Juice (Australian band)
| Juice | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Funk metal |
| Years active | 1991–1996 |
| Labels | Dr J, Polydor |
| Associated acts | The Hanging Tree, Cog, Juggernaut, Beacon |
| Past members | see Band members below |
Juice were an Australian funk metal band formed in 1991 by brothers: Amarnath and Krishna Jones both on guitar and vocals, Lucius Borich on drums; and David Kyle on bass guitar. They released their debut album, Wine of Life, in 1994 which peaked in the top 50 on the ARIA Albums Chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1994, their debut extended play, Movin' On (April 1993), was nominated for an ARIA award for 'Best Independent Release'.
Juice were formed in 1991 in Sydney as a hard rock funk band by Amarnath and his brother Krishna Jones both on guitars and vocals; Lucius Borich on drums; and David Kyle on bass guitar. According to Australian rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, they "played a fiery fusion of hard funk, aggressive rock, psychedelia and soul (somewhere between Funkadelic, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and the 'stoned soul picnic' stylings of Sly and the Family Stone). Juice was one of a number of young bands at that time exploring diverse musical avenues on the traditional Australian pub-rock scene: d.i.g.'s acid jazz, Swoop's soulful funk grooves, Def FX's techno-metal, Skunkhour's funk'n'rap and Caligula's techno-pop". Phil Jones (aka Shiva Shankar Jones), father of Amarnath and Krishna, is a musician, who worked with 1960s group The Unknown Blues. In 1969 he relocated to the United Kingdom to join progressive rock band, Quintessence. Borich is a son of New Zealand-born Australian guitarist Kevin Borich.
During 1993 Juice supported Hoodoo Gurus and INXS; in April they released their first extended play, Movin' On. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1994 it was nominated for 'Best Independent Release'. In May 1994 the group's debut studio album, Wine of Life, was issued on the Dr J label for Polydor Records. It provided the singles "Skyhigh" in April and "Paper World" in November that same year. Kyle left before the album had appeared and was replaced on bass guitar by Ben Rosen. In early 1995 Borich left to form a heavy stoner rock band, The Hanging Tree. Borich was replaced by Chris Simms on drums. They supported tours by Radiohead and The Tea Party. In June 1995 Juice released a single, "Never Enough", followed by another EP, Fractured in September. Simon Cox replaced Simms on drums, but by early 1996 Juice had disbanded.
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