Howling from a London wasteland, Bad Fractals are a thundering, psychedelic avalanche of acid punk and glam trash rock. Hailing from the UK, Latvia, Germany, Sardinia & Greece, and with culturally diverse backgrounds in music & performing arts, Bad Fractals bring a uniquely raw, theatrical energy to the stage.
With a notorious reputation for memorable live performances inc. unconventional venues (derelict strip clubs & moving trucks), their philosophy invites you to embrace chaos, making each performance an ecstatic dance.
In 2023 the band teamed up with Youth & Michael Rendall to produce and mix their debut album ‘The Sea Sang Screaming’ and the results are finally ready to be released via Creation Youth, the label launched by Grammy-winning producer Youth and Creation Records legend Alan McGee.
Today, Bad Fractals release a new single, ‘Strike!’ which is a strident, anthemic rock n’ roll strutter that perfectly fuses the bands filthy punk and stomping glam influences.
“It’s a bold invitation to be who we truly are,” says frontman Bang Crosby. “It is a love story of the subconscious, with the knowledge that somewhere deep inside lies a perfect lover in sexual symmetry. All we see are flashes of faces and flesh as we strut down an ancestral runway of desire. Strike the iron while it’s hot!”
‘Strike!’ is Rock and Roll in all its Dionysian glory. Juxtaposing squatted property, brutalist architecture, gender bending sex positivity and thrash garage rock, Bad Fractals seek to recreate a wildness and freedom lacking in commercial rock, to reinstate danger, and with it – FUN!
Bringing together underground pop stars, exotic dancers, and the very best of friends, ‘STRIKE!’ was shot in the raw concrete of Balfron Tower — one of London’s most iconic Brutalist residential blocks. Dodging security throughout, Bad Fractals scoured the countryside for empty property they could gain access too for the band shots. The remaining scenes were filmed at London’s Manor House warehouse districts.
Watch the video for STRIKE! here
Bad Fractals launch their album at the London Sebright Arms on May 20th before heading to Bearded Theory Festival. Stay tuned for further transmission.
For Fans Of: The Cramps, black midi, Guns n’ Roses, Dead Kennedys, Nick Cave, Jimi Hendrix, The Fall, Captain Beefheart, Viagra Boys, Gaye Bykers On Acid, John Frusciante.
‘The Sea Sang Screaming’ track-listing:
1. Bee Sting
2. Disco Devils
3. What You Looking At?
4. Dirty White Toads
5. Chemical Weddings
6. ½ Price Paradise
7. Freerange
8. Strike!
9. Walk Of Shame
10. Taxman
Bad Fractals are:
BANG CROSBY – Songs of Ecstasy & Abandon
ASTRAL OZ – Psychedelic Strings & Electrostatic Discharge
FRED ASTRAY – Drums & Dynamic Discord
FRED STITZ– A Storm within a Bass-Cab
KAYCEE K – Kaleidoscopic Killer Synthesis
Catch Bad Fractals live at the following dates in May.
ALBUM LAUNCH DATES
20.05.26 Sebright Arms, London E2 9AG
22.05.26 – Bearded Theory, Convoy Cabaret Stage- B79 8AD
23.05.26 – Lost Horizons, Bristol – BS2 9Ehl
25/05 Hippos – Swansea
