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{{Short description|English musician and songwriter}}
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| name = Joe Volk
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| caption = Joe Volk in Helsinki, Finland. February 2011
| name = Joe Volk
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| image = Joe Volk.jpg
| origin = [[United Kingdom]]
| caption = Joe Volk in Helsinki, Finland. February 2011
| genre = [[Acoustic music|Acoustic]], [[Folk music|folk]]
| origin = [[United Kingdom]]
| years_active = 2002–present
| genre = [[Acoustic music|Acoustic]], [[Folk music|Folk]].
| label = Invada
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| label = Invada, [[Glitterhouse Records|Glitterhouse]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.joevolk.co.uk}}
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'''Joe Volk''' is an English musician and songwriter based in Bristol.
'''Joe Volk''' is an English musician and songwriter from [[Bristol]] now based in [[Bern]], Switzerland. He was lyricist and singer with the bands [[Gonga (band)|Gonga]] and [[Crippled Black Phoenix]], and is a solo recording artist.


==Solo==
==Solo==
Volk is signed to Invada Records as a solo artist <ref>{{cite web|last=Lukowski |first=Andrzej |url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4137918-invada-invasion-of-dis--geoff-barrow-talks-bristol-and-beak |title=Invada Invasion of DiS: Geoff Barrow talks Bristol and BEAK> / In Depth // Drowned In Sound |publisher=Drownedinsound.com |date=2009-09-21 |accessdate=2011-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=<!--lead container name-->Fine Tuned: February 08 |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/articles/2008/02/finetuned_feb08_feature.shtml |title=Bristol - Entertainment - Fine Tuned: February 08 |publisher=BBC |date=2008-02-29 |accessdate=2011-06-13}}</ref> and released his debut album 'Derwent Waters Saint' in 2006. The album was recorded, engineered and produced by [[Adrian Utley]]
As a solo artist, Volk was first signed to Invada Records<ref>{{cite web |last=Lukowski |first=Andrzej |url=https://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4137918-invada-invasion-of-dis--geoff-barrow-talks-bristol-and-beak |title=Invada Invasion of DiS: Geoff Barrow talks Bristol and BEAK |publisher=[[Drowned in Sound]] |date=21 September 2009 |accessdate=13 June 2011 |archive-date=16 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016111538/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4137918-invada-invasion-of-dis--geoff-barrow-talks-bristol-and-beak |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/articles/2008/02/finetuned_feb08_feature.shtml |title=Bristol - Entertainment - Fine Tuned: February 08 |publisher=[[BBC Online]] |date=29 February 2008 |accessdate=13 June 2011}}</ref> and released his debut album ''Derwent Waters Saint'' in 2006. The album was recorded, engineered and produced by [[Adrian Utley]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/joe-volk |title=Joe Volk &#124; Clash Music Exclusive Ones To Watch |publisher=Clash |date=8 April 2008|accessdate=13 June 2011}}</ref> guitarist with the band [[Portishead (band)|Portishead]]. In December 2012, Volk released a split 12" EP on Invada Records with the experimental Japanese band [[Boris (band)|Boris]].<ref name="boris-split" />
,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/joe-volk |title=Joe Volk &#124; Clash Music Exclusive Ones To Watch |publisher=Clashmusic.com |date= |accessdate=2011-06-13}}</ref> guitarist with the band [[Portishead (band)|Portishead]]. Volk started recording a new album in January 2011, again working with Utley, as well as Emmy nominated composer Ben Salisbury.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bensalisbury.co.uk/about/ |title=Ben Salisbury |publisher=Ben Salisbury |date=2010-08-24 |accessdate=2011-06-13}}</ref>


In 2015, Volk signed to [[Glitterhouse Records]] and released his second solo album ''Happenings and Killings'' in February 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://label.glitterhouse.com/releases.php?show=24|title=Glitterhouse Records :: Artists :: Joe Volk|first=Glitterhouse|last=Records|website=label.glitterhouse.com|accessdate=15 July 2018}}</ref> The album was produced by Volk, with additional production and orchestration by [[Emmy Award|Emmy]]-nominated composer Ben Salisbury<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bensalisbury.co.uk/about/ |title=Ben Salisbury |publisher=Ben Salisbury |date=24 August 2010 |accessdate=13 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812083930/http://bensalisbury.co.uk/about/ |archive-date=12 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> along with [[Geoff Barrow]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Joe-Volk-Happeningsandkillings/release/8137175|title=Joe Volk - Happeningsandkillings|website=Discogs|accessdate=15 July 2018}}</ref> To support ''Happenings and Killings'', Volk toured Germany in early 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/JoeVolkMusic/events/|title=Joe Volk - Events|via=[[Facebook]]|accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref> with a new live band he formed with drummer Thys Bucher and bassist Jürg Schmidhauser. Together the three musicians wrote new material for his third album ''Primitive Energetics'', released in April 2020 under the name Joe Volk + Naiare.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://label.glitterhouse.com/artists.php?show=21|title=Glitterhouse Records :: Artists :: Joe Volk + Naiare|first=Glitterhouse|last=Records|website=label.glitterhouse.com|accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref>
His last solo performance in the UK was in 2009 at the Colston Hall,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colstonhall.org/news/News998 |title=Mogwai confirmed for Invada Invasion at opening |publisher=Colston Hall |date= |accessdate=2011-06-13}}</ref> Bristol. He performed with the [[Bristol Ensemble]] chamber orchestra as part of the 'Invada Invasion'<ref>{{cite web|last=Bloomfield |first=Philip |url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4138012-invada-invasion--the-dis-review |title=Invada Invasion: the DiS review / In Depth // Drowned In Sound |publisher=Drownedinsound.com |date=2009-10-01 |accessdate=2011-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=134&title=invada_invasion_preview_mogwai_fuck_butt&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 |title=Invada Invasion Preview - Mogwai, Fuck Buttons And Free MP3s From Crippled Black Phoenix, Joe Volk And Thought Forms - Notes From The Underground - NME.COM - The world's fastest music news service, music videos, interviews, photos and free stuff to win |publisher=Nme.Com |date=2009-09-25 |accessdate=2011-06-13}}</ref> event curated by [[Geoff Barrow]]. Volk started playing live again in February 2011, playing a handful of shows in Finland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suezine.fi/uutiset/joe-volk-kolmelle-suomen-keikalle-helmikuussa |title=Sue.fi - Uutiset: Joe Volk kolmelle Suomen-keikalle helmikuussa |publisher=Suezine.fi |date= |accessdate=2011-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=— Sam Norgate |url=http://www.invada.co.uk/blog/90/joe-volk-live-in-finland |title=Joe Volk - live in Finland |publisher=Invada |date=2011-04-12 |accessdate=2011-06-13}}</ref>

He is the Great Grandson of electrical engineer and inventor [[Magnus Volk]].


==Bands==
==Bands==
He was first signed to Invada Records as the singer with hard rock band [[Gonga (band)|Gonga]]. Volk left the band in 2007, after writing and releasing two albums with the group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/gonga |title=Gonga &#124; Clash Music Exclusive Ones To Watch |publisher=Clashmusic.com |date= |accessdate=2011-06-13}}</ref>
He was first signed to Invada Records in 2003 as the singer with extreme hard rock band Gonga. Volk left the band in 2007 after writing and releasing two albums.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/gonga |title=Gonga|publisher=Clash |date=8 April 2008 |accessdate=13 June 2011}}</ref> Volk was the original singer and lyricist in Crippled Black Phoenix, a band founded by Justin Greaves in 2004. He left the band in 2012 after releasing five studio albums, one live album and one EP with the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/663078-Crippled-Black-Phoenix|title=Crippled Black Phoenix|website=Discogs|accessdate=15 July 2018}}</ref>


==Discography==
Volk is also the singer and lyricist in [[Crippled Black Phoenix]], a band founded by Justin Greaves in 2004. Together they are signed to the publishing division of [[Domino Records]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dominopublishingco.com/artists/crippled-black-phoenix/ |title=Domino Publishing &#124; Artists &#124; Crippled Black Phoenix |publisher=Dominopublishingco.com |date= |accessdate=2011-06-13}}</ref> as the writers of the group.


===Albums===
Since releasing Derwent Waters Saint, Volk has released seven albums and four EP's with these bands.


{|class="wikitable"
==Other work==
!|Year
Volk composed the music for the National Geographic documentary 'Cryonics – Freeze Me'. His song 'The Sun Also Rises' was featured in the BBC short film 'Small Dark Places'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpfestival.com/artist/joevolk.php |title=Joe Volk - All Tomorrow's Parties |publisher=Atpfestival.com |date=2008-10-09 |accessdate=2011-06-13}}</ref> He has worked on several projects with the visual artist John Minton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mintonfilm.co.uk/project.asp?projectid=34 |title=John Minton |publisher=Minton Film |date= |accessdate=2011-07-26}}</ref>
!|Album details
|-
|2006
|Derwent Waters Saint
*Released: 13 February 2006
*Label: [[Invada Records|Invada]]
*Format: [[Compact Disc|CD]]
|-
|2016
|Happenings and Killings
*Released: 19 February 2016
*Label: [[Glitterhouse Records]]
*Format: CD, [[Phonograph record|vinyl]], digital
|-
|2020
|Primitive Energetics
*Released: 24 April 2020
*Label: Glitterhouse Records
*Format: CD, vinyl, digital
|-
|}

===Extended plays===

{|class="wikitable"
!|Year
!|Album details
|-
|2012
|Boris / Joe Volk Split
*Released: 10 December 2012
*Label: [[Invada Records|Invada]]
*Format: Digital, vinyl
|-
|}

===Official videos===

* "Call to Sun" (2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ6mrTbLg30|title=J O E V O L K - C A L L T O S U N|via=[[YouTube]]|date=12 December 2012|accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref>
* "Soliloquy" (2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVMrADGX21I|title=Joe Volk - Soliloquy - Glitterhouse Records|via=[[YouTube]]|date=21 December 2015|accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref>
* "These Feathers Count" (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMtV-w7zp8w|title=Joe Volk - These Feathers Count - Glitterhouse Records|via=[[YouTube]]|date=9 November 2016|accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref>
* "Whitesheet" (2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkXJdp_rVBQ|title=Joe Volk + Naiare - Whitesheet (official video)|via=[[YouTube]]|date=6 March 2020|accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref>

===With Gonga===

* ''Gonga'' (2003)
* ''II: Transmigration'' (2008)

===With Crippled Black Phoenix===

* ''Sharks & Storms / Blizzard of Horned Cats'' (2006)
* ''A Love of Shared Disasters'' (2007)
* ''The Resurrectionists'' (2009)
* ''Night Raider'' (2009)
* ''I, Vigilante'' (2010)
* ''(Mankind) The Crafty Ape'' (2012)
* ''Poznan 2011 A.D.'' (2012)

==Other==
He is the Great Grandson of electrical engineer and inventor [[Magnus Volk]].


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.joevolk.co.uk/ Official Joe Volk website]
* [http://www.joevolk.co.uk/ Official Joe Volk website]
* [http://www.invada.co.uk/ Official Invada Records website]
* [https://label.glitterhouse.com/ Official Glitterhouse Records website]
* {{Facebook|JoeVolkMusic}}
* {{Instagram|joe.volk}}
* {{Twitter|JoeVolkMusic}}

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Latest revision as of 13:18, 4 May 2024

Joe Volk
Joe Volk in Helsinki, Finland. February 2011
Joe Volk in Helsinki, Finland. February 2011
Background information
OriginUnited Kingdom
GenresAcoustic, Folk.
Years active2002–present
LabelsInvada, Glitterhouse
Websitewww.joevolk.co.uk

Joe Volk is an English musician and songwriter from Bristol now based in Bern, Switzerland. He was lyricist and singer with the bands Gonga and Crippled Black Phoenix, and is a solo recording artist.

Solo[edit]

As a solo artist, Volk was first signed to Invada Records[2][3] and released his debut album Derwent Waters Saint in 2006. The album was recorded, engineered and produced by Adrian Utley,[4] guitarist with the band Portishead. In December 2012, Volk released a split 12" EP on Invada Records with the experimental Japanese band Boris.[1]

In 2015, Volk signed to Glitterhouse Records and released his second solo album Happenings and Killings in February 2016.[5] The album was produced by Volk, with additional production and orchestration by Emmy-nominated composer Ben Salisbury[6] along with Geoff Barrow.[7] To support Happenings and Killings, Volk toured Germany in early 2017[8] with a new live band he formed with drummer Thys Bucher and bassist Jürg Schmidhauser. Together the three musicians wrote new material for his third album Primitive Energetics, released in April 2020 under the name Joe Volk + Naiare.[9]

Bands[edit]

He was first signed to Invada Records in 2003 as the singer with extreme hard rock band Gonga. Volk left the band in 2007 after writing and releasing two albums.[10] Volk was the original singer and lyricist in Crippled Black Phoenix, a band founded by Justin Greaves in 2004. He left the band in 2012 after releasing five studio albums, one live album and one EP with the band.[11]

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Year Album details
2006 Derwent Waters Saint
  • Released: 13 February 2006
  • Label: Invada
  • Format: CD
2016 Happenings and Killings
2020 Primitive Energetics
  • Released: 24 April 2020
  • Label: Glitterhouse Records
  • Format: CD, vinyl, digital

Extended plays[edit]

Year Album details
2012 Boris / Joe Volk Split
  • Released: 10 December 2012
  • Label: Invada
  • Format: Digital, vinyl

Official videos[edit]

  • "Call to Sun" (2012)[12]
  • "Soliloquy" (2015)[13]
  • "These Feathers Count" (2016)[14]
  • "Whitesheet" (2020)[15]

With Gonga[edit]

  • Gonga (2003)
  • II: Transmigration (2008)

With Crippled Black Phoenix[edit]

  • Sharks & Storms / Blizzard of Horned Cats (2006)
  • A Love of Shared Disasters (2007)
  • The Resurrectionists (2009)
  • Night Raider (2009)
  • I, Vigilante (2010)
  • (Mankind) The Crafty Ape (2012)
  • Poznan 2011 A.D. (2012)

Other[edit]

He is the Great Grandson of electrical engineer and inventor Magnus Volk.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Murray, Jake (29 November 2012). "Boris / Joe Volk - Split Release EP". Echoes And Dust. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ^ Lukowski, Andrzej (21 September 2009). "Invada Invasion of DiS: Geoff Barrow talks Bristol and BEAK". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Bristol - Entertainment - Fine Tuned: February 08". BBC Online. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Joe Volk | Clash Music Exclusive Ones To Watch". Clash. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  5. ^ Records, Glitterhouse. "Glitterhouse Records :: Artists :: Joe Volk". label.glitterhouse.com. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Ben Salisbury". Ben Salisbury. 24 August 2010. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Joe Volk - Happeningsandkillings". Discogs. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Joe Volk - Events". Retrieved 10 October 2020 – via Facebook.
  9. ^ Records, Glitterhouse. "Glitterhouse Records :: Artists :: Joe Volk + Naiare". label.glitterhouse.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Gonga". Clash. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  11. ^ "Crippled Black Phoenix". Discogs. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  12. ^ "J O E V O L K - C A L L T O S U N". 12 December 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2020 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ "Joe Volk - Soliloquy - Glitterhouse Records". 21 December 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2020 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ "Joe Volk - These Feathers Count - Glitterhouse Records". 9 November 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2020 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ "Joe Volk + Naiare - Whitesheet (official video)". 6 March 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020 – via YouTube.

External links[edit]

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