Maximum Joy
Maximum Joy are an English post-punk band from Bristol, England, formed in 1981 and reunited in 2015.
Maximum Joy | |
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| Origin | Bristol, England |
| Genres | Post-punk |
| Years active | 1981–1983, 2015–present |
| Labels | Y Records, 99 Records, Garage Records, Crippled Dick Hot Wax! |
| Members | Janine Rainforth Tony Wrafter Charlie Llewellin Marek Bero James Byron |
| Past members | Dan Catsis John Waddington Kev Evans Jeremy Hirsch Nellee Hooper Peta |
| Website | maximumjoy |
Pitchfork compared their sound to "one of the Slits backed by the Gang of Four, while PopMatters said, "Musically, the group’s use of complex percussion, horns, danceable bass lines, and overtly English female vocals built a bridge between the worlds of Afrobeat, reggae, avant-garde jazz, funk and pop". Bandcamp state ‘Maximum Joy is pivotal to the history of post-punk…'
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