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Cauda Pavonis are an English deathrock 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 1990s 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" and by Starvox as "The most old school sounding goth since Rozz Williams hung himself". Since then the line-up has grown and the band have appeared twice at the Whitby Gothic Weekend (2001, 2008) and the Wave-Gotik-Treffen. In 2003 and again in 2007, Cauda Pavonis were the focus of the ITV television programme, Magick Eve.
History
Formed 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. Between the 2000 Pistols at Dawn album and the 2001 Controversial Alchemy album, the band was fairly quiet as in September 2000 the band's tour schedule came to a halt when Farr broke her ankle. Across 2001 and 2003 they continued to tour, taking their album Controversial Alchemy across the UK.
In 2003, the line-up was augmented by 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 released the EP Carnival Noir which was critically acclaimed by Mick Mercer in a full page article in his periodical The Mick, along with a full page spread in Germany's Gothic magazine. In 2005 Cauda Pavonis produced their first music video for Carnival Noir. This was filmed in the Full Moon with a group of friends and other members of the UK goth community.
In 2006 the German rock band Chudoku added a cover of "Love Like Broken Glass" 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 DJs. The nights stopped in 2006 when the venue fell out of alternative hands and was turned into a backpackers lodge.
The band spent much of 2011 and 2014 supporting Chameleons Vox, and Simon Hinkler (The Mission). The also became a regular support act on Toyah album retrospective tours. During 2011 they released a single for the Forgotten Heroes charity.
In 2012, they were first amongst their peers to use the Pledgemusic website to crowdfund their album Peace Through Superior Firepower. 2012 also saw Adam Henderson (founding member and formerly of Inkubus Sukkubus) join the band as bass player and who stayed with them until April 2015 when he left to continue his own musical projects.
In 2013, the band made it into print, aside from several previous magazine interviews between 1999 and 2013, by being featured in the co-authored work by Liz Williams and Trevor Jones, Diary of a Witchcraft Shop 2.
In 2015, they produced their first download only EP, 'The Devil's Looking Glass'. This was unique in that it was not only delivered via a digital download card but that card itself was set in a Presentation Sleeve (a slightly oversized CD style square sleeve) to appeal to 'downloaders and collectors alike'. This appears to be the first production of such a presented format by a band.
In 2023 the band celebrated 25 years of touring and music production with a new release and a tour.
= Current line up
=Su Wainwright (formerly Farr) - Words, Music, Vocals, Programming; 1998–present
Dave Wainwright - Words, Music, Drums, Vocals; 1998–present
Steve Mercy - Bass; 2018–present
Jon Gould - Guitarist; 2021–present
= Former members
=Jessica Phoenix - Bass; 2004–2005
Tom Cole - Bass; 2005–2006
Rob Quick - Bass; 2008–2012
Adam Henderson - Bass; 2012–2015
Cord Frazer - Bass; 2015–2016
Chris Hines - Rhythm guitarist; 2003–2021
Discography
= 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
Peace Through Superior Firepower (CD:LP) 2012
Saturnalia (CD:EP) 2013
Aces & Eights (CD:LP) 2018
= Digital downloads
=Sigil (LP) 2006
Carnival Noir (EP) 2006
Wars & Masquerades (LP) 2008
Retrology Volume 1:Early Years [remastered] (LP) 2010
Retrology Volume 2:Tyburn Jigs and Demo Reels 2010 (EP) 2010
Forgotten Heroes (SP) 2011
Peace Through Superior Firepower (LP) 2012
Terror in the Nursery [single version] (SP) 2013
Saturnalia (EP) 2013
The Devil's Looking Glass (EP) 2015
Retrology Volume 3:East of the Sunset (EP) 2016
Retrology:Triptych (LP) 2017
Aces & Eights (LP) 2018
The Devil, The Reaper and The Highwayman (EP) 2023
25th Anniversary Collector's (Digital Box Set (44 tracks)) 2023
= 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
Insanitorium: Heckling From the Cheap Seats 2003
New Dark Age Volume 2 (Strobelight Records) 2004
Gospels from your Stereo (Strobelight Records) 2006
In The Dark Of Night Cat: IM-DON01 (Insomnia Media) 2008
Till Dawn Do Us Part 08 Cat: None 2008
Shock Kulture Vol 1 2009
Gothic Sounds of NIghtbreed 5 2009
Gothic Pogo Compilation 2012
Rock4Spin Compilation 2013
Silver Heart Rocks Volume 1 2014
= Download only compilations
=Quintesenz 2012 AFMusic 2012
Gothic Rock Around the World Sombratti Records 2012
Gothic Rock Around the World V Sombratti Records 2013
33 Goth Bands You Should Know V Gothic Music Records 2017
The British Post-Gothic You Should Know Gothic Music Records 2017
She is The Dark Gothic Music Records 2018
= Cover discs
=Kaleidoscope 7 Cat: Kaleidoscope 7 (cover CD) 2000
Kaleidoscope 10 Cat: Kaleidoscope 10 (cover CD) 2001
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
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
Unscene Magazine 7 (cover CD) 2009
Devolution Magazine 29 (cover CD) 2011
Devolution Magazine 32 (cover CD) 2012
Unscene Magazine 10 (cover CD) 2012
Alt Female Voices 5 (cover CD) 2013
TBFM Magazine 25 (cover CD) 2015
Devolution Magazine 39 (cover CD) 2015
Devolution Magazine 40 (cover CD) 2016
Devolution Magazine 41 (cover CD) 2016
Devolution Magazine 42 (cover CD) 2017
Devolution Magazine 43 (cover CD) 2018
Devolution Magazine 44 (cover CD) 2018
Devolution Magazine 50 (cover CD) 2022
Devolution Magazine 53 (cover CD) 2023
Devolution Magazine 54 (cover CD) 2024
= Videography
=Bloodkiss [Magick Eve version] (2004)
Carnival Noir (2006)
Love Like Broken Glass [Live at Whitby Gothic Weekend 2008] (2008)
Controversial Alchemy [Live at Whitby Gothic Weekend 2008] (2008)
Saturnalia (2013)
Terror in the Nursery (Live Acoustic 2014) (2014)
11th Hour (Live Acoustic 2014) (2015)
Love Like Broken Glass [across the years version] (2015)
I am a Monster [live cut promo video] (2017)
Aces & Eights Lyric Video (2018)
= DJ Promos
=Wardance [s.u.b. version] (2002)
Tying the Knot (2005)
Terror in the Nursery [single version] (2013)
The Devil, The Reaper and The Highwayman (2023)
TV
= Magick Eve; ITV1. April 2004
=In 2003, Cauda Pavonis were approached to feature in one of ITV's Magick Eve episodes presented by Emma Jane Portch, this particular episode was focused on the Gothic subculture. Initially filming was undertaken in November 2003, and appropriately filmed at night within the incomplete Victorian Woodchester Mansion, Gloucestershire. Other filming locations included Twilight Fashions a Goth/Fetish shop (closed 2016) and St. Nicolas Market, Bristol, The Full Moon (since closed and renamed), Bristol and The Hatchett Inn, Bristol. The program was screened in April 2004 and repeated in March/April 2008 on the UK ITV network.
= True Horror with Anthony Head; Discovery Channel. 17 November 2004
=Filmed in August 2004 and presented by Anthony Head, Cauda Pavonis appeared in an episode of True Horror along with other members of the Goth community. This episode investigated the mythology and history of vampires and was partly filmed on the Il Bordello, a floating bar/restaurant (since renamed and under new ownership) located on Bristol Harbour.
In 2014 the band's track 'Love Like Broken Glass' was used on Czech TV in a program about the Gothic Subculture.
References
External links
Official website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Peter Lamborn Wilson
- Daftar rasi bintang
- Cauda Pavonis
- Magnum opus (alchemy)
- Gaudete
- Sigil (disambiguation)
- Pistols at Dawn
- Whitby Goth Weekend
- Peter Lamborn Wilson
- Dave Wainwright
- The Children of the Night (album)
- Queen of Air and Darkness
