Crazy P (formerly known as Crazy Penis)[1] is an English electronic music group, formed around 1995 by Chris Todd and Jim Baron.
Crazy P | |
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 Audioriver Festival 2009, Płock, Poland | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Crazy Penis |
| Origin | Nottingham, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Disco, deep house, funk, downtempo |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | 2020 Vision, Paper Recordings, Shiva Records, !K7 |
| Members | Chris Todd (Hot Toddy) James Baron (Ron Basejam) Tim Davies Matt Klose |
| Past members | Mav Kendricks Danielle Moore (deceased) |
| Website | www.facebook.com/crazypmusic |
History
editTodd and Baron formed the band after meeting at the University of Nottingham.[2][3][4] The band's sound incorporates soul music, disco and house music.[5] By 2002 the band expanded to include bassist Tim Davies, percussionist Mav Kendricks, and vocalist Danielle Moore.[6] 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."[2]
They were signed by Manchester label Paper Recordings and have since released six albums and several singles, starting with "Digging Deeper" in 1996.[7][8] They built up a strong fanbase in Australia where they have toured several times.[7][8]
Their track "There's a Better Place" samples the song "Pure Imagination" from the movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.[8]
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."[9]
The band's last album, Age of the Ego, was recorded in 2019.[10] 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”.[10]
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.[10]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- 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
edit- When We Live (2012)
Remix albums
edit- A Nice Hot Edit With..... (2011)
- Remixed (2013)
Remixes
editHot Toddy remixes
| Year | Artist | Track | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Easy Tiger | "Easy" | Hot Toddy Mix |
| 2005 | Crazy P | "Lady T" | |
| Crazy P | "Sun Science" | ||
| 2006 | Crazy P | "Can't Get Down" | Hot Toddy Mix |
| 2008 | Crazy P | "Lie Lost" | Hot Toddy Dub Hot Toddy Remix |
| 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 Hot Toddy Remix | |
| NUfrequency featuring Snax | "Passage Of Time" | Hot Toddy Dub Hot Toddy Remix | |
| 2010 | D-Pulse | "Velocity of Love" | |
| Fred Everything featuring N'Dea Davenport | "Don't Nobody" | Hot Toddy Remix Hot Toddy Instrumental | |
| Joey Negro presents Kola Kube | "Why" | Hot Toddy Boogiefield Mix Hot Toddy Club Mix Hot Toddy Special Dub | |
| Lovebirds featuring Stee Downes | "Want You In My Soul" | ||
| Ron Basejam | "Spirit" | Hot Toddy Disco Dub Hot Toddy Remix | |
| Smoke & Mirrors | "Set It Off" | Hot Toddy Instrumental Hot Toddy Remix | |
| 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" | ||
| 2012 | Black Strobe | "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" | ||
| 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 Hot Toddy Mix | |
| 2014 | Kraak & Smaak featuring John Turrell | "Back Again" | Hot Toddy Dub Hot Toddy Remix |
| Sugardaddy featuring Ronica | "Don't Look Any Further" | Hot Toddy Dub Remix Hot Toddy Vocal Remix | |
| 2015 | Crazy P | "Cruel Mistress" | Hot Toddy Retro Mix |
| "Something More" | Hot Toddy Disco Redux Hot Toddy Percky Dub | ||
| Ilija Rudman | "Future Times" | ||
| Oh Yeah | "Nothing But the Beat" | Hot Toddy Dub Mix Hot Toddy Vocal Mix | |
| Situation featuring Andre Espeut | "Get to Know Me" | Hot Toddy Dub Remix Hot Toddy Vocal Remix | |
| 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 Hot Toddy Come Together Dub | |
| Izo FitzRoy | "Hope You Can Wait" | Hot Toddy Dub Hot Toddy Remix | |
| Joey Negro | "Stomp Your Feet" | Hot Toddy Remix Hot Toddy Underwater Dub | |
| Soul Clap featuring Nona Hendryx | "Shine (This Is It)" | Hot Toddy Marimba Message Dub Mix Hot Toddy Marimba Message Vocal Mix | |
| 2018 | Seamus Haji | "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" | Hot Toddy Remix |
References
edit- ^ Goh, Daryl (2005) "Changing tides with Crazy P Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine", Malaysia Star, 14 September 2005, retrieved 5 April 2010
- ^ a b "Crazy Penis - Keeping audiences a little shocked", Resident Advisor, 11 March 2003, retrieved 5 April 2010
- ^ "Crazy Penis: A better band than ever before", inthemix, 3 March 2008, retrieved 5 April 2010
- ^ Moran, Jonathon (2005) "Crazy Penis name started as a bit of fun", AAP General News, 9 February 2005
- ^ Jinman, Richard (2004) "Good Vibrations for the discerning day-outer", Sydney Morning Herald, 31 January 2004, retrieved 5 April 2010
- ^ Hegarty, Khalil (2003) "Genre Benders", The Age, 21 March 2003, retrieved 5 April 2010
- ^ a b Hayden, Helen (2005) "Crazy Penis do the Oz festival Circuit", Resident Advisor, 13 September 2005, retrieved 5 April 2010
- ^ a b c Hegarty, Khalil (2005) "Letting it all hang out", The Age, 7 January 2005, retrieved 5 April 2010
- ^ MacDonald, Kit (2008) "Sunny disco days return with Crazy P", Metro, 16 July 2008, retrieved 5 April 2010
- ^ a b c Snapes, Laura (2 September 2024). "Danielle Moore, lead singer with Crazy P, dies aged 52". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2024.