Danielle Dax

Danielle Gardner (born 23 September 1958), known professionally as Danielle Dax, is an English rock musician, music producer, and artist most active from the late-1970s to the mid-1990s.

Early life She was born Danielle Gardner, in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. Dax's first performance on stage in London was when she was a child. She sang in Benjamin Britten's opera, Noye's Fludde (Noah's Flood), at the Royal Albert Hall. Preceding this, the first time Dax appeared on stage was at the age of three as an orange Jelly Baby on the Southend bandstand. After a short modelling career (she won the "Miss Evening Echo" competition in 1976), she turned to music.

Career Dax made her popular music debut in 1979, within three weeks of joining the group Amii Toytal and the Croixroads (a pseudonym for Lemon Kittens)

In 1989, Dax appeared on the Channel 4 show Star Test.

In 1990, she released her one major-label studio album, Blast the Human Flower, produced by Stephen Street, except for the tracks "Bayou" and "Daisy", which they produced together. She had previously contributed lyrics, vocals and artwork for the group's 2009 album Temporal Bends.

On 4 November 2022, a new single was released by Danielle Dax titled "Invictus Arduis". The single was released on transparent vinyl by the independent label Heaven's Lathe. One hundred copies were printed and sold out within two minutes. The project was made with her longtime collaborator David Knight, and featured experimental instrumentation by Dax and Knight and a singing and spoken word by Dax. Lyrics from the previously released songs "Cutting The Last Sheaf", "Born To Be Bad" and "Whistling For His Love" have been used for the project. This is the first newly released material in 27 years, since the release of the Timber Tongue EP in 1995.

Discography with Lemon Kittens Spoonfed & Writhing (cover art only) We Buy a Hammer for Daddy (multi-instrumentalist, vocals) Cake Beast (three track 12" EP) (...those that bite the hand that feeds them sooner or later must meet...) The Big Dentist (multi-instrumentalist, vocals)

Solo Studio albums Title Album details UK Indie Chart Peak Pop-Eyes Released: 22 April 1983 Label: The Initial Recording Company — Jesus Egg That Wept Released: 12 November 1984 Label: Awesome 10 Inky Bloaters Released: 1 April 1987 Label: Awesome 9 Blast the Human Flower Released: November 1990 Label: Sire Records — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or that the album was not released on that market.

EPs Title Album details UK Indie Chart Peak USDance Club Album "Yummer Yummer Man" 1985 7 — — Inky Bloaters "Where the Flies Are" 1986 14 — — "Big Hollow Man" 1987 4 — — "Cat-House" 1988 3 19 27 Dark Adapted Eye "White Knuckle Ride" 1989 5 — — "Tomorrow Never Knows" 1990 — 5 — Blast the Human Flower "Big Blue '82'" 1991 — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or that the single was not released on that market.

Promotional singles Title Year Country Album "Inky Bloaters" 1987 Japan Inky Bloaters "Cat-House" / "Big Hollow Man" 1988 United States Dark Adapted Eye "Whistling for His Love" 1989 United States

Cover versions In 1989, the Finnish model and artist Kata Kärkkäinen recorded a version of the single "Cat House" for her Your Love album. The Damned also included "Cat House" occasionally in their live repertoire.