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joon

About Me

You can mail order our debut, "The Uncanny Valley," on cd by clicking here. (requires credit or debit card)
You can also buy the album (or even individual tracks) digitally on eMusic by clicking here.
If you're in the central Florida area and would like to go out and pick it up, it's also available at Park Ave. CDs in Orlando or Evolution Records in Lakeland.
"The kind of stuff you'd expect to hear on Captain Kirk's ipod." - Creative Loafing
"... a sweet synth frosted sensation that does a lot with precious little" - St. Pete Times
"While heading to AKA Lounge, I peeked in the window of Suite B and saw three guys with guitars, tons of effects pedals, and some keyboards. They were all wearing lab coats and I thought, "Well, I have to check this out." I'm glad I did, because it was Joon and they were such a pleasant surprise. Aside from the gimmicky lab coats that caught my ADD eyes, their ability to manipulate all that technology into such an artfully and skillfully crafted soundscape totally grasped my attention. It was very refreshing and quenched my thirst for spontaneity." - Orlando City Beat
"Back in the ’80s, copious amounts of South American cocaine made their way through Lakeland on a circuitous route to Miami. Whether or not that has anything to do with the astonishing number of psychedelic and space-rock bands that come from there, we’re not sure. But Joon holds up the tradition well, blending futuristic, electronic touches and shoegazey guitar washes with an epic trippiness." - The Orlando Weekly
"The band's sound rises above peers who employ a cadre of loud, fast guitars masking a lack of skill. A testament to their talent, Joon's music is not afraid to be sparse at times, such as a pretty guitar part over a simple loop of a few droning keys. Songs are deep and interesting, charmed by quirky noise sprinkled inside infectious melodies. Other songs make plenty of use of decaying loops, pedals, synths and guitars, building into startling crescendos." - Shelley Preston, Lakeland Ledger

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/06/2005
Band Website: http://go-fidelity.blogspot.com
Band Members:
john crayon - guitar, keyboards, vocals
electricity - keeps things running, makes it all possible
shayne with a why - vocals, guitar, synth, beats

Influences: mulatu astatke, the beach boys, the beatles, the beta band, the books, busta rhymes, buzzcocks, can, crooked fingers, the cure, devo, dizzee rascal, nick drake, brian eno, faust, the flaming lips, gorillaz, grandaddy, harmonia, interpol (turn on the bright lights), joy division, the kinks, kraftwerk, fela kuti, the lassie foundation, curtis mayfield, joke meek, m.i.a., missy elliott, the monkees, the mountain goats, mu, my bloody valentine, neu!, neutral milk hotel, new order, harry nilsson, outkast, pixies, steve reich, silver apples, the smiths, spoon, talking heads, television, tv on the radio, the velvet underground, the who, wilco, wire, xtc, yo la tengo, the zombies, and more
Sounds Like: Pink Floyd doing the nasty with Kraftwerk while listening to Timbaland
Record Label: Go Fidelity!
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

A letter to FMF

To Whom It May Concern:My name is John Baker. I am a member of Joon, an electronic band based in Lakeland, FL. We were selected to play the 2009 Florida Music Festival. This was our third year partici...
Posted by on Thu, 21 May 2009 07:02:00 GMT

Thanks to those who joined us at FMF...

We greatly appreciate all of those who came out to support us at our set during the Florida Music Festival. Many of you had encouraging words for us after the set, which was very frustrating at times ...
Posted by on Sun, 17 May 2009 09:08:00 GMT

april 18th - joon/florida dance theatre

we (joon) are currently collaborating on a project with the florida dance theatre. if you're interested, you can witness a preview of the show on saturday, april 18th @ the polk theatre in lakeland....
Posted by on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:28:00 GMT

not just an album...

I just thought I'd let you know that we're working on something along with the new album that we hope you're all really going to love. hopefully we'll be able to unveil it in march, but it's new terri...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:19:00 GMT

this weekend!

go!
Posted by on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 07:48:00 GMT

what now?

hey everybody. I just wanted to write a quick blog informing you all that we've been recording for our next record. we're pleased with how it's sounding and we hope to have some demos up for you to li...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:32:00 GMT

IMPORTANT! next week is JOON AWARENESS WEEK!

next week (sep. 9-15) will be joon awareness week. the success of this coming week is in your hands. we're asking you, our wonderful friends and fans, to do whatever you can to raise awareness of joon...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:11:00 GMT

The Uncanny Valley on eMusic

you can now purchase "the uncanny valley" on eMusic!in fact, if you're not already an eMusic member, they are offering 25 free downloads to new members! so, not only could you get the entirety of our ...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 10:22:00 GMT

"The Uncanny Valley" is Finished and For Sale

"We're done..." is such a relief to say. After a year of recording, mixing, and mastering we can finally announce "The Uncanny Valley" is finished. Over twelve months ago, in May 2006, we started reco...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:03:00 GMT

The Uncanny Valley

alright everyone, thank you for being patient with us. we had a few hold-ups, but soon we'll be bringing you what you've been waiting for. we have the final master of the record and the artwork and la...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:24:00 GMT