Screaming Banshee Aircrew
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Screaming Banshee Aircrew were a minimal post-punk
/trashvogue alternative
band originating from York
, England
.
Formed in April 2001, they began as a four-piece alternative
/deathrock
/post-punk
band and made their debut performance featuring a mixture of their own material and Rocky Horror covers on 16 November 2001 at The Winning Post, York for the Deviation clubnight. Their initial sound varied from tongue in cheek humour and rockabilly to sombre ballads and dancefloor stompers, influences include bands such as The March Violets
, The Horatii, The Cramps
, The Cure
, Bauhaus
, David Bowie
and New Model Army
.
The band quickly gained a reputation as an energetic live act and were to gather a fanbase across the UK, especially within the Gothic Rock
circuit, during this time with an act that featured DAT tape backing, guitars and interwoven male and female lead vocals.
Self released material during this period include the No Camping EP (2001) and Titanic Verses (2003), followed in the same year by a compilation album Titanic Verses - Now With Extra Wreckage. Titanic Verses was to receive a favourable review in the Summer 2003 issue of Meltdown Magazine and the band appeared in a two-page spread interview for Bubblegum Slut Fanzine following their first South of England show at Insanitorium in Colchester that year.
After their second appearance in London, the band was signed to the Resurrection Records label in early 2004. As a result of this, the album Fishnet Messiah was released worldwide on the Resurrection Records label in October 2004 with the album launch show taking place at the Camden Underworld along with fellow label-mates The Ghost Of Lemora and The Scary Bitches. SBA toured throughout the UK including festival appearances at Dark City (Edinburgh), Whitby Gothic Weekend
, Carnival of Souls, Morecambe Goth Festival, Misery Of Sound, Malediction Festival (Reading), Gotham Festival (Islington Academy), Gotherham Festival, Symphony In Black and the Beyond The Veil Festival (Leeds) where they were interviewed by East Leeds Radio.
Hand in hand with increased exposure and performances in the South of England, the Screaming Banshee Aircrew were to also receive increasing media attention. Hello Mr Hyde, a track from the new Fishnet Messiah album was regularly making the playlist of Natasha's Batcave on Total Rock Radio, broadcasting weekly on both streaming internet and Sky Digital. The album received a favourable a review in the Winter 2004 issue of Kaleidoscope
, this publication also featured the band in its Top Ten section. Interviews with the band also appeared in the Summer 2004 issue of Kaleidoscope
and The Worst Fanzine. Their performance at the Beyond The Veil Festival was to be reviewed in the May 2004 edition of Starvox Music Zine and the band was featured in the Bands to watch out for this year section of Meltdown Magazine (Winter 2004). May 2004 also saw the Screaming Banshee Aircrew interviewed on University Radio York
and by 2006 their music was being used for soundtracks on Meltdown TV (a show aired on the Detonator.tv channel) and the August edition of Online CGI Comic drama, Bloodspell
.
By 2007 the band had increased their lineup to a six-piece and added live drums and violin to their stageshow. This lineup was to release a live DVD, Screaming Banshee Aircrew: Do London, distributed by Resurrection Records and featuring footage of their London show in February 2008 at famous music venue The Bull And Gate, London.
The second album on the Resurrection Records deal, When All Is Said And Done was released in June 2007.
Particularly notable events during this year included an opening performance at Leeds Metropolitan University
with Chris Reed Unit (ex-Red Lorry Yellow Lorry), Salvation
, James Ray and the newly reunited The March Violets
in their homecoming show.
A second appearance in April at the Whitby Gothic Weekend
would also result in the band being mentioned in the 2008 publication, The Dead Travel Fast: Stalking Vampires from Nosferatu To Count Chocula. The band would then be featured in the May 2007 Guardian/Observer article "We bonded over the goths and the punks" by Ed Vulliamy
as a result of their UK 2007 tour support for The Birthday Massacre
. Other coverage during this period included 2-page interview in The Worst Fanzine, a review of When All Is Said And Done in Unscene Magazine, an interview in the Nemesis To Go online magazine and an appearance in the Goth Incoming section of the September 2007 issue of Metal Hammer
. The band would also appear in several issues of The Mick (Issues 8 to 12), an online magazine by author and ex Melody Maker writer Mick Mercer
as well as in his 2009 book publication, Music to Die For (Cherry Red Books).
Between 2001 and 2008 Screaming Banshee Aircrew would perform with a large assortment of European and US bands from the goth
/deathrock
/punk
/rockabilly
/alternative
genre including: Nosferatu
, Skeletal Family
, Cauda Pavonis
, Joy Disaster, The Surf Sluts, The Finger Puppets, Spares, Zombina and The Skeletones
, Pink Hearse, Corrosion
, The Ghost Of Lemora, Scary Bitches, Manuskript, Libitina
, The Way of All Flesh
, Pro Jekt, Antiworld (US), Sleeping Children (France), The Modern, DeathBoy
, Devilish Presley
, Leisur::Hive, Razorblade Kisses, Abigails Mercy, Psychophile, Lupine, Voices Of Masada, Neon Zoo, Rhombus
, Killing Miranda
, Midnight Configuration, Zeitgeist Zero, All Gone Dead
, The Eternal Fall, Penetration
, Gothminster, ASP
, Inkubus Sukkubus
,
Theatre Of Tragedy
, M.A.B., DUST, Captain Sensible
, Gene Loves Jezebel
, Voltaire (US), Clan Of Xymox
, Mercurine.
SBA also performed as UK tour supports for profile U.S. acts such as The Cruxshadows, The Last Dance and The Birthday Massacre.
2009 saw the band reduce back to a 4 piece and switch focus towards a darker minimal, post-punk sound with tribal drumming and increased use of violin. Their final album, Sugar, was released on the Resurrection Records label in July 2010. This lineup was to appear extensively in London, including a notable performance for the Red Stripe Awards. During this period, the Screaming Banshee Aircrew would perform with a range of post-punk acts such as Wayne Hussey
, Violet Violet, The Mai 68s, I Concur
, Object, Luxury Stranger, GLASS
, The Vile Imbeciles, The Gaa Gaas
, Hindley, Cold In Berlin, ROMANCE
, and The Dogbones
. Sugar was reviewed on Sphere Magazine and the band were featured on the NME website's NME: Freakscene - The Screaming Banshee Aircrew - Make Some Noise!. Around this time, SBA were to be referenced in The Bats Have Left The Bell Tower, an article on the role London plays in Goth music on LondonNet.
The Screaming Banshee Aircrew finally disbanded in July 2010 with a set of performances for Chamber at New Cross in London and the DV8 Festival in York which featured a guest appearance from original guitarist, Nick Daniel. This final performance was reviewed in the Terrorizor Magazine pull-out, Dominion Magazine and they would record their final interview at this event for Sphere Magazine. A year after disbanding, Screaming Banshee Aircrew were to be covered (and pictured) in Worldwide Gothic: A Chronicle of a Tribe by respected journalist and presenter, Natasha Scharf
.
Despite several lineup changes, SBA largely retained its original core members. The final lineup consisted of: Mister Ed, Chris Banshee, Jo Violet and Neal Unreal.
Following the breakup, Jo Violet, Neal Unreal and Chris Banshee would join Alex King of York band GLASS
to begin performing under the name Berlin Black And The Shades Of Grey, which had previously been Chris Banshee's solo project. Berlin Black were to perform their debut performance at the DV8 Festival the day after the final Screaming Banshee Aircrew show.
June 2010 saw Chris Banshee and Neal Unreal announced as the new members of Simon York's band Luxury Stranger in time for a European tour supporting Chameleons Vox
.
Chris Banshee would also go on to run the Trash Vogue Records independent record label.
Singer/songwriter Ed Banshee (Mister Ed) is currently working on The Forgotten Between recording project (due for release 2012), made a guest appearance with Devilish Presley
in March 2011 and went on to co-found the Partly Faithful with Gemma Thompson (Hindley, John and Jehn) and Chris Brown (Somewhere Outside New York, Dr Vampire).
As well as her work with Berlin Black And The Shades Of Grey, Jo Violet would also go on to join the The March Violets
as bassist, taking part in their Islington Academy 2010 reunion show and subsequently recording on their new album.
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
/trashvogue alternative
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band originating from York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Formed in April 2001, they began as a four-piece alternative
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
/deathrock
Deathrock
Deathrock is a term used to identify a sub-genre of punk rock incorporating horror elements and spooky atmospherics, that emerged on the West Coast of the United States in 1979.-Characteristics:...
/post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
band and made their debut performance featuring a mixture of their own material and Rocky Horror covers on 16 November 2001 at The Winning Post, York for the Deviation clubnight. Their initial sound varied from tongue in cheek humour and rockabilly to sombre ballads and dancefloor stompers, influences include bands such as The March Violets
The March Violets
The March Violets are an English goth rock band of the 1980s, incorporating singers of both sexes, drum machine rhythms and echo laden electric guitar, much in the way of scene mates The Sisters of Mercy, who also originated from the city of Leeds...
, The Horatii, The Cramps
The Cramps
The Cramps were an American rock band, formed in 1976 and active until 2009. The band split after the death of lead singer Lux Interior. Their line-up rotated much over their existence, with the husband and wife duo of Interior and lead guitarist Poison Ivy the only permanent members...
, The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
, Bauhaus
Bauhaus (band)
Bauhaus was an English rock band formed in Northampton in 1978. The group consisted of Peter Murphy , Daniel Ash , Kevin Haskins and David J . The band was originally Bauhaus 1919 before they dropped the numerical portion within a year of formation...
, David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
and New Model Army
New Model Army (band)
New Model Army are an English rock band, who were formed in Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1980. They have been variously classified by Allmusic as post-punk and alternative rock.-Overview:...
.
The band quickly gained a reputation as an energetic live act and were to gather a fanbase across the UK, especially within the Gothic Rock
Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
circuit, during this time with an act that featured DAT tape backing, guitars and interwoven male and female lead vocals.
Self released material during this period include the No Camping EP (2001) and Titanic Verses (2003), followed in the same year by a compilation album Titanic Verses - Now With Extra Wreckage. Titanic Verses was to receive a favourable review in the Summer 2003 issue of Meltdown Magazine and the band appeared in a two-page spread interview for Bubblegum Slut Fanzine following their first South of England show at Insanitorium in Colchester that year.
After their second appearance in London, the band was signed to the Resurrection Records label in early 2004. As a result of this, the album Fishnet Messiah was released worldwide on the Resurrection Records label in October 2004 with the album launch show taking place at the Camden Underworld along with fellow label-mates The Ghost Of Lemora and The Scary Bitches. SBA toured throughout the UK including festival appearances at Dark City (Edinburgh), Whitby Gothic Weekend
Whitby Gothic Weekend
Whitby Gothic Weekend, often abbreviated to WGW or simply referred to by attendees as Whitby, is a twice-yearly festival for goths, in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, organised by Jo Hampshire who runs Top Mum Promotions.-Event history:...
, Carnival of Souls, Morecambe Goth Festival, Misery Of Sound, Malediction Festival (Reading), Gotham Festival (Islington Academy), Gotherham Festival, Symphony In Black and the Beyond The Veil Festival (Leeds) where they were interviewed by East Leeds Radio.
Hand in hand with increased exposure and performances in the South of England, the Screaming Banshee Aircrew were to also receive increasing media attention. Hello Mr Hyde, a track from the new Fishnet Messiah album was regularly making the playlist of Natasha's Batcave on Total Rock Radio, broadcasting weekly on both streaming internet and Sky Digital. The album received a favourable a review in the Winter 2004 issue of Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope
A kaleidoscope is a circle of mirrors containing loose, colored objects such as beads or pebbles and bits of glass. As the viewer looks into one end, light entering the other end creates a colorful pattern, due to the reflection off the mirrors...
, this publication also featured the band in its Top Ten section. Interviews with the band also appeared in the Summer 2004 issue of Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope
A kaleidoscope is a circle of mirrors containing loose, colored objects such as beads or pebbles and bits of glass. As the viewer looks into one end, light entering the other end creates a colorful pattern, due to the reflection off the mirrors...
and The Worst Fanzine. Their performance at the Beyond The Veil Festival was to be reviewed in the May 2004 edition of Starvox Music Zine and the band was featured in the Bands to watch out for this year section of Meltdown Magazine (Winter 2004). May 2004 also saw the Screaming Banshee Aircrew interviewed on University Radio York
University Radio York
University Radio York is a campus radio covering the campus of the University of York. It was the first legal independent radio station in the United Kingdom.-About:...
and by 2006 their music was being used for soundtracks on Meltdown TV (a show aired on the Detonator.tv channel) and the August edition of Online CGI Comic drama, Bloodspell
BloodSpell
BloodSpell is a 2006 fantasy film produced by Strange Company. BloodSpell employs filming techniques known as machinima, and is the first feature-length production to use BioWare's Aurora Engine, developed for the computer role-playing game Neverwinter Nights, to generate the video portion of the...
.
By 2007 the band had increased their lineup to a six-piece and added live drums and violin to their stageshow. This lineup was to release a live DVD, Screaming Banshee Aircrew: Do London, distributed by Resurrection Records and featuring footage of their London show in February 2008 at famous music venue The Bull And Gate, London.
The second album on the Resurrection Records deal, When All Is Said And Done was released in June 2007.
Particularly notable events during this year included an opening performance at Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds Metropolitan University is a British University with three campuses. Two are situated in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England while the third is situated in Bhopal, India...
with Chris Reed Unit (ex-Red Lorry Yellow Lorry), Salvation
Salvation
Within religion salvation is the phenomenon of being saved from the undesirable condition of bondage or suffering experienced by the psyche or soul that has arisen as a result of unskillful or immoral actions generically referred to as sins. Salvation may also be called "deliverance" or...
, James Ray and the newly reunited The March Violets
The March Violets
The March Violets are an English goth rock band of the 1980s, incorporating singers of both sexes, drum machine rhythms and echo laden electric guitar, much in the way of scene mates The Sisters of Mercy, who also originated from the city of Leeds...
in their homecoming show.
A second appearance in April at the Whitby Gothic Weekend
Whitby Gothic Weekend
Whitby Gothic Weekend, often abbreviated to WGW or simply referred to by attendees as Whitby, is a twice-yearly festival for goths, in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, organised by Jo Hampshire who runs Top Mum Promotions.-Event history:...
would also result in the band being mentioned in the 2008 publication, The Dead Travel Fast: Stalking Vampires from Nosferatu To Count Chocula. The band would then be featured in the May 2007 Guardian/Observer article "We bonded over the goths and the punks" by Ed Vulliamy
Ed Vulliamy
Ed Vulliamy is a British journalist and writer. His mother is the children's author and illustrator Shirley Hughes and his grandfather the Liverpool store owner Thomas Hughes. He was educated at the independent University College School and at Hertford College, Oxford before becoming a journalist...
as a result of their UK 2007 tour support for The Birthday Massacre
The Birthday Massacre
The Birthday Massacre is a synthrock band, based in Toronto, Canada. The band formed in 1999, known then as Imagica...
. Other coverage during this period included 2-page interview in The Worst Fanzine, a review of When All Is Said And Done in Unscene Magazine, an interview in the Nemesis To Go online magazine and an appearance in the Goth Incoming section of the September 2007 issue of Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer is a monthly heavy metal music magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and in several other countries by different publishers. Metal Hammer articles feature both mainstream bands and more unusual acts from the whole spectrum of heavy metal music...
. The band would also appear in several issues of The Mick (Issues 8 to 12), an online magazine by author and ex Melody Maker writer Mick Mercer
Mick Mercer
Mick Mercer is a journalist and author best known for his photos and reviews of the goth, punk, and indie music scenes. He has photographed the bands Tragic Venus and Blondie in the UK and Europe.He publishes a monthly online magazine called "The Mick"....
as well as in his 2009 book publication, Music to Die For (Cherry Red Books).
Between 2001 and 2008 Screaming Banshee Aircrew would perform with a large assortment of European and US bands from the goth
Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
/deathrock
Deathrock
Deathrock is a term used to identify a sub-genre of punk rock incorporating horror elements and spooky atmospherics, that emerged on the West Coast of the United States in 1979.-Characteristics:...
/punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
/rockabilly
Rockabilly
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...
/alternative
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
genre including: Nosferatu
Nosferatu (band)
Nosferatu is an English gothic rock band formed in March 1988 by Damien DeVille, Vlad Janicek, and Sapphire Aurora. Their albums, singles, and DVD have sold over 100,000 copies worldwide, making them one of the most successful second wave gothic rock groups....
, Skeletal Family
Skeletal Family
Skeletal Family were an English gothic rock band which formed in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England in December 1982. The band formed from the remaining membership of an earlier group, called The Elements, and took their name from the title of the song "Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family"...
, Cauda Pavonis
Cauda Pavonis
Cauda Pavonis are a UK Deathrock band founded in 1998, by Su Farr and Dave Wainwright. Originally conceived as a 'dark romantic' experience, Cauda Pavonis broke onto the UK goth circuit supporting acts such as Star Industry and Inkubus Sukkubus...
, Joy Disaster, The Surf Sluts, The Finger Puppets, Spares, Zombina and The Skeletones
Zombina and The Skeletones
Zombina and the Skeletones are a horror rock band from Liverpool, England, formed in 1998 around the nucleus of vocalist Zombina and songwriter Doc Horror. The majority of their tongue in cheek lyrical content deals with themes of horror and science fiction, yet their musical style is upbeat and...
, Pink Hearse, Corrosion
Corrosion
Corrosion is the disintegration of an engineered material into its constituent atoms due to chemical reactions with its surroundings. In the most common use of the word, this means electrochemical oxidation of metals in reaction with an oxidant such as oxygen...
, The Ghost Of Lemora, Scary Bitches, Manuskript, Libitina
Libitina
In Roman mythology, Libitina was the goddess of death, corpses and funerals. Her name was also a synonym for death [see Horace Odes 3.30].Her face was seldom portrayed; hardly any sacrifices were offered to her, as they were to Orcus, her male equivalent. Today, her very name has sunk into such...
, The Way of All Flesh
The Way of All Flesh
The Way of All Flesh is a semi-autobiographical novel by Samuel Butler which attacks Victorian-era hypocrisy. Written between 1873 and 1884, it traces four generations of the Pontifex family. It represents a relaxation from the religious outlook from a Calvinistic approach, which is presented as...
, Pro Jekt, Antiworld (US), Sleeping Children (France), The Modern, DeathBoy
DeathBoy
DeathBoy is the pseudonym of Midlands-born musician Scott Lamb, and also the name of his band.-Scott Lamb:Lamb started making music at the age of thirteen, creating music in the breakbeat and rave genres using OctaMED on the Amiga...
, Devilish Presley
Devilish Presley
-History:Devilish Presley are a British goth, punk band that formed in East London in 2002. They have released five albums on their own label November Tenth Records and have toured constantly for nine years building a loyal following from the goth, punk and psychobilly scenes in the UK and Europe...
, Leisur::Hive, Razorblade Kisses, Abigails Mercy, Psychophile, Lupine, Voices Of Masada, Neon Zoo, Rhombus
Rhombus (UK band)
Rhombus are a Gothic Rock band based in West Yorkshire, England.Originally formed in Bristol, England in 2002 by bass player Ed Grassby and featuring his Brother and Sister-in-law on guitars, the band started to gain momentum after Ed relocated to Huddersfield, West Yorkshire and recruited new...
, Killing Miranda
Killing Miranda
Killing Miranda were a British based musical group initially playing gothic rock, later introducing more industrial and metal influence into their sound.-History:...
, Midnight Configuration, Zeitgeist Zero, All Gone Dead
All Gone Dead
All Gone Dead was a three piece Deathrock/Gothic/Synthpunk band based in London. The band consists of Stich , Barb and Steve Pollytrama.-Biography:...
, The Eternal Fall, Penetration
Penetration (band)
Penetration is a punk rock band from County Durham, England formed in 1976. They re-formed in 2001 with several new members.Their debut single, "Don’t Dictate", is now acknowledged as a classic punk rock single and their debut album, Moving Targets , is still widely admired-Biography:The lead...
, Gothminster, ASP
ASP (band)
ASP is a German rock band from Frankfurt am Main formed in 1999. The name is basically identical with the pseudonym of the Band's leader Asp and to be pronounced as one word.-Biography:...
, Inkubus Sukkubus
Inkubus Sukkubus
Inkubus Sukkubus are a British goth and pagan band formed in 1989 by Candia Ridley, Tony McKormack, and Adam Henderson.-History:Inkubus Sukkubus are a British goth and pagan band who have been releasing albums and touring since their formation as Incubus Succubus in 1989.-Incubus Succubus:Before...
,
Theatre Of Tragedy
Theatre of Tragedy
Theatre of Tragedy was a Norwegian band from Stavanger, active between 1993 and 2010. They are best known for their earlier albums, which provided a great deal of influence to the gothic metal genre.-Biography:...
, M.A.B., DUST, Captain Sensible
Captain Sensible
Captain Sensible is a singer, songwriter, guitarist who grew up in Croydon, England, and co-founded the punk rock band The Damned in 1976. After leaving the band, he reinvented himself as an alternative pop singer with a rebellious, self-conscious image...
, Gene Loves Jezebel
Gene Loves Jezebel
Gene Loves Jezebel are a gothic rock band from the early 1980s, now two separate bands of the same name, founded by identical twin brothers, Michael and Jay Aston .-Early years: 1980-1989:...
, Voltaire (US), Clan Of Xymox
Clan of Xymox
The band Clan of Xymox, also known as Xymox, formed in the Netherlands in 1981. Clan Of Xymox featured a trio of songwriters - Pieter Nooten, Ronny Moorings and Anke [also Anka] Wolbert - and gained success in the 1980s, releasing their first two albums on a prestigious independent UK label, a...
, Mercurine.
SBA also performed as UK tour supports for profile U.S. acts such as The Cruxshadows, The Last Dance and The Birthday Massacre.
2009 saw the band reduce back to a 4 piece and switch focus towards a darker minimal, post-punk sound with tribal drumming and increased use of violin. Their final album, Sugar, was released on the Resurrection Records label in July 2010. This lineup was to appear extensively in London, including a notable performance for the Red Stripe Awards. During this period, the Screaming Banshee Aircrew would perform with a range of post-punk acts such as Wayne Hussey
Wayne Hussey
Wayne Hussey is a British musician, best known as lead singer of The Mission and guitarist with The Sisters of Mercy....
, Violet Violet, The Mai 68s, I Concur
I Concur
I Concur is an alternative rock band from Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.The band is known for using their lyrics to tell unusual stories from modern culture...
, Object, Luxury Stranger, GLASS
Glass
Glass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
, The Vile Imbeciles, The Gaa Gaas
The Gaa Gaas
The Gaa Gaas are a Post-Punk/Garage band from Jersey in the Channel Islands who now reside in Brighton, UK. Named after German Psychedelic band Gäa who again took their name from the Greek goddess of earth Gaia. They formed in 2003 after attending a weekly garage punk night called "Bomp" which was...
, Hindley, Cold In Berlin, ROMANCE
Romance
Romance or romantic may refer to:* Romance languages, a family of languages originating in south-western Europe.* Romance , a genre of medieval and renaissance narrative fiction* Romance , a type of ballad or lyrical song...
, and The Dogbones
The Dogbones
The Dogbones were formed in London, late 2007.Band members include:* Johnny Orion - Guitar * Joao Pires - Drums * Nomi Leonard - Vocals + Guitar...
. Sugar was reviewed on Sphere Magazine and the band were featured on the NME website's NME: Freakscene - The Screaming Banshee Aircrew - Make Some Noise!. Around this time, SBA were to be referenced in The Bats Have Left The Bell Tower, an article on the role London plays in Goth music on LondonNet.
The Screaming Banshee Aircrew finally disbanded in July 2010 with a set of performances for Chamber at New Cross in London and the DV8 Festival in York which featured a guest appearance from original guitarist, Nick Daniel. This final performance was reviewed in the Terrorizor Magazine pull-out, Dominion Magazine and they would record their final interview at this event for Sphere Magazine. A year after disbanding, Screaming Banshee Aircrew were to be covered (and pictured) in Worldwide Gothic: A Chronicle of a Tribe by respected journalist and presenter, Natasha Scharf
Natasha Scharf
Natasha Scharf is an author, disc jockey, presenter and journalist best known for her work publicising gothic, rock, metal and progressive metal music and subcultures....
.
Despite several lineup changes, SBA largely retained its original core members. The final lineup consisted of: Mister Ed, Chris Banshee, Jo Violet and Neal Unreal.
Following the breakup, Jo Violet, Neal Unreal and Chris Banshee would join Alex King of York band GLASS
Glass
Glass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
to begin performing under the name Berlin Black And The Shades Of Grey, which had previously been Chris Banshee's solo project. Berlin Black were to perform their debut performance at the DV8 Festival the day after the final Screaming Banshee Aircrew show.
June 2010 saw Chris Banshee and Neal Unreal announced as the new members of Simon York's band Luxury Stranger in time for a European tour supporting Chameleons Vox
The Chameleons
The Chameleons were an English post-punk band that formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England in 1981. They consisted of singer and bassist Mark Burgess, guitarist Reg Smithies, guitarist Dave Fielding, and drummer John Lever...
.
Chris Banshee would also go on to run the Trash Vogue Records independent record label.
Singer/songwriter Ed Banshee (Mister Ed) is currently working on The Forgotten Between recording project (due for release 2012), made a guest appearance with Devilish Presley
Devilish Presley
-History:Devilish Presley are a British goth, punk band that formed in East London in 2002. They have released five albums on their own label November Tenth Records and have toured constantly for nine years building a loyal following from the goth, punk and psychobilly scenes in the UK and Europe...
in March 2011 and went on to co-found the Partly Faithful with Gemma Thompson (Hindley, John and Jehn) and Chris Brown (Somewhere Outside New York, Dr Vampire).
As well as her work with Berlin Black And The Shades Of Grey, Jo Violet would also go on to join the The March Violets
The March Violets
The March Violets are an English goth rock band of the 1980s, incorporating singers of both sexes, drum machine rhythms and echo laden electric guitar, much in the way of scene mates The Sisters of Mercy, who also originated from the city of Leeds...
as bassist, taking part in their Islington Academy 2010 reunion show and subsequently recording on their new album.
Discography
- 2001: No Camping: EP
- 2002: The Screaming Banshee Video Showcase: VHS Video
- 2003: Titanic Verses: Album
- 2003: Titanic Verses - Now With Extra Wreckage: Compilation Album
- 2004: Fishnet Messiah: Album (Worldwide release by the Resurrection Records label)
- 2007: When All Is Said And Done: Album (Worldwide release by the Resurrection Records label)
- 2008: Screaming Banshee Aircrew: Do London: DVD Video (UK distribution by the Resurrection Records label)
- 2009: Sugar: Album (Worldwide release by the Resurrection Records label)