Screaming Banshee Aircrew

Screaming Banshee Aircrew
Screaming Banshee Aircrew on stage at Whitby Goth Weekend, April 2005
Background information
Origin	York, England
Genres	Post punk, alternative rock, trashvogue, gothic rock
Years active	2001–2010
Associated acts	The March Violets Partly Faithful Berlin Black And The Shades Of Grey Rome Burns Dirty Electronics Ensemble Finger Puppets The Forgotten Between Luxury Stranger
Website	www.bansheeaircrew.come
Past members	Chris Banshee Mister Ed Nix-Mix Vix Hun Jo Violet Neal Unreal Donnie Blue Tina Smash Tori Pink
Notable instruments
Drums, bass, keyboards, guitar, vocals and violin

Screaming Banshee Aircrew were a minimal post-punk/Gothic Rock/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 (see Goth subculture), 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.