Junkboy
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| Junkboy | |
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| Origin | Southend, United Kingdom |
| Genre(s) | Post rock, folk, electronica, experimental, indie |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Label(s) | Enraptured |
| Website | myspace,com/junkboymusic |
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| Mik Hanscomb Rich Hanscomb |
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Junkboy are an experimental post-rock and electronica band that originated from Southend-on-Sea, Essex in the late nineties. The core members of the band include brothers Mik and Rich Hanscomb.
They named themselves after a pornographic Japanese animation. Junkboy went about recording their songs at a local studio and signed to Enraptured Records who released a double A-side 7” (ifyoulivedhereyou'dbehomebynow / infrastructure), and an EP (Kraut_hop Ya Don’t Stop!) in the space of a year. The EP, Kraut_hop Ya Don’t Stop!, was made single of the week in the NME, June 1999 by Tommy Udo.
Through Moshi Moshi records, Junkboy released an EP entitled Robot and Proud in 2000 and their debut album The Dynamics of Modern Communication released in the summer of 2002.
Junkboy finished their second album which was released on Enraptured Records; 'Lost Parade' appeared in The Wire (magazine) with the song Shadow and Act finding a place on the Wire Tapper CD in summer 2005
2008 sees the release of Three the third Junkboy album. Junkboy have relocated to Brighton, Sussex where they continue to make music and play live.
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[edit] Members
- Rich Hanscomb - guitars, bass, voice, keys
- Mik Hanscomb - guitars, voice, keys, percussion
with
- Ryan Oliver - Guitar
- Richie Harwood - drum kit
- Ben Gates - Horns
- Carly Cutworth - Flute
- Owen Gillham - Banjo, Ebow, Lapsteel
- JST - voice
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- "ifyoulivedhereyou'dbehomebynow" / Infracstructure (1999 - Enraptured Records)
[edit] EPs
- Kraut_Hop Ya Don't Stop! (1999 - Enraptured Records)
- Robot and Proud (2000 - Moshi Moshi Records)
[edit] Albums
- The Dynamics of Modern Communication (2002 - Moshi Moshi Records)
- Lost Parade (2005 - Enraptured Records)
- Three (2008 - Enraptured Records)
