Premiere Vapeur Du viei etang Aere Odeur de crotin fumant L'humus, La mousse humide et douce Les bollets pettent dans les feuilles rousses Les sous bois pourrissent Les crapauds croassent Mes narimes jouissent Les corneilles jacassent First vapour of the old pond acrid smell of smoking manure Humus, the moss humid and soft Mushrooms fart in red leaves The undergrowth rots The toads are croaking My nose is enraptured the crows are chatting Vocalist and inventor of her unique vocal style "tongues," Catherine Jauniax is a New Yorker transplanted from Belgium. She has worked wih musicians and composers including Fred Frith, Heiner Goebbels, The Inuit Singers, Joelle Leandre, The Wrok, and Aksak Maboul. Percussionist Ikue Mori was a founding member with Arto Lindsay of the New York based "No Wave" band, DNA. Since 1977, when DNA broke up, she has been developing her own style on drums and drum machines. She has collaborated with many musicians in New York, Tokyo, and Europe, including Zeena Parkins, Jim Staley, Chris Cochrane, Fast Forward, Ben Neill, and John Zorn. |
