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The track’s origins trace back to Muller’s lifelong love of cinema and deep reverence for the work and ethos of David Lynch. In the weeks following Lynch’s passing, Muller immersed himself in rewatching the director’s films, interviews, and Twin Peaks—a daily ritual of remembrance. One afternoon, while casually playing guitar, a familiar motif emerged—an echo of “Laura Palmer’s Theme”—unconsciously surfacing as an instinctive expression of grief and gratitude. From that moment, the composition took shape, flowing naturally as a tribute to the lasting influence of Lynch’s world. Muller is joined by collaborators on the track: CJ Camerieri (Paul Simon, Bon Iver), whose layered flugelhorn, trumpet, and French horn billow above Spencer Zahn’s (Dawn Richard, Jessica Pratt) pizzicato bass, each note punctuating with a restrained yet vital presence. Muller’s guitar serves as the composition's grounding force, subtly guiding its movement through shadow and light. The release features a cover image by photographer Matthew Genitempo, published by Twin Palms and Trespasser. The image—a landscape or perhaps surrealist fragment—feels both serene and unsettling, echoing the music’s delicate balance between tranquility and collapse. Lynch’s legacy is indelible, his creative spirit forever etched into the cultural landscape. In his final public broadcast, he left us with a simple yet profound blessing: "May everyone be happy. May everyone be free of disease. May auspiciousness be seen everywhere. May suffering belong to no one. Peace. Jai Gurudev." A percentage of proceeds of this track will benefit the David Lynch Foundation. Featuring CJ Camerieri & Spencer Zahn Recorded & Mixed At Elyria Sound, Los Angeles Mastered By Chuck Johnson At Cirrus Oxide, Oakland Cover Photograph By Matthew Genitempo Digital Apple / Bandcamp / Soundcloud / Spotify / Tidal / YouTube https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534ebbece4b086059ff5861e/3c38f781-3c1c-428a-b138-72770ead2b7d/This+Is+The+Water+And+This+Is+The+Well+%E2%80%94+Low+Res+3000px+72dpi.jpg Disc THIS IS THE WATER AND THIS IS THE WELL March 21, 2025 (Western Vinyl) Single / 4:41 A meditation on transcendence; weaving together elements of lullaby and lamentation into a soundscape that explores the mysteries just beyond our perception—between existence and nothingness. The track’s origins trace back to Muller’s lifelong love of cinema and deep reverence for the work and ethos of David Lynch. In the weeks following Lynch’s passing, Muller immersed himself in rewatching the director’s films, interviews, and Twin Peaks—a daily ritual of remembrance. One afternoon, while casually playing guitar, a familiar motif emerged—an echo of “Laura Palmer’s Theme”—unconsciously surfacing as an instinctive expression of grief and gratitude. From that moment, the composition took shape, flowing naturally as a tribute to the lasting influence of Lynch’s world. Muller is joined by collaborators on the track: CJ Camerieri (Paul Simon, Bon Iver), whose layered flugelhorn, trumpet, and French horn billow above Spencer Zahn’s (Dawn Richard, Jessica Pratt) pizzicato bass, each note punctuating with a restrained yet vital presence. Muller’s guitar serves as the composition's grounding force, subtly guiding its movement through shadow and light. The release features a cover image by photographer Matthew Genitempo, published by Twin Palms and Trespasser. The image—a landscape or perhaps surrealist fragment—feels both serene and unsettling, echoing the music’s delicate balance between tranquility and collapse. Lynch’s legacy is indelible, his creative spirit forever etched into the cultural landscape. In his final public broadcast, he left us with a simple yet profound blessing: "May everyone be happy. May everyone be free of disease. May auspiciousness be seen everywhere. May suffering belong to no one. Peace. Jai Gurudev." A percentage of proceeds of this track will benefit the David Lynch Foundation. Featuring CJ Camerieri & Spencer Zahn Recorded & Mixed At Elyria Sound, Los Angeles Mastered By Chuck Johnson At Cirrus Oxide, Oakland Cover Photograph By Matthew Genitempo Digital Apple / Bandcamp / Soundcloud / Spotify / Tidal / YouTube https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534ebbece4b086059ff5861e/7241af8b-7f36-4add-85ef-1d2740ded1f9/TWBD-OST.jpg Disc THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT Original Film Score Co-Composition with Jimmy LaValle/The Album Leaf October 4, 2024 12 Tracks / 26:22 Trailer Watch Film via Hulu Digital Apple / Bandcamp / Spotify / Tidal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534ebbece4b086059ff5861e/0b697dcb-1750-4514-bea5-3d0c616a3505/Dogbreath+scanned+j+card+1x1+copy.jpg Disc DOGBREATH August 1, 2024 (Trespasser) 1 Track / 28:00 Teaser A commission from artist Matthew Genitempo. Released as a cassette tape companion piece to the 1st print edition monograph published by Tresspasser. Set amid the extreme heat and sprawling concrete of Tucson, Arizona, Dogbreath is a photobook that depicts a series of restless adolescents as they navigate a fraught and changing world. Through photographs of urban decay, sun-faded neighborhoods, scenes of mosh pits, and punk youths alongside their feral dog counterparts, the book paints a sympathetic view of teenagers adrift in what remains of their adolescence. Interspersed with elliptical texts about a mysterious boy named Dove, who speaks of underground pagans, scrap salvaging, and the search for gold, Dogbreath presents an enigmatic, psychologically engaging portrait of youth on the edge. Sound selections range from found VHS home movies, church bells in Marfa, winds in the desert mountains of Arizona and rural Tuscan hillsides, a gothic cathedral organ in Los Angeles, rainfall in the Texas hill country, pump jacks in the Carrizo Plain and experimental tape recordings of renowned metal drummer Daniel Davison (Norma Jean, Every Time I Die). Produced, Arranged & Recorded by Michael A. Muller Archival Transcriptions by Matthew Genitempo — Marfa, TX Drums by Daniel Davison at Underground Recording — Nogales, AZ Mixed by Michael A. Muller at Elyria Sound — Los Angeles, CA Mastered by Chuck Johnson at Cirrus Oxide — Oakland, CA Cassettes Edition of 50 Clay-colored shells in clear casing. Manufactured at Cryptic Carousel on Super Ferric C60 Cassettes — Kingston, NY Cover Image, Layout & J-Card Printing by Matthew Genitempo — San Antonio, TX SOLD OUT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534ebbece4b086059ff5861e/c852bb3d-3400-41eb-be1e-caea103f6c5e/Cover+image_30.6.jpg Disc MIRROR MUSIC March 1, 2024 (Deutsche Grammophon) 10 Tracks / 42 Minutes Featuring Danny Paul Grody Chuck Johnson Vestals Ilyas Ahmed & Jonathan Sielaff Douglas McCombs Rama Parwata Jefre Cantu-Ledesma Hania Rani Jon Porras Clarice Jensen Subtle-yet-poignant pieces comprise Mirror Music, Muller's debut full-length release for the Deutsche Grammophon label. With each track, Muller’s compositions—performed on Mellotron, Oberheim, and Rhodes—are expanded through collaboration with 11 different artists. Mirror Music is a study of two halves in confluence; a diptych of images braided into a singular vision. “Much like natural wonders induce a kind of humility that pushes us to silent reflection, Mirror Music places the listener before the kind of beauty that’s almost imposing in its scale.” — Pop Matters Produced by Michael A. Muller at Elyria Sound, Los Angeles 1/4” tape mix by Chuck Johnson at Cirrus Oxide, Oakland Dolby Atmos Mix by Matthias Stalter, Munich Mastered by Zino Mikorey, Berlin Cover Painting by John Zabawa Portrait by Rich Stapleton Design by Cody Haltom Digital Apple / Spotify / Tidal / YouTube Film Mirror 8 by Rich Stapleton MIRROR MUSIC — Vinyl Limited Edition of 1,000 Plated & pressed at Pallas 180g black vinyl Deluxe reverse board-printed jacket Poly-lined inner sleeve Purchase US orders ship direct from artist here ROW orders may order direct from Amazon, DG, etc Selected Press Antica Terra Aquarium Drunkard Pop Matters Spectrum Culture Tracking Angle Treblezine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534ebbece4b086059ff5861e/3f0c1af7-2373-46e3-8751-c648ac20a9ff/Lower+River+Reworks+DG+logo.jpg Disc LOWER RIVER REWORKS Reissue: October 20, 2023 (Deutsche Grammophon) Original Release: January 17, 2020 (Beacon Sound/1631 Recordings) 9 Tracks / 50 Minutes Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri at Black Knoll, NY Cover Image by Awoiska van der Molen “Recedes (Alva Noto Remodel)” is a new track commissioned specifically for this 2023 reissue. Noto’s rendition of the album’s closing piece provides a luscious musical metaphor for the infinite possibilities flowing amid the proverbial lower river. Featuring Alva Noto Bing & Ruth Marcus Fischer Masayoshi Fujita Daigo Hanada Julia Kent Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch Duane Pitre Saariselka “Notes stream forth from this radiant river, which itself lays down roots in the mind and the imagination — but there’s a direct impact on the physical body, too… the slowing of the pulse and the loosening heart rate.” — Fluid Radio UK Digital Apple / Spotify / Tidal / YouTube Cassette Edition of 50, hand-numbered Hand-printed in Portland, OR by RX Letterpress Silver Ink on matte black dead-stock Stumptown Jackets Black ink on red shells SOLD OUT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534ebbece4b086059ff5861e/cbe2541b-662a-47fe-9469-3a9ea01e6221/Michael+A.+Muller+-+Mondblume.jpg Disc MONDBLUME October 6, 2023 (Deutsche Grammophon) Single / 3:56 Featuring by Spencer Zahn Produced, Recorded & Mixed by Michael A. Muller at Elyria Sound, Los Angeles Mastering & Atmos Mix by Bo Kondren at Calyx, Berlin Cover Image by Ron Jude Digital Apple / Spotify / Tidal / YouTube https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534ebbece4b086059ff5861e/0fab625d-4de7-4abc-81ea-706a4207954e/Lower+River+DG+logo.jpg Disc LOWER RIVER Reissue: September 22, 2023 (Deutsche Grammophon) Original Release: October 25, 2019 (Beacon Sound/1631) 9 Tracks / 37 Minutes Conceptually, Lower River explores the place where time, space, and self are occluded — what it means to hear versus to listen; to immerse oneself in navigating the subconscious. Featuring Heather Woods Broderick, Elan Green, Sam Pankey, Jonathan Sielaff, Spencer Zahn Mixed to 1/2” tape by John Michael Landon at Estuary Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri at Black Knoll, NY Cover Image by Awoiska van der Molen “One of the most epic journeys of sound.” — BBC Digital Apple / Spotify / Tidal / YouTube Films Fixed Shadow / Lower River Vinyl Edition of 500 Virgin black vinyl plated & pressed at RTI Includes riso print of ‘Lower River’ by Ryan Paradiso PURCHASE Selected Press 15 Questions Austin Chronicle Echoes & Dust Fluid Radio UK Magic RPM Self-Titled Magazine Ten Laws with East Forest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534ebbece4b086059ff5861e/66e5f356-0316-4529-a68a-e76ef66e777f/s-umusic-9654319a-d45d-4726-a003-3f4a592eb8c1.jpg Disc VÍKINGUR ÓLAFSSON “Bird As Prophet (Michael A. Muller Rework)” May 26, 2023 (Deutsche Grammophon) Mastered by Götz-Michael Rieth The focus track for the From Afar Reworks release from virtuosic Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson was commissioned as a reimagination of Ólafsson’s performance of Schumann’s “Waldszenen, Op. 82 - No. 7, Vogel als Prophet.” Cello, Mellotron and Rhodes make up the new triad of voices in this rework. Produced, recorded and mixed at Elyria Sound by Michael A. Muller & Daniel James. Featuring Heather Woods Broderick on cello. Digital Apple / Spotify / Tidal Film https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534ebbece4b086059ff5861e/df4d3288-11e4-42d0-8954-9792f9c354e3/WSD_Michael+A+Muller.jpg Disc NIGHT SCENE WITH MOON March 17, 2023 (Deutsche Grammophon) Mastered by Martyn Heyne at Lichte Studio, Berlin Released on World Sleep Day 2023, “Night Scene With Moon” is an abstracted study in sonic repetition, analogous to the ungraspable cycles of the dreaming subconscious. The track casts a feeling similar to the cloudy, disjointed trajectory of a dream — with loops of asymmetrical, cascading voices creating their own order through repetition. A shimmering high-register piano serves as an oscillating tether, conducting the track back into a temporary order before dissolving again into ambiguity. The cover image—a nod to nocturnal symbolism—is from the ‘Halfstory Halflife’ collection of works from American photographer Raymond Meeks. Digital Apple / Spotify / Tidal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534ebbece4b086059ff5861e/ba8fcec7-02e1-493e-a35b-49ea5dff3157/DH-SatoriReworked-MichaelAMuller.jpg Disc DAIGO HANADA ”And It Goes On (Michael A. Muller Rework)” November 22, 2022 (Moderna) Mastered by Tom Adams From Satori, the album by minimalist Japanese pianist Daigo Hanada, comes the first rework in a series from the release on the Moderna label. Textural brushed snare, organetta and hypnotic bass pulses recast the dreamy, piano-swirled composition into a new light. Digital Apple / Bandcamp / Spotify / Tidal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534ebbece4b086059ff5861e/1606513386155-INGPV8ZK3BWVKW9JRCT3/Blue+Canyon+-+Cover+3000px+72dpi.jpg Disc BLUE CANYON December 1, 2020 (Western Vinyl) Recorded at Cody Hall — Leakey, Texas Mixed & Mastered by Jonny Zoum at K13 — Funkhaus, Berlin Blue Canyon was created during an artist residency in Real County, TX — a rugged property down a near-mile drop in elevation in the cedar and caliche wilderness. For the residency, Muller was invited to stay alone at the property to immerse himself in the isolated beauty of the Frio River canyon. In response, he sought to create music that resounded in the specific confines of the physical and figurative space. Ironically, this period of self-entered isolation happened just a week before the enforced national quarantine in March 2020, resulting in an opting into solitude that now feels like a distant past. Brief yet poignant, it’s a reminder amid uncertain times of the clarifying power behind longed-after repose. Digital Apple / Bandcamp / Spotify / Tidal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534ebbece4b086059ff5861e/1596818271444-8S5Y77A59EA9YD799XLH/a3583525454_10.jpg Disc POINTS OF NO RETURN “JN” August 7, 2020 (Beacon Sound) Beacon Sound 050 Compilation Mastered by Jason Powers Featuring Amulets, Benoit Pioulard, Marcus Fischer, et al Digital Bandcamp Cassette Edition of 50 Printed by RX Letterpress SOLD OUT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534ebbece4b086059ff5861e/1742513292547-P2SO1Q5ZSG0RKLHIVXL7/a3170439943_10.jpg Disc OATHBREAKER “Ease Me (Michael A. Muller Remix)” May 8, 2020 (Deathwish) Mastered by Jack Shirley at Atomic Garden Featuring Jesu, Chelsea Wolfe, Wife Digital Apple / Bandcamp / Spotify/ Tidal Vinyl Purchase https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534ebbece4b086059ff5861e/1553461094227-XV6QEYSSK04OH3575VVR/NECK%E2%80%94COVER.jpg Disc NECK, VOLUME TWO — “Rune” March 22, 2019 (Neck Press) Collaborative track with Machinefabriek Mastered by Martyn Heyne at Lichte Studio, Berlin Digital Apple / Bandcamp / Spotify / Tidal Book + Cassette Edition of 350 (5.5 X 8.5" / 280 pages) Riso print w/ photos & writing from Nick Flynn, Awoiska van der Molen, Fred Moten, et al. Cassette is hand-stamped & dubbed. Features “Rune” + readings from the authors. Book is perfect bound & cut by Neck Press in Marfa, TX SOLD OUT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534ebbece4b086059ff5861e/1742513494750-6QUA0E4W53Y4O2K6UW95/0x1900-000000-80-0-0.jpg Disc MICHAEL PRICE Ink On Paper (Michael A. Muller Remix) July 27, 2018 (1631 Recordings) Digital Apple / Bandcamp / Spotify / Tidal