Crippled Black Phoenix
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| Crippled Black Phoenix | |
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| Origin | United Kingdom, Sweden |
| Genres | Progressive rock, post-rock, ambient, experimental rock, neo-psychedelia |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Invada, Domino, Mascot Label Group |
| Associated acts | Electric Wizard,Hearts of Black Science, Gonga, Iron Monkey, Mogwai, Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine, Scarlatti Tilt |
| Website | www.crippledblackphoenix.co.uk |
| Members |
Justin Greaves Daniel Änghede Karl Demata Christian Heilmann Mark Furnevall Daisy Chapman Ben Wilsker |
Crippled Black Phoenix is a rock group from the United Kingdom. Several dozen musicians have contributed to Crippled Black Phoenix's albums and played with them during their live shows.[1]
History
Members of the band used to play in other bands (including Iron Monkey, Gonga, Mogwai, Electric Wizard, Hearts of Black Science and others).[2][3] In 2004, Justin Greaves began recording primitive sounds he had had in mind for years. He was encouraged by Dominic Aitchison, and their ideas would lay the backbone for Crippled Black Phoenix. The name of the band was taken from the lyrics of "Big Loader," a song on the debut album by Greaves' previous band, Iron Monkey.[4]
Although originally having an unorthodox start, since all the band members were part of and busy with other projects at the time of the band's founding, Crippled Black Phoenix remained committed to staying together and forged their sound. The band writes what they call "endtime ballads,"[5] signifying both the slightly macabre nature of their songs and their unusual blend of styles as the final evolution in music. This blend has led to them being called everything from stoner-prog to freak-folk to doom.[6]
Crippled Black Phoenix have made live shows a focus and have performed in unusual venues, using Victorian-era instruments in tandem with more modern instruments.[7]
Band members
Current members
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Former members
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Discography
| A Love of Shared Disasters (2006) | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "The Lament of the Nithered Mercenary" | 2:36 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Really, How'd It Get This Way?" | 4:49 | ||||||||
| 3. | "The Whistler" | 9:45 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Suppose I Told the Truth" | 5:03 | ||||||||
| 5. | "When You're Gone" | 5:35 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Long Cold Summer" | 10:34 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Goodnight, Europe" | 6:08 | ||||||||
| 8. | "You Take the Devil Out of Me" | 4:23 | ||||||||
| 9. | "The Northern Cobbler" | 7:32 | ||||||||
| 10. | "My Enemies I Fear Not, But Protect Me from My Friends" | 6:34 | ||||||||
| 11. | "I'm Almost Home" | 5:32 | ||||||||
| 12. | "Sharks & Storms" / "Blizzard of Horned Cats" | 8:19 | ||||||||
| 200 Tons of Bad Luck (2009) | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Burnt Reynolds" | 8:41 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Rise Up and Fight" | 5:42 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Time of Yer Life" / "Born for Nothing" / "Paranoid Arm of Narcoleptic Empire" | 18:36 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Wendigo" | 3:49 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Littlestep" | 5:55 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Crossing the Bar" | 7:11 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Whissendine" | 4:57 | ||||||||
| 8. | "A Real Bronx Cheer" | 0:34 | ||||||||
| 9. | "444" | 5:48 | ||||||||
| 10. | "A Hymn for a Lost Soul" | 2:24 | ||||||||
| 11. | "A Lack of Common Sense" | 7:23 | ||||||||
| 12. | "I Am Free, Today I Perished" | 6:02 | ||||||||
| The Resurrectionists / Night Raider (2009) | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Burnt Reynolds" | 8:41 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Rise Up and Fight" | 5:45 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Whissendine" | 4:57 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Crossing the Bar" | 7:05 | ||||||||
| 5. | "200 Tons of Bad Luck" | 5:53 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Please Do Not Stay Here" | 3:17 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Song for the Loved" | 13:38 | ||||||||
| 8. | "A Hymn for a Lost Soul" | 2:24 | ||||||||
| 9. | "444" | 5:49 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Littlestep" | 5:52 | ||||||||
| 11. | "Human Nature Dictates the Downfall of Humans" | 7:40 | ||||||||
| 12. | "Time of Ye Life" / "Born for Nothing" / "Paranoid Arm of Narcoleptic Empire" | 18:42 | ||||||||
| 13. | "Wendigo" | 3:52 | ||||||||
| 14. | "Bat Stack" | 3:46 | ||||||||
| 15. | "Along Where the Wind Blows" | 2:19 | ||||||||
| 16. | "Onward Ever Downwards" | 3:44 | ||||||||
| 17. | "A Lack of Common Sense" | 7:15 | ||||||||
| 18. | "Trust No One" | 3:29 | ||||||||
| 19. | "I Am Free, Today I Perished" | 6:05 | ||||||||
| I, Vigilante (2010) | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Troublemaker" | 8:33 | ||||||||
| 2. | "We Forgotten Who We Are" | 10:47 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Fantastic Justice" | 7:54 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Bostogne Blues" | 12:01 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Of a Lifetime" | 6:45 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Burning Bridges" | 2:30 | ||||||||
| (Mankind) The Crafty Ape (2012) | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Nothing (We Are...)" (Chapter I: A Thread) | 1:25 | ||||||||
| 2. | "The Heart of Every Country" (Chapter I: A Thread) | 10:04 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Get Down and Live With It" (Chapter I: A Thread) | 7:11 | ||||||||
| 4. | "(In the Yonder Marsh)" (Chapter I: A Thread) | 4:11 | ||||||||
| 5. | "A Letter Concerning Dogheads" (Chapter I: A Thread) | 6:24 | ||||||||
| 6. | "The Brain / Poznan" (Chapter I: A Thread) | 7:37 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Laying Traps" (Chapter II: The Trap) | 4:45 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Born in a Hurricane" (Chapter II: The Trap) | 3:31 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Release the Clowns" (Chapter II: The Trap) | 5:23 | ||||||||
| 10. | "(What?)" (Chapter II: The Trap) | 1:35 | ||||||||
| 11. | "A Suggestion (Not a Very Nice One)" (Chapter III: The Blues of Man) | 5:54 | ||||||||
| 12. | "(Dig, Bury, Deny)" (Chapter III: The Blues of Man) | 2:08 | ||||||||
| 13. | "Operation Mincemeat" (Chapter III: The Blues of Man) | 6:58 | ||||||||
| 14. | "We Will Never Get Out This World Alive" (Chapter III: The Blues of Man) | 4:12 | ||||||||
| 15. | "Faced With Complete Failure, Utter Defiance Is the Only Response" (Chapter III: The Blues of Man) | 14:50 | ||||||||
| No Sadness or Farewell (2012) CD | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "How We Rock" | 12:24 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Hold On (so goodbye to all of that)" | 6:54 | ||||||||
| 3. | "What have we got to lose?" | 2:21 | ||||||||
| 4. | "One armed boxer" | 3:21 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Jonestown Martin" | 6:30 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Long live independence" | 5:24 | ||||||||
| No Sadness or Farewell (2012) LP | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "How We Rock" | 12:24 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Hold On (so goodbye to all of that)" | 6:54 | ||||||||
| 3. | "One Armed Boxer" | 3:21 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Jonestown Martin" | 6:30 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Long Live Independence" | |||||||||
| 6. | "Maniac Beast" | 5:24 | ||||||||
| White Light Generator (2014) CD + LP | ||||||||||
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References
- ↑ Crippled Black Phoenix MySpace
- ↑ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10659-a-love-of-shared-disasters/
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1066303
- ↑ Sutton, Dave (12 October 2011). "Interview with Justin Greaves (Crippled Black Phoenix)". Love It Loud.com. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ↑ Sheffield, Hazel (11 May 2009). "Crippled Black Phoenix: Onward Christian Soldiers, Marching As Unto War". The Quietus. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ↑ Artist listing: Crippled Black Phoenix from Drowned in Sound
- ↑ Crippled Black Phoenix Biography
External links
- Crippled Black Phoenix on Facebook
- Crippled Black Phoenix on Myspace
- BalconyTV Poznan performance in June 2011
- Crippled Black Phoenix Live 1/2, 2012.03.26 in Warsaw
- Crippled Black Phoenix Live 2/2, 2012.03.26 in Warsaw
- Crippled Black Phoenix Live at Crossroads Festival, 2012-10-26 in Bonn
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