Crippled Black Phoenix

Crippled Black Phoenix are an English rock band, brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Justin Greaves who founded it in 2004.[1] Several musicians have contributed to Crippled Black Phoenix's albums and played with them during their live shows.[2]

Crippled Black Phoenix
Crippled Black Phoenix at the Roadburn Festival 2017
Background information
OriginUnited Kingdom
GenresProgressive rock, post-rock, ambient, experimental rock, neo-psychedelia
Years active2004–present
LabelsInvada, Cool Green Recordings, Mascot Music Productions, Season of Mist
Associated actsElectric Wizard, Iron Monkey, Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine , Se Delan
Websitewww.crippledblackphoenix.co.uk
MembersJustin Greaves
Belinda Kordic
Helen Stanley

History

In 2004, Justin Greaves began recording primitive sounds he had had in mind for years. He was encouraged by Dominic Aitchison of Mogwai, and their ideas would lay the backbone for Crippled Black Phoenix. The name of the band was taken from the lyrics (by Johnny Morrow of Iron Monkey), of "Big Loader," a song on the debut album Iron Monkey.[3] The musicians centered around the main songwriter Greaves used to play in other bands, including Iron Monkey, Gonga, Mogwai, Electric Wizard, Hearts of Black Science and many others.[4][5] Although originally having an unorthodox start, since all the band members were busy with other projects, Crippled Black Phoenix remained committed to staying together and forged their sound.

Greaves and the band write what they call "endtime ballads"[6] signifying both the melodic but 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 progressive rock to dark folk, to psychedelic, to post rock/metal.[7] Initially the band was produced by Geoff Barrow of Portishead fame, under his label Invada Records. Barrow occasionally played live in the first appareances of the band in 2007. [8] Crippled Black Phoenix have made live shows a focus and have performed in unusual venues, using also folk and Victorian-era instruments in tandem with their rock elements.[9]

The innate, ever ongoing evolution of Crippled Black Phoenix has reflected on multiple changes in his line-ups, both studio and live. [10]. Of the first versions of the band, the most relevant changes were the departures of original singer/guitarist Joe Volk, who embarks in a solo career (2012) and guitarist Karl Demata (2014), who later founds the band Vly together with also departing bassist Christian Heilmann. Justin Greaves and Demata have been engaged in a legal dispute over the registered trademark of the band's name.[11] In the second half of 2015 the issue with former guitarist was resolved and mastermind Greaves could continue his run under the monicker Crippled Black Phoenix, following his vision and continuing to be very prolific with different incarnations of the band and his cast of rotating musicians.

A new era of CBP started already in 2013 with the arrival of Swedish guitarist/vocalist Daniel Anghede: a voice that Greaves confesses to have always wanted to work with, at the point he was supposed to be on the debut album of the band. [12][13][14] As a parallel project, female singer Belinda Kordic and Greaves formed the duo Se Delan. A second project involving Greaves and Kordic is called World War. [15][16]. Another major change on CBP path happens in 2019, when Daniel Anghede leaves the band after six years.[17] He later announces a project ("Venus Principle") in a sort of CBP spin-off with other former bandmates.[18]

Band

Current members
  • Justin Greaves – electric guitar, acoustic guitars, drums (studio), saw, keyboards, banjo, effects, samples, backing vocals (2004-present) [19]
  • Belinda Kordic – vocals (guest 2012-2015, 2016-present) [20]
  • Helen Stanley – piano, keyboards, trumpet, vocals, backing vocals (2016-present) [21]

Past members

Discography

Studio Albums
  • A Love of Shared Disasters (2007 Invada Records) [43]
  • The Resurrectionists (2009 Invada Records) [44]
  • Night Raider (2009 Invada Records) [45]
  • (Mankind) The Crafty Ape (2012 Mascot Music Production)[46]
  • White Light Generator (2014 Cool Green Recordings)[47]
  • Bronze (2016 Season of Mist) [48]
  • Great Escape (2018 Season of Mist) [49]

EP's
  • I, Vigilante (2010 Invada Records) [50]
  • No Sadness or Farewell (2012 Cool Green Recordings [51])
  • New Dark Age (2015 Season Of Mist) [52]
  • Oh'Ech-oes (2015 Clearview Records, with Se Delan) [53]

Live and official bootlegs
  • Poznan 2011 A.D. (2012 Clearview Records),[54] re-released as Live Poznan (2013 Cool Green Recordings) [55]
  • Live at Burg Herzberg Festival, 2011 A.D. (2013 Self released) [56]
  • Live in Bern 2012 A.D. (2013 Self released),[57] re-released as We Shall See Victory (2020 Kscope) [58]
  • In a Cave (Live 2014 A.D.) (2015 Self released) [59]
  • Destroy Freak Valley (2017 Rock Freaks Records) [60]
  • Demons in Aschaffenburg 2019 A.D. (2020 Self released) [61]
  • Astorias Vigilantes - Live At Stone Fest 2018 A.D. (2020 Self released) [62]

Singles
  • Sharks & Storms / Blizzard Of Horned Cats (2006 Invada Records) [63]
  • Childhood's End (with Se Delan) (2015 Self released) [64]

Compilations
  • 200 Tons of Bad Luck (2009 Invada Records) [65]
  • Extra Tracks (2009 Self released) [66]
  • An Original Album Collection ("New Dark Age" + "Bronze" box set) (2019 Season Of Mist) [67]
  • Man Confused, Vol. I-II: Various Demo Action 2004-2011, 2011-2018 AD (2020 Self released) [68][69]

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