| Band Description |
Planet Joy is an experiment in creating a cohesive vision by incorporating art/design/visual concepts with music to tell our twisted stories.
Planet Joy is an experimental rock band from Pretoria. Fusing pop sensibilities with more experimental electronic textures to create a unique sonic mixture, which includes elements from industrial, ambient, electronic and alternative music. Formed in 2008 by musical cohorts Marthinus Kirsten and Stefan du Randt- they wrote 50+ songs in the same year. The main function of Planet Joy's music is to evoke emotion from the listener and give them a chance to escape into another world. Thus the music is heavily produced and contain many subliminal textures and atmospheres which is not very common in South African rock music. Christiaan creates the comic style drawings that are an integral part of the band's image. Another friend, Kruger van Deventer plays bass, piano and sings backing vocals. P l a n e t J o y are finishing work on songs, concepts and art for their debut album. |