Crazy P
{{Short description|English electronic music group}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Crazy P
| image = Audioriver 2009 (98).jpg
| caption = Audioriver Festival 2009, Płock, Poland
| landscape = yes
| origin = Nottingham, United Kingdom
| alias = Crazy Penis
| genre = Disco, deep house, funk, downtempo
| years_active = 1995–present
| label = 2020 Vision, Paper Recordings, Shiva Records, !K7
| website = [https://www.facebook.com/crazypmusic www.facebook.com/crazypmusic]
| current_members = Chris Todd (Hot Toddy)
James Baron (Ron Basejam)
Tim Davies
Matt Klose
| past_members = Mav Kendricks
Danielle Moore (deceased)
}}
Crazy P (formerly known as Crazy Penis)Goh, Daryl (2005) "[http://ecentral.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/9/14/music/11989542&sec=music Changing tides with Crazy P] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020507/http://ecentral.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2005%2F9%2F14%2Fmusic%2F11989542&sec=music |date=24 July 2011 }}", Malaysia Star, 14 September 2005, retrieved 5 April 2010 is an English electronic music group, formed around 1995 by Chris Todd and Jim Baron.
History
Todd and Baron formed the band after meeting at the University of Nottingham."[http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?260 Crazy Penis - Keeping audiences a little shocked]", Resident Advisor, 11 March 2003, retrieved 5 April 2010"[http://www.inthemix.com.au/features/36682/Crazy_Penis_A_better_band_than_ever_before Crazy Penis: A better band than ever before]", inthemix, 3 March 2008, retrieved 5 April 2010Moran, Jonathon (2005) "Crazy Penis name started as a bit of fun", AAP General News, 9 February 2005 The band's sound incorporates soul music, disco and house music.Jinman, Richard (2004) "[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/30/1075340837558.html Good Vibrations for the discerning day-outer]", Sydney Morning Herald, 31 January 2004, retrieved 5 April 2010 By 2002 the band expanded to include bassist Tim Davies, percussionist Mav Kendricks, and vocalist Danielle Moore.Hegarty, Khalil (2003) "[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/03/21/1047749917722.html Genre Benders]", The Age, 21 March 2003, retrieved 5 April 2010 Todd explained the origin of the band name: "A flat mate of mine had a record called 'loco pinga' which roughly translates to Crazy Penis, we were going to call ourselves loco pinga but once we told people that, they liked crazy penis better for the shock value."
They were signed by Manchester label Paper Recordings and have since released six albums and several singles, starting with "Digging Deeper" in 1996.Hayden, Helen (2005) "[http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=7107 Crazy Penis do the Oz festival Circuit]", Resident Advisor, 13 September 2005, retrieved 5 April 2010 They built up a strong fanbase in Australia where they have toured several times.Hegarty, Khalil (2005) "[http://www.theage.com.au/news/Music/Letting-it-all-hang-out/2005/01/06/1104832227961.html Letting it all hang out]", The Age, 7 January 2005, retrieved 5 April 2010
Their track "There's a Better Place" samples the song "Pure Imagination" from the movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
Their track "Stop Space Return" was released as iTunes UK's single of the week on 28 October 2008.
The band began using 'Crazy P' exclusively in 2008 with Moore explaining "We wanted to grow, and keep growing, so there was no point in cutting our nose off to spite our face by keeping the original name."MacDonald, Kit (2008) "[http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/221892-sunny-disco-days-return-with-crazy-p Sunny disco days return with Crazy P]", Metro, 16 July 2008, retrieved 5 April 2010
The band's last album, Age of the Ego, was recorded in 2019. For the album, Moore wrote political themed lyrics which railed against the worship of high-profile politicians and celebrities, and also advocated for grassroots, community work, investment in the public sector and taxing billionaires and “people who have ravaged this country”.
Moore, who still served as the group's frontwoman and who also wrote lyrics for some of Crazy P's songs, died on 30 August 2024, at the age of 52.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/sep/02/danielle-moore-lead-singer-with-crazy-p-dies-aged-52|title=Danielle Moore, lead singer with Crazy P, dies aged 52|first=Laura|last=Snapes|publisher=The Guardian|date=2 September 2024|accessdate=2 September 2024}} The cause was suicide. She had been suffering from perimenopause{{Cite web |title=Crazy P singer’s death leads to perimenopause awareness call |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr82r33x2eo |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
- A Nice Hot Bath With... (1998)
- The Wicked is Music (2002)
- 24 Hour Psychedelic Freakout (2003)
- A Night on Earth (2005)
- Stop Space Return / Love on the Line (in Australia) (2008)
- When We On (2011)
- Walk Dance Talk Sing (2015)
- Age of the Ego (2019)
- Any Signs of Love (2024)
=Live albums=
- When We Live (2012)
=Remix albums=
- A Nice Hot Edit With..... (2011)
- Remixed (2013)
=Remixes=
Hot Toddy remixes
| class="wikitable" |
| style="text-align:center; width:35px;"|Year
!width="200"|Artist !Track !Title |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|2000
|Easy Tiger |"Easy" |Hot Toddy Mix |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2005
|Crazy P |"Lady T" | |
| Crazy P
|"Sun Science" | |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|2006
|Crazy P |"Can't Get Down" |Hot Toddy Mix |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"|2008
|Crazy P |"Lie Lost" |Hot Toddy Dub |
| Crazy P
|"Never Gonna Reach Me" | |
| Crazy P
|"Stop Space Return" |Hot Toddy Mix |
| Estelle featuring Kanye West
|"American Boy" |Splice of Life Hot Toddy Dub |
| Levi 5Star featuring Michelle Martinez
|"Another You" |Hot Toddy Dub |
| NUfrequency featuring Snax
|"Passage Of Time" |Hot Toddy Dub |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"|2010
|D-Pulse |"Velocity of Love" | |
| Fred Everything featuring N'Dea Davenport
|"Don't Nobody" |Hot Toddy Remix |
| Joey Negro presents Kola Kube
|"Why" |Hot Toddy Boogiefield Mix |
| Lovebirds featuring Stee Downes
|"Want You In My Soul" | |
| Ron Basejam
|"Spirit" |Hot Toddy Disco Dub |
| Smoke & Mirrors
|"Set It Off" |Hot Toddy Instrumental |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"|2011
|Alain Ho |"Into a Deep" | |
| Black Dogs featuring Chantelle
|"Love Underground" | |
| Crazy P
|"Open for Service" | |
| J Boogie's Dubtronic Science featuring The Pimps of Joytime
|"Go to Work" | |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5"|2012
|"Boogie in Zero Gravity" | |
| Crazy P
|"Changes" | |
| Flash Atkins featuring Sally Garozzo
|"Did You Forget to Shine?" |Hot Toddy Mix |
| Mousse T.
|"Brother on the Run" | |
| Novika
|"Miss Mood" | |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5"|2013
|Dean Tyler featuring Dos Santos |"Ordinary Things" | |
| Joey Negro and The Sunburst Band
|"Taste the Groove" | |
| Lonely Boy
|"When I Think About" | |
| Rhythm Plate featuring Frank H. Carter III
|"Not Like That" | |
| The Right Now
|"Call Girl" |Hot Toddy Dub |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2014
|Kraak & Smaak featuring John Turrell |"Back Again" |Hot Toddy Dub |
| Sugardaddy featuring Ronica
|"Don't Look Any Further" |Hot Toddy Dub Remix |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5"|2015
| rowspan="2"|Crazy P |"Cruel Mistress" |Hot Toddy Retro Mix |
| "Something More"
|Hot Toddy Disco Redux |
| Ilija Rudman
|"Future Times" | |
| Oh Yeah
|"Nothing But the Beat" |Hot Toddy Dub Mix |
| Situation featuring Andre Espeut
|"Get to Know Me" |Hot Toddy Dub Remix |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"|2017
|Charles Schillings featuring Kuku |"Whatever Makes You Happy?" |Hot Toddy Remix |
| Crazy P
|"In My Hands" |Hot Toddy Remix |
| Dutchican Soul featuring Andrea Love
|"We Can Change the World" |Hot Toddy Psychedelic Dub |
| Izo FitzRoy
|"Hope You Can Wait" |Hot Toddy Dub |
| Joey Negro
|"Stomp Your Feet" |Hot Toddy Remix |
| Soul Clap featuring Nona Hendryx
|"Shine (This Is It)" |Hot Toddy Marimba Message Dub Mix |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|2018
|"Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" |Hot Toddy Remix |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.facebook.com/crazypmusic}}
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Category:1995 establishments in the United Kingdom
Category:Musical groups established in 1995