Crispin Gray Explained

Crispin Gray
Birth Name:	Crispin John Orion Gray
Birth Place:	Islington, London, England
Instrument:	Guitar, vocals, bass, drums, glockenspiel, harmonica
Genre:	Rock, alternative rock, noise rock, experimental
Occupation:	Musician
Years Active:	1989–present
Associated Acts:	Daisy Chainsaw, Queenadreena, Dizzy Q Viper, Vapid Dolly, The Dogbones, Ultra Grand Supreme, Starsha Lee, Alien Airforce

Crispin John Orion Gray (born 1963) is an English guitarist and songwriter. Best known for his bands Daisy Chainsaw and Queenadreena,^{[1] [2]} Gray has also played with Dizzy Q Viper, Vapid Dolly and The Dogbones. He is currently a member of Starsha Lee. His great uncle was British poet John Gray, allegedly the inspiration for Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. In November 2022, Gray released his first ever solo project, Alien Airforce, via Public Pressure.^[3]

Discography

Daisy Chainsaw

• LoveSickPleasure EP (1991), Deva Records
• Pink Flower EP (1992), Deva Records
• Hope Your Dreams Come True EP (1992), Deva Records
• Eleventeen (1992), One Little Indian Records
• For They Know Not What They Do (1994), One Little Indian Records
• You're Gruesome EP (1995), Fluffy Bunny Records/Cheapskates Records

Dizzy Q Viper

• Losers Like You EP (1996), Blue Angel Records
• Uncle Cracking Bone EP (1996), Blue Angel Records

Vapid Dolly

• The Queen of Pseudo Psychos (1997), Epic/Sony

Queenadreena

• Taxidermy (2000), Blanco y Negro Records
• Drink Me (2002), Rough Trade Records
• The Butcher and the Butterfly (2005), One Little Indian Records
• Live at the ICA (2005), One Little Indian Records
• Ride A Cock Horse (2007), Independently Released
• Djin (2008), Imperial Records

The Dogbones

• The Dogbones (2010), Buzzsaw Records

Ultra Grand Supreme

• Antiques Rock Show (2017), Digital Only

Starsha Lee

• Post-God Metaphysics (2018), Syndicol Music
• Plausible Hate EP (2018), Syndicol Music
• Love Is Superficial EP (2019), Cadiz Entertainment
• Killing Heteronomy (2021), Digital Only^[4]
• Resting In Murder (2022), Digital Only^[5]
• Damnatio Memoriae EP (2022), Cadiz Entertainment

Alien Airforce

• One EP (2022), Public Pressure^[6]
• Give Pigeons the Right of Way (2023), Easy Action Records
• Good Luck World (I Think You're Going To Need It) (2024), Easy Action Records^[7]
• Somewhere On The Spectrum (2024), Digital Only^[8]

External links

• Web site: HOME. Starshalee.wixsite.com. 13 December 2020. 20 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200820214705/https://starshalee.wixsite.com/starsha-lee. dead.
• Web site: Ultra Grand Supreme. Ultragrandsupreme.bandcamp.com. 13 December 2020.
• Web site: John Gray - John Gray Biography - Poem Hunter. Poemhunter.com. 13 December 2020.

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC. Getting weird with Queen Adreena. Bell. Nigel. 5 December 2005. https://archive.today/20190213031235/http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2005/03/12/entertainment_music_interviews_2005_02_queen_adreena_feature.shtml. 13 February 2019. 13 February 2019. live.
2. Web site: Interview of Queen Adreena's guitarist Crispin Gray and bassist Nomi Leonard. La Guitare. April 2006. https://archive.today/20190213031251/http://www.laguitare.com/2006/bourges/bourges_queen_itv_gb.html. 13 February 2019. 13 February 2019. live.
3. 1521873224757297155. jointhepressure. Crispin Gray (#DaisyChainsaw / #Queenadreena) will be releasing his first ever solo project - Alien Airforce .....…. 4 May 2022.
4. https://starshalee.bandcamp.com
5. https://starshalee.bandcamp.com
6. Web site: Public Pressure | Marketplace .
7. https://easyaction.co.uk/product/alien-airforce-coloured-vinyl-7-single/
8. Web site: About .