“WITH HIS GREAT ARTISTS, JOE VOLK PROVES THAT MUSIC CAN VERY WELL GET BETTER AND BETTER IF YOU INVEST A LOT OF TIME IN IT. THAT’S HOW YOU DIG DEEP INTO THE INSTRUMENTS, LET THE DIRT GET INTO YOUR PORES, FEEL THE PURE LIFE AND MAGIC IN THE BEATS.” – ARTNOIR MAGAZINE
Releases
PRIMITIVE ENERGETICS [2020]
HAPPENINGS AND KILLINGS [2016]
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In the case of Joe Volk, the debut was already a big impact. The British singer-songwriter from Bristol released Derwent Waters Saint in 2006 on the Invada Records label (the label of Sleafod Mods, among others), the album was produced by Adrian Utley, the guitarist of the band Portishead… in this league it continued. Joe Volk became better known as the singer, guitarist and (co)songwriter of Crippled Black Phoenix. After leaving the band, different solo and collaborations followed: the second solo album Happenings and Killings was released in 2016 and marked the beginning of the collaboration with Glitterhouse Records. Primitive Energetics followed in 2020, which was now released under the band name Joe Volk + Naiare.
The band’s sound combines bass runs with electronics, slow build-up of tension lets you dive in and get carried away – Joe Volk + Naiare prove that dark alternative rock is worth listening to at all costs. The press even speaks of magic (Artnoir magazine).