The Juncos
Santa Cruz, California, United States | SELF
Music
The best kept secret in music
Press
This band has no press
Discography
at the feet of old bristlecone
Photos
Feeling a bit camera shy
Bio
Joshua Lowe and The Juncos is a tight knit trio of acoustic charged roots music. Americana in the truest sense, The Juncos mix together a slew of styles ranging from folk, alt-country, jug-band, honky tonk, bluegrass, and old-timey. Their live performances are a mix of high-energy acoustic explosions of screaming violin solos, three part harmonies, and foot stomping fun.
Joshua Lowe (lead singer and songwriter) has one foot in the American roots past with songs about down and out drunkards, sick of love ramblers, and snow bound ghosts. With a sense for both storytelling and poetics Joshua Lowe has been dubbed "his generations Woody Guthrie, a great teller of tales," by the infamous acoustic engineer, Cookie Marenco, co-founder of Blue Coast Records and owner of OTR studios in Belmont, CA. (bluecoastrecords.com)
This session was recorded live in the studio directly to 2" analog tape without the use of headphones (except for a few overdubs). This style of recording lends itself to a more musical interaction and results in emotionally charged performances combined with superb sonics. Dynamic Mastering is a proprietary mastering technique developed by Cookie Marenco and was used for this project. It uses no compression to create the CD master. The listener may want to TURN UP THE VOLUME to enjoy this record and to hear the full dynamic range without distortion
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