The tireless and ever-touring bearded men of Junius are releasing their new record, The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist, this Fall on The Mylene Sheath (North America / UK) and Make My Day Records (Europe). Preparation for the long-awaited album began in 2006, with month-long writing/recording sessions in such unconventional locales as a bank vault in California, a warehouse in Texas, a farmhouse in Vermont, and a shack in the swamps of Louisiana. The result is a full-fledged concept album, inspired by the life and theories of controversial scholar Immanuel Velikovsky.
From birth to death, The Martyrdom of A Catastrophist chronicles a man whose progressive theories on ancient history and the cosmos were widely challenged by mainstream academia during his lifetime. The album's ten songs are both cinematic and accessible, building to crescendos which echo some of Post Rock's most epic moments, but with vocals, hooks, and lyrics creating focus throughout. Actual quotes from Velikovsky's interviews and lectures are interspersed between songs, providing a sense of narrative to the proceedings.
While Junius' sound is sometimes tough to categorize, they have cited such artists as Bedhead (Junius singer/guitarist Joseph E. Martinez's uncle Trini was their drummer), Philip Glass, Hum, and M83 among a long list of inspirations. The band has been electrifying rapt audiences with their spellbinding walls of reverb-drenched guitars, haunting vocals and self-made lights since 2004.
Junius Live!
Europe
Oct 17 2009 - Dresden, Germany @ Beatpol w/ Caspian
Oct 18 2009 - Berlin, Germany @ NBI
Oct 19 2009 - Hamburg, Germany @ Astra Stube
Oct 20 2009 - Stuttgart, Germany @ Jugendhaus West w/ Caspian
Oct 21 2009 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Elfer Music Club w/ Caspian
Oct 22 2009 - Braunschweig, Germany @ Nexus w/ Caspian
Oct 23 2009 - Duisburg, Germany @ Steinbruch
Oct 24 2009 - Chemnitz, Germany @ AJZ Talschock
Oct 25 2009 - Oldenburg, Germany @ Umbaubar
Oct 26 2009 - Karlsruh, Germany @ Die Stadmitte
Oct 28 2009 - Besançon, France @ Les Passagers Du Zinc
Oct 29 2009 - Paris, France @ Le Rigoletto
Oct 30 2009 - Bilbao, Spain @ L'Mono
Oct 31 2009 - Gijón, Spain @ Bola 8
Nov 1 2009 - Don Benito, Spain @ The Sordo Sound Festival w/ Tapetto Trazy
Nov 2 2009 - Don Benito, Spain @ The Sordo Sound Festival w/ Decapante en
Nov 3 2009 - Madrid, Spain @ Wurlitzer Ballroom
Nov 4 2009 - Granada, Spain @ SugarPop
Nov 5 2009 - Alicante, Spain
Nov 6 2009 - Torelló, Spai n @ L´Eclectic
Nov 7 2009 - Laufen, Switzerland @ Biomill
Nov 9 2009 - Poznan, Poland @ W Starym Kinie
Nov 10 2009 - Brno, Czech Republic @ Yacht
Nov 11 2009 - Dornbirn, Austria @ Cafe Schlachthaus
Nov 12 2009 - München, Germany @ Sunny Red
Nov 13 2009 - Aachen, Germany @ AZ
Nov 14 2009 - Rotterdam, Netherlands @ Exit
Nov 15 2009 - Den Helder, Netherlands @ De Bliksem
Nov 18 2009 - Brighton, UK @ The Hope
Nov 19 2009 - Southampton, UK @ Hamptons
Nov 20 2009 - London, UK @ Barfly
Nov 21 2009 - Birmingham, UK @ Flapper
Nov 24 2009 - Liverpool, UK @ Korova
Nov 25 2009 - Leeds, UK @ Cardigan Arms
Nov 26 2009 - Edinbrurgh, Scotland @ Sneaky Pete's
Nov 27 2009 - Belfast, Ireland @ Auntie Annie's
Nov 28 2009 - Dublin, Ireland @ Academy 2
From birth to death, The Martyrdom of A Catastrophist chronicles a man whose progressive theories on ancient history and the cosmos were widely challenged by mainstream academia during his lifetime. The album's ten songs are both cinematic and accessible, building to crescendos which echo some of Post Rock's most epic moments, but with vocals, hooks, and lyrics creating focus throughout. Actual quotes from Velikovsky's interviews and lectures are interspersed between songs, providing a sense of narrative to the proceedings.
While Junius' sound is sometimes tough to categorize, they have cited such artists as Bedhead (Junius singer/guitarist Joseph E. Martinez's uncle Trini was their drummer), Philip Glass, Hum, and M83 among a long list of inspirations. The band has been electrifying rapt audiences with their spellbinding walls of reverb-drenched guitars, haunting vocals and self-made lights since 2004.
Junius Live!
Europe
Oct 17 2009 - Dresden, Germany @ Beatpol w/ Caspian
Oct 18 2009 - Berlin, Germany @ NBI
Oct 19 2009 - Hamburg, Germany @ Astra Stube
Oct 20 2009 - Stuttgart, Germany @ Jugendhaus West w/ Caspian
Oct 21 2009 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Elfer Music Club w/ Caspian
Oct 22 2009 - Braunschweig, Germany @ Nexus w/ Caspian
Oct 23 2009 - Duisburg, Germany @ Steinbruch
Oct 24 2009 - Chemnitz, Germany @ AJZ Talschock
Oct 25 2009 - Oldenburg, Germany @ Umbaubar
Oct 26 2009 - Karlsruh, Germany @ Die Stadmitte
Oct 28 2009 - Besançon, France @ Les Passagers Du Zinc
Oct 29 2009 - Paris, France @ Le Rigoletto
Oct 30 2009 - Bilbao, Spain @ L'Mono
Oct 31 2009 - Gijón, Spain @ Bola 8
Nov 1 2009 - Don Benito, Spain @ The Sordo Sound Festival w/ Tapetto Trazy
Nov 2 2009 - Don Benito, Spain @ The Sordo Sound Festival w/ Decapante en
Nov 3 2009 - Madrid, Spain @ Wurlitzer Ballroom
Nov 4 2009 - Granada, Spain @ SugarPop
Nov 5 2009 - Alicante, Spain
Nov 6 2009 - Torelló, Spai n @ L´Eclectic
Nov 7 2009 - Laufen, Switzerland @ Biomill
Nov 9 2009 - Poznan, Poland @ W Starym Kinie
Nov 10 2009 - Brno, Czech Republic @ Yacht
Nov 11 2009 - Dornbirn, Austria @ Cafe Schlachthaus
Nov 12 2009 - München, Germany @ Sunny Red
Nov 13 2009 - Aachen, Germany @ AZ
Nov 14 2009 - Rotterdam, Netherlands @ Exit
Nov 15 2009 - Den Helder, Netherlands @ De Bliksem
Nov 18 2009 - Brighton, UK @ The Hope
Nov 19 2009 - Southampton, UK @ Hamptons
Nov 20 2009 - London, UK @ Barfly
Nov 21 2009 - Birmingham, UK @ Flapper
Nov 24 2009 - Liverpool, UK @ Korova
Nov 25 2009 - Leeds, UK @ Cardigan Arms
Nov 26 2009 - Edinbrurgh, Scotland @ Sneaky Pete's
Nov 27 2009 - Belfast, Ireland @ Auntie Annie's
Nov 28 2009 - Dublin, Ireland @ Academy 2
