| Name | Soul Junk |
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| Background | group_or_band |
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| Origin | San Diego, California |
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| Genre | experimental, Christian hip hop |
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| Years active | 1993 – present |
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| Label | Sounds Are Active, Shrimper Records, 5 Minute Walk, Jackson Rubio, Homestead, Holy Kiss Rex, Sub Pop Records, Karate, InTransit, Quiver Society! |
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| Url | www.souljunk.com |
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| Current members | Glen Galaxy |
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Soul-Junk is an experimental genre-hopping Christian rock / hip hop group from San Diego, California.
Background
The roots of Soul-Junk began in 1993 when Glen Galloway began experimenting while touring in Europe with his rock band
Trumans Water. Shortly before joining Trumans Water, however, he had returned to Christianity; later telling his bandmates God had called him to leave the band.
Alternative Press stated in a review of
1953 that their indie musical arrangements are outstanding, "tuneful, energetic and original (almost to a fault)."
1955 is transitional, both in terms of Soul-Junk's sound and market stance. Like previous releases most of the lyrics came directly from the Bible, but
1955 was their first album released on a Christian record label. The double-disk set consists of pop / Indie rock /
hip hop influenced sounds.}}
While there are fewer lyrics derived from scripture, the albums 1956 through 1958 still reflect on the groups' Christianity based viewpoint, sometimes offering critiques of the Church and in a stream-of consciousness manner. On 1956 the sound shifts toward hip hop, leading CCM Magazine to describe it as "beyond offbeat, beyond eclectic... beyond the grasp of its market." This position is intentional according to Galaxy, who seeks to reach a wider audience than simply the church, and states "We do need to rock the boat... I dont particulary want anyone to think they know what they can expect from Soul-Junk."
The albums 1957 and 1958 are based in experimental, abstract hip-hop which sometimes adds elements of "avant-jazz." that it creates a "carnival aesthetic". Subsequent albums have been numbered up from 1950; Extended Play releases have been numbered down, but further numbering does non reflect the music of those years. Soul-Junk songs have also been released on innumerable compilations.
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Albums
1950 (1994)
1951 (1995)
1952 (1995)
1953 (1996)
1954 (1996)
1955 (1998)
1956 (2000)
1957 (2002)
1958 (2003)
1959 (2007)
1960 (2009)
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EPs
1949 (1994)
1948 (recorded but not yet released)
1947 (1995)
1946 (1995)
1945 (1994)
1944 (?)
1943 (200?)
1942 (2001)
1941 (2001)
1940 (2002, 2003)
1939 (2002)
1938 (2002)
1937 (2005)
1936 (2008)
1935 (2008)
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References
External links
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Soul-Junk official site
Sounds Are Active label site
Sounds Familyre label site
Quiver Society! label site
Interviews:
Glen Galaxy @ Cornerstone Magazine - 1999
Glen Galaxy @ SoulBlaze - 2000
Glen Galaxy @ JMBzine - circa 2000
Glen Galaxy @ lunakafe.com - 2003
Glen Galaxy @ Slatch.com - circa 2003
Slo-Ro @ Frequency Squared - 2004
Glen Galaxy @ Frequency Squared - 2004
Glen Galaxy @ Being There Mag - 2005
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Samples:
Current Samples @ Official Site
Soul-Junk @ mp3it.com
Samples @ Official Site (older)
1955">"Prophecies" video; from 1955
Samples from 1942
1958 Review, including samples
Page at Sounds Familyre, including samples
Profile at BetterPropaganda.com, including samples
1937 Samples
Concert Reviews:
June 2000 - The Phantom Tollbooth
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Category:Christian hip hop groups
Category:American hip hop groups
Category:1990s music groups
Category:2000s music groups
Category:Homestead Records artists
