Cauda Pavonis | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Bristol, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Goth Rock, Deathrock, Post-punk, Gothic Punk |
| Years active | 1998 – present |
| Labels | FAW4 Records CPX Records |
| Members | Su Wainwright, Dave Wainwright, Chris Hines, Rob Quick |
| Past members | Jessica Phoenix, Tom Cole |
| Website | www.caudapavonis.com |
Cauda Pavonis are a UK band founded in 1998 By Su Farr (Later Wainwright) 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. At the outset Cauda Pavonis were noted for their consciously-minimalist synthesized melodies and their use of live drums (uncommon during the late '90s in UK Goth music). They were described by Mick Mercer in his book 21st Century Goth as a "Dark duo from UK with bright future"[1] and by starvox as "The most old school sounding goth since Rozz Williams hung himself."[2] Since then the line-up has grown and the band have appeared twice at the Whitby Gothic Weekend and the prestigious Wave-Gotik-Treffen. In 2003 and again in 2007 Cauda Pavonis were the focus of the ITV television show Magick Eve.[3] [4]
History
editBegun in 1998 Cauda Pavonis concentrated on writing — it was not until 1999 that they made their debut at the two-day festival Distopia 2 held at the Bristol Bierkeller. Gigging once more that year before taking their album Controversial Alchemy on tour across the UK in 2001 and 2002.
2003 saw an addition to the Cauda Pavonis line-up in the shape of Chris Hines on guitars, after gigging as a three-piece for a period until the album Sigil was produced. Shortly after the production of Sigil The band went back into the studio to record two tracks for the TV show Magick Eve which the band then performed on the show.
2005, and the band had grown to a four-piece and produced the EP Carnival Noir (Critically acclaimed by Mick Mercer[5] in a full page article in his periodical The Mick and Germany's 'Gothic' magazine[6]), which also saw a video being produced.
in 2006 the German J-Rock band Chudoku added a cover of Love Like Broken Glass[7], from the album Controversial Alchemy, to their live show.
Line up
edit- Su Wainwright (nee Farr) Words Music Vocals 1998 - present
- Dave Wainwright Words Music Vocals Drums 1998 - present
- Chris Hines Guitars 2003 - present
- Jessica Phoenix Bass 2004 - 2005
- Tom Cole Bass 2005 - 2006
- Rob Quick Bass 2008 - present
Discography
edit- Initiation (CD:EP) 1999
- Pistols at Dawn (CD:LP) 2000
- Controversial Alchemy (CD:LP) 2001
- Sigil (CD:LP) 2003
- Carnival Noir (CD:EP) 2005
- Wars & Masquerades (CD:LP) 2008
Compilations
edit- Kaleidoscope 7 Cat: Kaleidoscope 7 (cover CD) 2000
- State of Decay Cat:NEONCD1 2000
- Kaleidoscope 10 Cat: Kaleidoscope 10 (cover CD) 2001 [8].
- Dance of the Vampires 2 - THE RESURRECTION Cat: Goth AId 2002
- Carpe Noctum New Blood Volume 1 Cat: CNOCCD001 2002
- Now That's What I Call Elviras Cat: elvcd4bd 2003
- Sick Twisted Individual Volume 1 Cat: Night CD51 (NightBreed Records) 2003 [9].
- Insanitorium: Heckling From the Cheap Seats 2003
- New Dark Age Volume 2 (Strobelight Records) 2004 [10].
- TWF Magazine (cover CD) 2005
- Gospels from your Stereo (Strobelight Records) 2006 [11].
- Insomnia Magazine (cover CD) 2006
- Insomnia Magazine (cover CD) 2006
- Unscene Magazine (cover CD) 2007
- TWF Magazine (cover CD) 2007
- Gothic Compilation Part XXXVI (DE)(Batbeliever Releases) 2007 [12].
TV
edit- Magick Eve ITV1. October, 2003[13] [14].
- True Horror With Anthony Head Discovery. November 17, 2004[15]
References
edit- ^ 21st Century Goth. Reynolds & Hearn. ISBN 1-903111-28-5.
- ^ "starvox review". Starvox. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
- ^ "Magick Eve". ITV. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ^ "Magick Eve". ITV. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "The Mick 21" (PDF). Mick Mercer. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "Gothic 56". Sprissler Medien & Marketing GMBH. ISSN 0946-3257.
{{cite journal}}: Check|issn=value (help); Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Chudoku". Chudoku. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ^ "Kaleidoscope #10". music-db.org. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "Sick Twisted Individual Volume 1". OnLineOut Records. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ^ "New Dark Age Volume 2". Strobelight Records. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ^ "Gospels from your Stereo". Discogs. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ^ "Gothic Compilation Part XXXVI". Discogs. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ^ "Magick Eve". ITV. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ^ "Magick Eve". ITV. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "True Horror with Anthony Head". Discovery. Retrieved 2008-05-28.