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
As a solo artist, Volk was first signed to Invada Records
and released his debut album
Derwent Waters Saint in 2006. The album was recorded, engineered and produced by
Adrian Utley,
guitarist with the band Portishead. In December 2012, Volk released a split 12" EP on Invada Records with the experimental Japanese band Boris.
In 2015, Volk signed to Glitterhouse Records and released his second solo album Happenings and Killings in February 2016.
Bands
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.
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.
Discography
Albums
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| 2006 | Derwent Waters Saint
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| 2016 | Happenings and Killings
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Released: 19 February 2016
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Label: Glitterhouse Records
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Format: CD, vinyl, digital
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| 2020 | Primitive Energetics
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Released: 24 April 2020
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Label: Glitterhouse Records
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Format: CD, vinyl, digital
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Extended plays
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| 2012 | Boris / Joe Volk Split
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Released: 10 December 2012
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Label: Invada Records
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Format: Digital, vinyl
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Official videos
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"Call to Sun" (2012)
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"Soliloquy" (2015)
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"These Feathers Count" (2016)
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"Whitesheet" (2020)
With Gonga
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Gonga (2003)
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II: Transmigration (2008)
With Crippled Black Phoenix
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Sharks & Storms / Blizzard of Horned Cats (2006)
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A Love of Shared Disasters (2007)
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The Resurrectionists (2009)
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Night Raider (2009)
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I, Vigilante (2010)
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(Mankind) The Crafty Ape (2012)
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Poznan 2011 A.D. (2012)
Other
Volk is the great-grandson of electrical engineer and inventor
Magnus Volk.
See also
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List of bands from Bristol
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Culture of Bristol
External links
