Crazy P (formerly Crazy Penis)

Crazy P (formerly known as Crazy Penis) is an English electronic music group, formed around 1995 by Chris Todd and Jim Baron. Todd and Baron formed the band after meeting at the University of Nottingham. The band's sound incorporates soul music, disco and house music. By 2002 the band expanded to include bassist Tim Davies, percussionist Mav Kendricks, and vocalist Danielle Moore. 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. They built up a strong fanbase in Australia where they have toured several times. 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." 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. The cause was suicide. She had been suffering from mental ill-health exacerbated by perimenopause 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) When We Live (2012) A Nice Hot Edit With..... (2011) Remixed (2013) Hot Toddy remixes 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 "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 Hayden, Helen (2005) "Crazy Penis do the Oz festival Circuit", Resident Advisor, 13 September 2005, retrieved 5 April 2010 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 Snapes, Laura (2 September 2024). "Danielle Moore, lead singer with Crazy P, dies aged 52". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2024. "Crazy P singer's death leads to perimenopause awareness call". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 18 January 2025. Official website