Collections of Colonies of Bees
Introduction '''Collections of Colonies of Bees''' is an American musical ensemble from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
History Collections of Colonies of Bees was founded by Chris Rosenau and Jon Mueller in 1998, then both members of the band Pele. Their debut album appeared on the UK-based label Rosewood Union, while their next several releases appeared on Crouton Records. By the time of their 2004 release ''Customer'', they had added two new members, Jon Minor and Jim Schoenecker, and signed with Polyvinyl Records. In 2006, the group added Thomas Wincek and Daniel Spack, though two more years would pass before their next full-length, ''Birds'', appeared. In 2011, the band released the album ''Giving'' on the label Hometapes. Following the release, Mueller and Wincek left to pursue a solo career (Mueller) and the band All Tiny Creatures (Wincek).Collections of Colonies of Bees also forms half of the band Volcano Choir, the other half being Justin Vernon. They released two albums, Unmap in 2009 and Repave in 2013.
Members *Chris Rosenau - guitar (1998–present)*Jon Mueller - percussion (1998-2011)*Jon Minor - electronics (2003-2004)*Jim Schoenecker - electronics (2004-2011)*Thomas Wincek - electronics (2006-2011)*Matthew Skemp - bass (2008–present)*Daniel Spack - guitar (2006–present)*Ben Derickson - percussion (2012–present)*Marielle Allschwang - vocals (2016–present);TimelineImageSize = width:800 height:auto barincrement:25PlotArea = left:200 bottom:120 top:0 right:0Alignbars = justifyDateFormat  = mm/dd/yyyyPeriod = from:01/01/1998 till:12/31/2018TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyLegend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:2ScaleMajor = increment:2 start:1998ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:1998Colors =  id:g    value:green   legend:Guitar  id:p    value:orange    legend:Percussion  id:e    value:purple  legend:Electronics  id:v    value:red     legend:Vocals  id:b    value:blue    legend:Bass  id:alb  value:black   legend:Studio_releasesLineData =  layer:back  at:11/01/1998  at:02/01/2000  at:07/09/2002  at:03/30/2003  at:09/01/2003  at:10/26/2004  at:01/22/2008  at:05/22/2008  at:08/22/2011  at:01/22/2014  at:07/13/2018PlotData =  width:10 textcolor:black align:left anchor:from shift:(10,–4)  bar:Chris Rosenau from:start till:end color:g  bar:Daniel Spack from:01/01/2006 till:end color:g    bar:Jon Mueller from:start till:06/30/2011 color:p  bar:Ben Derickson from:01/01/2012 till:end color:p  bar:Matthew Skemp from:01/01/2008 till:end color:b  bar:Jon Minor from:10/01/2003 till:12/21/2004 color:e   bar:Jim Schoenecker from:02/01/2004 till:06/30/2011 color:e  bar:Thomas Wincek from:01/01/2006 till:06/30/2011 color:e  bar:Marielle Allschwang from:01/01/2016 till:end color:v
Discography *''Collections of Colonies of Bees'' (Rosewood Union, 1998)*''Rance'' (Crouton Records, 2000)*''fa.ce(a'' (Crouton, 2002)*''Meyou'' (Crouton, 2003)*''Stuck'' EP (Pillowface Records, 2003)*''Customer'' (Polyvinyl Records, 2004)*''Birds'' (Table of the Elements, 2008)*''Six Guitars'' (Table of the Elements, 2008)*''Giving'' (Hometapes, 2011)*''Set'' (Hometapes, 2014)*''Hawaii'' (Polyvinyl Records, 2018)
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