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2019
The first MXMJoY album. Limited edition vinyl + digital.
A blissful amalgam of electronica and R&B laced with a grittier, brooding undercurrent that harks back to their early–80s vision. P.E.A.C.E. is a sophisticated rebirth for one of the UK’s unsung trailblazers. The Vinyl Factory
Their trademark ‘funk-punk’ sound lives on in this album — stabby bass guitar grooves, simmering synths, sliding airy vocals. Crack Magazine 7/10
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2022
The latest MXMJoY EP.
Pure festive disco goodness from the resurrected post-punk legends MXMJoY (née Maximum Joy) continuing their 2nd wind with typical alacrity. Boomkat
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Remastered, cleaned up and tempo corrected, Maximum Joy’s legendary Radio 1 Sessions have never sounded better.
Maximum Joy achieved notoriety for their ability to weld together seemingly disparate sounds, absorbing reggae, punk, jazz and funk elements and coherently adding a pop sheen, assisted by Rainforth’s grounding English vocals. With the bass-heavy, tight technicality of Gang of Four and give-no-f*cks punkiness of The Slits, they also exhibited an understanding of dub techniques and skronky jazz experimentalism. All of this drips from the seams on these five cuts… displays Maximum Joy’s pop prowess with singalong lyrics and memorable riffs.
Boomkat