Mux Mool
Encyclopedia
Mux Mool is an American electronic music
ian, DJ, and producer
, affiliated with the labels Moodgadget
and Ghostly International
.
, but began his career in the New York City borough of Brooklyn
, releasing his first tracks with Moodgadget
in 2006. In 2008, he released several EPs and had a track placed on the Ghostly Swim compilation assembled for Adult Swim
by the label Ghostly International
. His debut full-length, Skulltaste, followed in 2010.
is an ancient Meso-American statue of a reclining man.”
EPs
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
ian, DJ, and producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, affiliated with the labels Moodgadget
Moodgadget
Moodgadget is an independent electronic music label, founded in 2004 in Ann Arbor, Michigan by Jakub Marek Alexander and Adam E. Hunt, with the mission statement "Exposing the diversity in electronically made music." They started the label with the goal of popularizing their opinion that electronic...
and Ghostly International
Ghostly International
Ghostly International is an American independent record label. Chief artists include Matthew Dear, Dabrye , Mobius Band, and Skeletons & The Girl-Faced Boys, all of which are innovative contributors to the world of music....
.
Biography
Mux Mool was born in MinnesotaMinnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, but began his career in the New York City borough of Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, releasing his first tracks with Moodgadget
Moodgadget
Moodgadget is an independent electronic music label, founded in 2004 in Ann Arbor, Michigan by Jakub Marek Alexander and Adam E. Hunt, with the mission statement "Exposing the diversity in electronically made music." They started the label with the goal of popularizing their opinion that electronic...
in 2006. In 2008, he released several EPs and had a track placed on the Ghostly Swim compilation assembled for Adult Swim
Adult Swim
Adult Swim is an adult-oriented Cable network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 9:00 pm until 6:00 am ET/PT in the United States, and broadcasts in countries such as Australia and New Zealand...
by the label Ghostly International
Ghostly International
Ghostly International is an American independent record label. Chief artists include Matthew Dear, Dabrye , Mobius Band, and Skeletons & The Girl-Faced Boys, all of which are innovative contributors to the world of music....
. His debut full-length, Skulltaste, followed in 2010.
Name etymology
Lindgren was dubbed Mux Mool by a band he admired after he posted a blog on MySpace soliciting fans to submit names for his project. “Mux is short for ‘multiplexing,’ which is the streaming of many types of information through one channel,” he explains, “and Chac-MoolChac Mool
Chac-Mool is the name given to a type of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican stone statue.The Chac-Mool depicts a human figure in a position of reclining with the head up and turned to one side, holding a tray over the stomach...
is an ancient Meso-American statue of a reclining man.”
Discography
Albums- Skulltaste (Ghostly InternationalGhostly InternationalGhostly International is an American independent record label. Chief artists include Matthew Dear, Dabrye , Mobius Band, and Skeletons & The Girl-Faced Boys, all of which are innovative contributors to the world of music....
, 2010)
EPs
- Drum EP (MoodgadgetMoodgadgetMoodgadget is an independent electronic music label, founded in 2004 in Ann Arbor, Michigan by Jakub Marek Alexander and Adam E. Hunt, with the mission statement "Exposing the diversity in electronically made music." They started the label with the goal of popularizing their opinion that electronic...
, 2008) - Death 9000 (Moodgadget, 2008)
- Just Saying Is All (Moodgadget, 2009)
- Viking Funeral (Ghostly International, 2010)
- Wax Rose Saturday (Ghostly International, 2010)
- Drum EP 2 (Ghostly International, 2011)