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JUNK! is a merging of sequins, keytars, beat box solos and electro-rock. The universe of JUNK! is turned firmly towards the 1980s, where women, Jewish chicken soup, household budgeting and mushroom trips are all explored using MIDI controlled drum pads, foot pedals and a humble tambourine to create an hour of glitches, pops, sonic assaults and looming percussion. JUNK! is powerful, funny and slightly psychotic. Seeing JUNK! is not like seeing any other band - it is a piece of performance art.

Junk is a Jazz/Funk fusion band that takes inspiration from others like Butter, James Brown and A Tribe Called Quest. Based in Fremantle, Western Australia, Junk's members include: Reuben Cope (Keys), Neo Phillips (Vocals, Guitar), Oak Houareau (Drums), Jared Hemara (Vocals, Bass), Lara Johnstone (Trumpet), Lili Ryan-Wilson (Saxophone), Cordelia Williams (Bass).

With influences from funk, RnB and neosoul gods such as D'Angelo, Prince and Tribe Called Quest and a myriad of pop JUNK's music is unmistakably funky. Described as "a sexy, smooth bolt of lightning" (musicfeeds.com.au). More recently JUNK's music has taken on a smouldering, neosoul influence exemplified in the new tracks The Cut and Nothing Yet. JUNK is playing the Foundry 616 in Ultimo, Sydney on the 24/6/2016