Crippled Black Phoenix

Crippled Black Phoenix
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 Mark Furnevall Daisy Chapman Ben Wilsker

Crippled Black Phoenix is a rock group from the United Kingdom centred on the multi-instrumentalist Justin Greaves.^[1] Several musicians have contributed to Crippled Black Phoenix's albums and played with them during their live shows.^[2]

History

Members of the band used to play in other bands (including Iron Monkey, Gonga, Mogwai, Electric Wizard, Hearts of Black Science and others).^[3]^[4] 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.^[5]

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,"^[6] 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.^[7]

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.^[8] Since December 2014, Justin Greaves and guitarist Karl Demata have been engaged in a legal dispute over the registered trademark of the band's name.^[9]

Band members

Current members

Justin Greaves – electric guitar, drums, saw, keyboard, acoustic guitar, banjo, effects, samples
Daniel Änghede - Vocals, electric guitar
Mark Furnevall – synthesizer, keyboards, backing vocals
Ben Wilsker – drums
Daisy Chapman - Piano, Vocals
Jonas Stålhammar - electric guitar

Collaborators

Kostas Panagiotou
Dominic Aitchison
Nial McGaughey
Andy Semmens
Thomas Elgie
George Elgie
Dave Greaves
Guy Metcalffe
Geoff Barrow
Michael L.B. West
Danny Ashberry
Baz Barrett
Merijn Royaards
Joe Volk
Charlotte Nicholls
Matt Simpkin
John E. Vistic
Miriam Wolf
Chrissie Caulfield
Mark Ophidian
Karl Demata
Christian Heilmann

Discography

A Love of Shared Disasters (2006 Invada records)
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)
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 (2008/2009 Invada Records)
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
20.	"The vinyl-only extra tracks:"	0:01
21.	"Physical (You ar so), Originally Adam & the Ants, This CBP version was never "Officially" released"	3:21
22.	"Like a Mexican love, Unfinished demo by Jeffery Lee Pierce, CBP recorded it for "We are only riders" JLP Project"	2:52
23.	"Let me put my love into you, Originally by AC/DC, CBP version part of the "Back in Black-Reduxe" for Classic Rock"	5:37
24.	"Run Like Hell, Originally by Pink Floyd, CBP version was released on "The Wall Rebuilt" for MOJO Magazine"	5:41

I, Vigilante (2010 Invada Records)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Troublemaker"	8:33
2.	"We Forgotten Who We Are"	10:47
3.	"Fantastic Justice"	7:54
4.	"Bastogne Blues"	12:01
5.	"Of a Lifetime"	6:45
6.	"Burning Bridges"	2:30

(Mankind) The Crafty Ape (2011 Mascot Music Production)^[10]
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
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?"	10:33
4.	"One armed boxer"	3:21
5.	"Jonestown Martin"	6:30
6.	"Long live independence"	5:24

No Sadness or Farewell (2012 Mascot Music Production) LP
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^[11]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sweeter Than You"
2.	"NO! (pt1 & pt2)"
3.	"Let’s Have An Apocalypse Now!"
4.	"Black Light Generator"
5.	"Parasites"
6.	"Northern Comfort"
7.	"Wake Me Up When It’s Time To Sleep"
8.	"Caring Breeds The Horror"
9.	"You’ll Be Murdered"
10.	"We Remember You"
11.	"A Brighter Tomorrow"

References

↑ "2012 interview" Tom McKibbin, 'Justin Greaves: Interview With The Infamous Musician', The Sleeping Shaman, 11 October 2012
↑ 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
↑ Lach, Stef (2014-12-19). "Supergroup members take swipes at each other in row over band's name". TeamRock. Team Rock Limited. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
↑ . Retrieved May 25, 2014.
↑ "White Light Generator – Track listing". Retrieved February 17, 2014.