JONIUS



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Dana Filloon
Joel Munguia
Joseph E. Martinez
Michael Repasch-Nieves

DISCOGRAPHY:

Forcing Out The Silence CDep (Radar Recordings, 2004)

Hiding Knives CD single (Radar Recordings, 2005)

Blood Is Bright CDep (Radar Recordings, 2006)

Forcing Out The Silence CDep (Radar Recordings, 2004)

Keep Singing! A benefit compilation for Compassion Over Killing (Exotic Fever Records, 2007)

The Fires of Antediluvia 7" (Radar Recordings/Anchorless Records, 2007)

Junius CD (Radar Recordings/S.A.F. Records : USA, Make My Day Records : Europe, 2007)

The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist -2009



The tireless and ever-touring bearded men of Junius are releasing their new record, The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist, this Fall on The Mylene Sheath (North America / UK) and Make My Day Records (Europe).  Preparation for the long-awaited album began in 2006, with month-long writing/recording sessions in such unconventional locales as a bank vault in California, a warehouse in Texas, a farmhouse in Vermont, and a shack in the swamps of Louisiana.  The result is a full-fledged concept album, inspired by the life and theories of controversial scholar Immanuel Velikovsky.

From birth to death, The Martyrdom of A Catastrophist chronicles a man whose progressive theories on ancient history and the cosmos were widely challenged by mainstream academia during his lifetime.  The album's ten songs are both cinematic and accessible, building to crescendos which echo some of Post Rock's most epic moments, but with vocals, hooks, and lyrics creating focus throughout.  Actual quotes from Velikovsky's interviews and lectures are interspersed between songs, providing a sense of narrative to the proceedings.

Junius produced The Martyrdom at the legendary A&M Records studios in Hollywood (now known as Henson Recording) over the course of a year, somewhat guerilla-style, during off-hours when the studio wasn't booked (the band has joked that they were bumped out by everyone from Akon to Bruce Springsteen—literally).  The album was recorded by Kevin Mills and Tom Syrowski (Weezer, AFI, Incubus) and mastered by Dave Collins (Danny Elfman, Black Sabbath, The Police).

While Junius' sound is sometimes tough to categorize, they have cited such artists as Bedhead (Junius singer/guitarist Joseph E. Martinez's uncle Trini was their drummer), Philip Glass, Hum, and M83 among a long list of inspirations.  The band has been electrifying rapt audiences with their spellbinding walls of reverb-drenched guitars, haunting vocals and self-made lights since 2004.  

Shortly after releasing their first EP, Forcing Out The Silence, Junius began a tireless touring regimen to fan the flames of an already blazing press. Among its accolades, Disclosure Magazine declared the debut "one of the most engaging Dark Rock albums to come out since Joy Division last graced a stage."  Junius toured for over 9 months and played over 200 shows in their first year alone, embracing a DIY ethic which remains at the core of the band's ideology.

Both the debut EP and its 2006 follow-up, Blood Is Bright (later released as a self-titled full-length), were recorded by Will Benoit (of Constants), and mastered by Nick Zampiello (Isis, Converge, Torche).  Hailed as a “darkly lush epic” by Alternative Press and “genius” by The Big Takeover, Junius’ work is borne of experiments in isolation and asceticism.  It’s this austere approach from one of America's hardest working bands that adds a weighty sense of purpose and intrigue to their output.

2009 finds the members of Junius as tenacious as ever, continually touring Europe and North America (recently sharing stages with the likes of Pelican, Mare, Tombs, Wolves In The Throne Room, and Irepress, among others), headlining festivals, lending music to a series of short films by director Mary Lambert (Pet Semetary), and, of course, finally seeing the release of their new album.
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Junius blurs the line between dark New Wave and brooding cinematic art rock to form a genre-defining Post-Wave aesthetic. Alternative Press says "This darky lush epic...is the best soundtrack for reveling in the melancholy of actually living since My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless."

"Genius as far as contemporary New Wave/cinematic art-rock goes... [an] epic audio masterpiece..." - The Big Takeover

"One of the most engaging dark rock albums to come out since Joy Division last graced a stage." - Disclosure Magazine

"This fiery Boston quartet displays the potential to emerge as the bridge between post-grunge and the future of alternative rock." - Amplifier Magazine

"Breathtaking atmospherics and dark sensibilities deserved of being likened to The Cure’s Disintegration... Vocalist Joseph E. Martinez deadpans a brooding style that clashes at the perfect angle with the swirling sounds that rise around his words. Without straying into anything too heavy, Junius manages to maintain an intense presence that is as stylish as Interpol but carries a sincerity and distinction not found in enough young acts. This band seems to have borrowed just enough from previous decades to build and shape something all its own. This Boston-based quartet approach new wave tendencies with a shield of spacey guitars and artistic vocal stylings to create something that is not soon forgotten. With high energy emanating out of a pensive sound, Junius punctures each track with unshakable singularity until it turns into something addictive and encompassing." - Exclaim! Magazine

"Blood is Bright showcases [Junius’] modern take on New Wave, with spacey guitars, looming vocals and enough originality to set them at the top of the game. The band has created strikingly original material while avoiding many of the trends of the current music scene, in turn bringing forth work that would make their influences proud." - Decoy Music

"With their latest release, Blood Is Bright, the Massachusetts quartet has produced a well-crafted EP that will surely grab attention from old fans, new fans, and those simply willing to put their blast-beats on hold for twenty minutes. If you enjoy intelligent music of all genres, then giving Blood Is Bright a couple listens will be well worth it." - Lambgoat.com

"[Junius] owe as much to instrumental post-rock as they do to the Goth acts of the eighties... The arrangements are unique and the sound is, at times, a perfect reproduction of that elusively cool eighties vibe." - Skyscraper Magazine

"They wear their brooding eighties swirling darkness on their sleeve, yet still manage to conjure something fresh, majestic and uplifting. The vocal drips onto a textured canvas of chiming echoed guitars and a throbbing backbeat reminiscent of Pornography-era Cure, with the bombastic crunch of My Bloody Valentine." - The Noise

"Take the darkness of The Cure’s best and mix it with the heaviness of A Perfect Circle and moodiness of Placebo... This fell into my lap at the right time." - Razorcake

"This album certainly might catapult them into the realm of the most revered bands in their genre." - Absolute Punk

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The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist

Год: 2009
Страна: usa
Стиль: Progressive Rock/Alt Rock/Post-Rock

Tracklist:
1.Birth Rites By Torchlight
2.The Antediluvian Fire
3.(turning to the spirits of the hours...)
4.A Dramatist Plays Catastrophist
5.Ten Year Librarian
6.Stargazers And Gravediggers
7.(...he fell before her)
8.Elisheva, I Love You
9.Letters From Saint Angelica
10.The Mourning Eulogy
Total time: 33:32

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