 26 tracks, 75+ min., 24 pages full colour booklet! - *extends its unique amalgamation of ancient and modern instruments, multiple musical vocabularies, immaculate crafting and detailed studio manipulation into a seamless and immersive unfolding of suspended time. This is an exceptional group that has created a sound-world that's both instantly recognisable and irremediably human."	2025	€15.00