Taking a dive back to the days of the hybrid/social-distancing/isolation/mask era of COVID for this session by Joycut during the Europavox @Eye2021 festival.

The pandemic and subsequent lockdown of public gatherings took a heavy toll on musicians, venues and the audience. Some bands up and folded, while others were stifled just as album projects were in the process of being released – projects not in the middle of the release process were more or less frozen, waiting for the day when all would return to normal. It was a time we’re still recovering from and having an opportunity to look back at those bands who chose to perform hybrid sessions.

Joycut was one of those bands. Based in Bologna, their music includes a weaving of powerful sonic moments using a mass of electronics, orchestral breathings, cinematic saturations, tribal drumming and industrial percussion with found objects from the urban landscape.

JoyCut consists of Pasquale Pezzillo, the founding member (contents, voice, guitar, electronics), Gaël Califano (industrial percussion) and Matilde Benvenuti (tribal drum).

Having opened and toured with bands such as Arcade Fire, Editors, Art Brut, Modest Mouse and Sebadoh, the trio won over North American fans on their first proper US tour in spring of 2014. On the tour they were introduced to Nic Harcourt of KCSN and subsequently has become a supporter. The VISA World Cup commercial score was secured through their SXSW International Day Stage Performance. They were MTV Artist of the Week in April 2014 and featured in Under the Radar magazine in the July 2014 issue.

Their 2014 album PiecesOfUsWereLeftOnTheGround was followed by a tour across Italy, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Iceland, USA, Canada and Asia.

JoyCut’s music has also been featured on a television series dedicated to famous Italian literature, produced by the company Sky Arts.

In 2016, the band toured and performed with The Chemical Brothers.

In 2017, after a TEDx talk and performance in Verona, JoyCut played a sold out show at the Venice Biennale.

In 2018, following a residency at Clermont- Ferrand’s (FR) Coopérative de Mai and IMAGO’s studios, JoyCut began work on a new album with a planned release in early 2019.

On 15 June 2018, JoyCut played at the Purcell Room as part of the Meltdown festival curated by Robert Smith of The Cure.

Relax and crank it up – masks are optional.

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