Swedish folk-sensation Jose Gonzalez makes his much anticipated return to Australia this December/January with his new outfit, Junip . Gonzalez & fellow members Tobias Winterkorn and Elia Araya’s story is one of patience and perfectionism, frustration and persistence, sheer bloody-mindedness, inspiration and success. The place to which it takes you, however, is one of pastoral contemplation, autumnal grace and inscrutable, haunting serenity. A cosmopolitan three piece from Gothenburg, Sweden, Junip have existed since 1999, maybe even 1998. It’s so long, frankly, that none of them are quite sure. FIELDS, however, is the album that they’ve been itching to make ever since.
Hazy, organic, melodic and hypnotic, Junip lean on an unconventional blend of influences – from John Martyn’s folk-jazz to Richie Haven’s psychadelic soul to elements of krautrock and Afro-beat, modestly belying its attention to detail as well as its defiantly not-of this-time & not-of-this-world atmosphere.
Don’t miss Junip when they tour Australia for the first time as guests of Falls Festival, Southbound and Sunset Sounds, as well as playing the following headline dates:
Handsome Tours, Fasterlouder, Inpress and Drum Media present
JUNIP
Tickets on sale now
MELBOURNE
Tuesday January 4, 2011
The Corner Hotel
with special guests Kyu
SYDNEY
Saturday January 8, 2011
Metro Theatre
with special guests Ghoul
www.metrotheatre.com.au & www.ticketek.com.au
Junip “Fields” out now on Shock Records
www.junip.net
www.myspace.com/junip
