Cauda Pavonis are a UK 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 '90s 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"[1] and by starvox as "The most old school sounding goth since Rozz Williams hung himself."[2] Since then the line-up has grown and the band have appeared twice at the Whitby Gothic Weekend and the prestigious Wave-Gotik-Treffen. In 2003 and again in 2007 Cauda Pavonis were the focus of the ITV television show Magick Eve.