Cauda Pavonis

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Cauda Pavonis

Background information
Origin Bristol,
United Kingdom
Genre(s) Goth Rock, Deathrock, Post-punk, Gothic Punk
Years active 1998 – present
Label(s) FAW4 Records
CPX Records
Website www.caudapavonis.com
Members
Su Wainwright, Dave Wainwright, Chris Hines, Rob Quick
Former members
Jessica Phoenix, Tom Cole

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 a 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]

Cauda Pavonis, Carnival Noir period, 2005
Cauda Pavonis, Carnival Noir period, 2005

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[edit] History

Begun 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 brought an addition to the Cauda Pavonis line-up with Chris Hines on guitars and they gigged as a three-piece until the album Sigil was recorded. Shortly after the production of Sigil the band went back to the studio and recorded two tracks for the TV show Magick Eve which the band then performed on the show.

By 2005 the band had grown to a four-piece and produced the EP Carnival Noir which was critically acclaimed by Mick Mercer in a full page article[5] in his periodical The Mick along with a full page spread in Germany's Gothic magazine.[6] A video of Carnival Noir was also 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.

Between 2001 and 2006 the band were responsible for running regular live gig nights in Bristol at The Full Moon pub in Stokes Croft. These nights opened the South West gig circuit up to several unsigned goth bands and DJ's. The night stopped in 2006 when the venue fell out of alternative hands and was turned into a backpackers lodge.

[edit] Line up

  • Su Wainwright (nee Farr) Words, Music, Vocals, Programming 1998 - present
  • Dave Wainwright Words, Music, Drums, Vocals 1998 - present
  • Chris Hines Guitars 2003 - present
  • Jessica Phoenix Bass 2004 - 2005
  • Tom Cole Bass 2005 - 2006
  • Rob Quick Bass 2008 - present

[edit] Discography

[edit] CD releases

  • 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

[edit] Digital downloads

  • Sigil (LP)
  • Carnival Noir (EP)
  • Wars & Masquerades (LP)

[edit] Compilations

  • State of Decay Cat:NEONCD1 2000
  • 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 [8].
  • Insanitorium: Heckling From the Cheap Seats 2003
  • New Dark Age Volume 2 (Strobelight Records) 2004 [9].
  • Gospels from your Stereo (Strobelight Records) 2006 [10].

[edit] Cover discs

  • Kaleidoscope 7 Cat: Kaleidoscope 7 (cover CD) 2000
  • Kaleidoscope 10 Cat: Kaleidoscope 10 (cover CD) 2001 [11].
  • TWF Magazine 5 (cover CD) 2005
  • Insomnia Magazine 1 (cover CD) 2006
  • Insomnia Magazine 2 (cover CD) 2006
  • Gothic Compilation Part XXXVI (DE)(Batbeliever Releases) 2007 [12].
  • Unscene Magazine 4 (cover CD) 2007
  • TWF Magazine 8 (cover CD) 2007
  • Synthetics Magazine 77 (cover CD) 2007
  • Crawling Tunes Magazine 6 (cover CD) 2007
  • Insomnia Magazine Jan/Feb 08 (cover CD) 2007

[edit] TV

[edit] References

  1. ^ 21st Century Goth. Reynolds & Hearn. ISBN 1-903111-28-5. 
  2. ^ starvox review. Starvox. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
  3. ^ Magick Eve. ITV. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
  4. ^ Magick Eve. ITV. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  5. ^ The Mick 21. Mick Mercer. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  6. ^ "Gothic 56" . Sprissler Medien & Marketing GMBH. ISSN 0946-3257. 
  7. ^ Chudoku. Chudoku. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
  8. ^ Sick Twisted Individual Volume 1. OnLineOut Records. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
  9. ^ New Dark Age Volume 2. Strobelight Records. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
  10. ^ Gospels from your Stereo. Discogs. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
  11. ^ Kaleidoscope #10. music-db.org. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  12. ^ Gothic Compilation Part XXXVI. Discogs. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
  13. ^ Magick Eve. ITV. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
  14. ^ Magick Eve. ITV. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  15. ^ True Horror with Anthony Head. Discovery. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.

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