Crispin John Orion Gray (born 1963) is an English guitarist and songwriter. Best known for his bands

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Queenadreena Queenadreena was an British rock music, English alternative rock band that formed in London, England in 1999 by vocalist KatieJane Garside and guitarist Crispin Gray, who had previously collaborated in the celebrated but short-lived band Daisy ...

, 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 ''

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''. In November 2022, Gray released his first ever solo project, Alien Airforce, via Public Pressure.

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 One Little Independent Records (formerly One Little Indian Records) is an English independent record label. It was set up in 1985 by members of various anarcho-punk bands, and managed by former Flux of Pink Indians bassist Derek Birkett. In t ...

*''For They Know Not What They Do'' (1994),

*''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/

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Queenadreena

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'' (2000),

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* '' Drink Me'' (2002),

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'' (2007), Independently Released * ''

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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 * ''Resting In Murder'' (2022), Digital Only * ''Damnatio Memoriae EP'' (2022), Cadiz Entertainment

Alien Airforce

* ''One EP'' (2022), Public Pressure * ''Give Pigeons the Right of Way'' (2023), Digital Onlyhttps://alienairforce.com/album

References

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