Danielle Dax
b. Southend, Essex, England. Dax first came to prominence in 1980 with Karl Blake in the engaging Lemon Kittens. After WE BUY A HAMMER FOR DADDY and THE BIG DENTIST, the group split in 1982. Dax next pursued a more straightforward pop route, mixed with forays into ethnic music and avant garde. Her first solo album, POP-EYES featured her playing 15 instruments, as well as composing and producing. She also displayed talents as a sleeve designer, contributing to Robert Fripp's LEAGUE OF GENTLEMENamong others. After a brief detour into acting, during which she appeared in the film, A COMPANY OF WOLVES, she returned to the recording scene in 1984. JESUS EGG THAT WEPTwas a mini-album that preceded an extensive UK tour in which she was backed by Dave Knight, Steve Reeves, Ian Sturgess and Martin Watts. Her 1985 single Yummer Yummer Man was well received and revealed her love of '60s psychedelia. INKY BLOATERS was an exceptionally eclectic work which maintained her reputation. After appearing at the new music seminar in Boston, she was signed by Seymour Stein to the fashionable Sire label. Her fourth album, produced by Stephen Street, included a revival of the Beatles’ Tomorrow Never Knows.