Crooked Man is the house stage name of British producer and DJ Richard Barratt,
also known as Parrot. Originally from Sheffield, he is famous for his influence
on the early techno/house scene in the 1980s and his work in bands such as Funky
Worm, Sweet Exorcist (with Richard H. Kirk) and The All Seeing I. Under the name
Crooked Man, he has released the albums Crooked Man (2016), Crooked House (2018)
and Crooked Stile (2026).