Joeyfat

Infobox musical artist
Name = Joeyfat


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Origin = Kent, England flagicon|England
Genre = Spoken Word, Post-hardcore
Years_active = 1991 to Present
Label = Unlabel (U.K./Europe))
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Current_members = M. Edward Cole J. Dormon J. Booth unjohn L. Pritchard T. House M. Roe A. Wootton L. Woodgate

Joeyfat (often shortened colloquially to the 'fat) are an 8-person Post-hardcore band from Kent, England, active from 1991 to present.

History

The thing known as Joeyfat began about seventeen years ago in a place called Tunbridge Wells, in the darkest recesses of southern England.

The band spent the early '90s releasing music with a number of independent labels including the well-respected Fierce Panda and Love Train and toured with a variety of bands including Ligament, Green Day, China Drum, Jawbox and Scarfo, leaving a name for themselves wherever they went...

All in all, only a tiny amount of their early work was ever held down to vinyl before they went their separate ways in 1996 to pursue other projects, which included The Club Giants, Unhome and Cove.

Four years later along came 'The Unwilling Astronaut' CD, a 16 track collection of studio, live and session work spanning the years 1991-'96.

Joeyfat reformed and played a handful of live shows to promote this album in the summer of 2000. They have since remained together and have been playing gigs at a steady rate and releasing occasional tracks with people they like.

Their last 13 track album, entitled 'You Can Change People's Lives With Your Mouth / The House of the Fat' was released on CD and limited edition vinyl in July 2003 on Unlabel.

Also in July 2003, Joeyfat recorded a John Peel Session for BBC Radio 1 [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/2000s/2003/Jul23joeyfat/ BBC session details] ] .

In April 2004 a split single with Part Chimp was released on Awkward Silence Recordings and a launch gig with both bands playing live was held in Tunbridge Wells. Joeyfat have continued to play live and cause chaos alongside bands as diverse as Art Brut and Trencher.

The Joeyfat project is constantly evolving and new material is being written and recorded at the present time. Expect a new EP or album in 2008.

References

External links

* [http://www.unlabel.net/ Unlabel.net]
* [http://www.myspace.com/joeyfat Joeyfat on MySpace]