Mark Piersel William Sharp Randy Miotke Larry Wilson Randy Yeates Gordon H. Whitlow Tom Katsimpalis James Gardner Charles O'Meara David Zekman Kristianne Gale
ex Steve Scholbe, Karen Nakai, Steve Emmons, Rolf Goranson, Bill Burgess
ex Steve Scholbe, Karen Nakai, Steve Emmons, Rolf Goranson, Bill Burgess
Biota was founded in 1979 in Fort Collins, Colorado, as the Mnemonist Orchestra. Over the years, the Mnemonist Orchestra developed into Biota (the musical contingent) and Mnemonists (the visual contingent). Both Biota and Mnemonists work as one on productions of musical and visual components.
ALBUMS
Biota
Measured Not Found
2025, CD, Album, ReR Megacorp
Biota
Fragment For Balance
2019, CD, Album, ReR Megacorp, 
,
, Art Rock/Experimental
Biota
Counterbalance
2019, CD, Album, S/Edition, ReR Megacorp
Biota / Mnemonists
The Biota Box
2019, Box, Comp + CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Al, ReR Megacorp
Biota
Funnel To A Thread
2014, CD, Album, ReR Megacorp
Biota
Cape Flyaway
2012, ,
, Folk/Art Rock/Avantgarde/Experimental
Biota
Half A True Day
2007, CD, Album, ReR Megacorp
Biota / Mnemonists
Musique Actuelle 1990
2004, CD, Album, Anomalous Records
Biota
Invisible Map
2001, CD, Album, ReR Megacorp
Biota
Object Holder
1995, ,
, Abstract/Avantgarde/Experimental/Art Rock
Biota
Almost Never
1992, CD, Album, ReR Megacorp, ,
, Abstract/Experimental
Biota
Bellowing Room / Tinct
1990, CD, Comp, RM, ReR Megacorp, ,
, Abstract/Experimental/Free Improvisation/Avantgarde
Biota
Tumble
1989, CD, Album, ReR Megacorp, ,
, Abstract/Avantgarde/Experimental/Art Rock
Biota
Tinct
1988, LP, Album, Recommended Records, ,
, Experimental
Biota
Awry
1988
Biota
Bellowing Room
1987, LP, Ltd, Recommended Records, ,
, Experimental/Free Improvisation
Biota
Rackabones
1985, 2xLP, Album, Dys, 
,
, Abstract/Art Rock/Experimental/Avantgarde
Biota
Biota
1982, LP, Ltd, Dys, ,
, Experimental
APPEARANCES +
Various
The ReR Quarterly Volume 4 Number 1
1994, CD, Album, ReR Megacorp, 
,
, Avantgarde/Experimental
Various
ReR Quarterly Vol 1 - Selections
1991, CD, Comp, ReR Megacorp, ,
, Experimental/Ambient/Abstract/Avantgarde/Art Rock
Chris Cutler & Fred Frith
Live In Moscow, Prague & Washington
1990
Various
A Classic Guide To No Man's Land
1988, CD, Comp, No Man's Land, 
,
, Avantgarde/Experimental
Various
Strength Through Failure: Plague Year Edition 2021
2021, CDr, Comp, Pre, Not On Label, ,
, Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Experimental/Industrial/Fusion/Minimal/Drone/Modern Classical/Ambient
Art Bears
Art Bears
2014, CD, ReR Megacorp, ,
, Art Rock/Avantgarde/Experimental
Various
The $100 Guitar Project
2013, 2xCD, Bridge Records (4), ,
, Acid Rock/Alternative Rock/Art Rock/Avant-garde Jazz/Avantgarde/Contemporary Jazz/Classic Rock/Electro/Experimental/Free Improvisation/Free Jazz/Industrial/Folk Rock/Indie Rock
Art Bears
Revisited
2003, 2xCD, ReR Megacorp, ,
, Art Rock/Avantgarde/Experimental
Art Bears
The Art Box
2003, CD, CD, CD, 2x CD, CD, Box Set, ,
, Art Rock/Avantgarde/Experimental
Various
CMJ New Music Monthly Volume 23 July 1995
1995, CD, Comp, Promo, College Music Journal, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Punk
Various
Rē Records Quarterly Vol. 1 No. 3
1986, LP, Rē Records
Various
Bad Alchemy Nr 5
1986, Cass, Comp, C45, Bad Alchemy, ,
, Free Improvisation/Art Rock/Noise/Avantgarde/Experimental
Various
Planeta N°4 - 1985
1985, Cass, Comp, Planetarium, 
,
, Experimental/Industrial/Avant-garde Jazz
Various
Disk Red
CD, Comp, Promo, ReR USA, ,
, Noise/Post-Modern/Abstract/Art Rock/Free Improvisation/Experimental
