Catherine Jauniaux

Catherine Jauniaux is a Belgian avant-garde singer. She has been described as a "one-woman-orchestra", a "human sampler", and "one of the best kept secrets in the world of improvised music". Her solo album, Fluvial is regarded as one of her most accomplished works. She was married to the late American experimental cellist and composer Tom Cora.

Biography Catherine Jauniaux began her career as an actress in Belgium at the age of 15. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, she sang with several experimental rock groups, including Aksak Maboul and The Work.

Discography

Bands and projects Aksak Maboul Onze Danses Pour Combattre la Migraine (1977, LP, Kamikaze Records, 1980 Crammed Discs) Un Peu de l'Âme des Bandits (1980, LP, Crammed Discs) Des Airs Lunga Notte (1982, LP, Crammed Discs) The Work Slow Crimes (1982, LP, Woof Records, UK) The Worst of Everywhere (1983, CT, Woof Records, UK) The Hat Shoes Differently Desperate (1991, CD, RecRec Music) Home (2002, CD, RecRec Music) Vibraslaps (duo with Ikue Mori) Vibraslaps (1992, CD, RecRec Music) Andy Bole Ramshackle Pier (2004, CD, Ad Hoc Records 05) The Lowest Note WOOF 7 Inches (2004, CD, Ad Hoc Records 04) Catherine Jauniaux / eRikm Mal Des Ardents / Pantoneon (2013, CD, Mikroton Recordings)

Solo Fluvial (1983, LP, Woof Records)

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