JYNXT

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JYNXT
Origin London, England
Genre(s) Alternative rock/metal/drum n' bass
Years active 1999–present
Label(s) Halo Records (UK)
Website www.jynxt.com
Members
Koa Spencer
Nat Spencer
Tally Spencer
Simon Walsh
Danny

JYNXT are an alternative rock band from London, England.

JYNXT was founded in 1999 by Koa and Nathaniel ("Nat") Spencer. They were later joined by their half-sister, Tally. Their style is a fusion of rock/metal and drum n' bass themes. Musical influences include The Prodigy, Jimi Hendrix, Skunk Anansie, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Rage against the machine, and Queens of the Stone Age.

The band currently consists of:

  • Koa Spencer: songwriter, guitars, keyboards
  • Nat Spencer: songwriter, sampling sequencing and bass
  • Talitha ("Tally") Spencer: singer, songwriter
  • Simon Walsh: bass (joined the band in 2005)
  • DJ Dan Brown (aka Danny): DJ and deck spinning

When asked, "Jynxt - where does that name come from?" Tally replied, "We chose the name Jynxt as we thought it was strangely symbolic of certain features in our childhood while growing up. We lived in many different countries, in the far east especially, where we encountered a few close calls".[1]

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[edit] Biography

Koa and Nat Spencer are children of Jeremy Spencer, a former early member of the original Fleetwood Mac. In 1971, while on tour with Fleetwood Mac, Jeremy abruptly left the band to join the Children of God, a new religious movement (now called The Family International). He persuaded his wife, Fiona, to fly out with their two children to join the sect.

Koa was born in New York. Fiona went on to have three more daughters with a new partner, one of whom is Tally. Tally was born in Greece, and speaks fluent Italian. There were eight children altogether; all but one have since left the cult.[2]

The Spencers moved from country to country, and they lived variously in Sri Lanka, India, the Philippines, Siberia, Italy, and Brazil. In an interview, Nat said, "We might have travelled a lot, but we hardly saw anything of whatever country we were in".

Nat described living in the cult as "very harsh", saying that they were forbidden to leave the commune unless they were accompanied by an older person. Koa said that they fought with their parents "all the time", but went on to say "... or at least, not always with our parents because as we got older they didn't live in the same commune as we did". He continued: "You might argue with the adults in charge, but you didn't really get anywhere and you'd get a very stern rebuke and basically be put in a room for two days to fast and get your soul right with God again".

They ultimately left the cult one by one. "Getting on a bus was a new experience", Koa said in an interview. "I left with £150 and somehow managed to get to England, where I slept on my older brother's floor". Koa described the Children of God as a cult.[2]

[edit] Discography

  • Electric Knives (single; 2005)
  • The Name (single; 2006)
  1. "Name"
  2. "Just Can't Stop"
  • Bring Back Tomorrow (debut album; 2006)
  1. "Perverted Mind"
  2. "Perfect"
  3. "Living In My Head" f/ Canibus
  4. "Come Out And Play"
  5. "Electric Knives"
  6. "Name"
  7. "Quantum Jump" f/ Canibus
  8. "Don't Believe"
  9. "Just Can't Stop"
  10. "Should Be Dead"
  11. "Voices" f/ Canibus
  12. "Bring Back Tomorrow"

[edit] Music videos

  • The Name (2006) — directed and edited by Adam Levins
  • Bring Back Tomorrow (2006) — directed and edited by Adam Levins

[edit] References

  1. ^ Music-Critic Interviews: Jynxt: Ten Questions with Talitha Spencer
  2. ^ a b Victoria Moore (2006-08-17). Bizarre lifestyle in the Children of God cult. Daily Mail. Retrieved on 2007-05-30.

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