Soul-Junk
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| Soul-Junk | |
|---|---|
| Origin | San Diego, California |
| Country | United States |
| Years active | 1993 – present |
| Labels | Sounds Are Active, Shrimper Records, 5 Minute Walk, Jackson Rubio, Homestead, Holy Kiss Rex, Sub Pop Records, Karate, InTransit |
| Members | Glen Galaxy |
Soul-Junk is an experimental hip hop group from San Diego, California.
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[edit] History
The roots of Soul-Junk began in 1993 when Glen Galloway began experimenting while touring as with his rock band Trumans Water. In 1994, he left Trumans to produce Soul-Junk as an independent solo project, eventually taking the moniker Glen Galaxy.
[edit] Musical Evolution
Early Soul-Junk albums (such as 1950) almost exclusively feature low-fi, Indie rock style tracks of Glen singing bible verses interlaced with instrumental noise tracks. As Soul-Junk gained members its sound advanced toward rock and pop. 1953 and 1954 show signs of this continual change.
1955 shows a transition in Soul-Junk's sound. The double-disk set consists of pop / Indie rock / hip hop influenced sounds. It is also the last disk to make extensive use of biblical quotes – though Soul-Junk's lyrics still clearly reflect their Christian worldview.
Later albums are based in experimental, abstract hip-hop.
[edit] Recurring members
- Glen Galaxy
- Slo-Ro (2001 – 2005)
- Brian Cantrell (1995 – 2000)
- DJ Mizzicah (1997 – 2003)
- Ron Easterbrooks (1995 – 1998)
- Jon Galaxy (1995 – 2001)
- Nathan Poage (1998 – 2000)
Many others are credited per album or track.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Album naming convention
The first Soul-Junk release was called 1950. Its' name was derived from the musical style of the era, a fusion of rock and free-jazz. Subsequent albums have been numbered up from 1950; Extended Play releases have been numbered down. Soul-Junk songs have also been released on innumerable compilations.
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[edit] EPs
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[edit] External links
Samples:
- Soul-Junk @ mp3it.com
- Samples @ Official Site
- "Prophecies" video; from 1955
- Soul-Junk @ Myspace
- Samples from 1942
- 1958 Review, including samples
- Page at Sounds Familyre, including samples
- Profile at BetterPropaganda.com, including samples
- 1937 Samples
Interviews:
- Glen Galaxy @ Cornerstone Magazine - 1999
- Glen Galaxy @ SoulBlaze - 2000
- Glen Galaxy @ JMBzine - circa 2000
- Glen Galaxy @ lunakafe.com - 2003
- Glen Galaxy @ Slatch.com - circa 2003
- Slo-Ro @ Frequency Squared - 2004
- Glen Galaxy @ Frequency Squared - 2004
- Glen Galaxy @ Being There Mag - 2005
