Françoise Cactus
Françoise Cactus (Villeneuve-l'Archevêque, Yonne, France, 5 May 1964 – Berlin, Germany, 17 February 2021), born Françoise van Hove,[1] was a French musician and author, active in Germany, best known as co-founder, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist in the band Stereo Total.[2][3][4][5][6] Cactus wrote several novels as well as contributing to German papers such as Die Tageszeitung.[7][8][9] Prior to founding Stereo Total with Brezel Göring in 1993, Cactus played in the West Berlin band die Lolitas, one of only a few Western bands to play officially unsanctioned gigs in East Berlin during the final years of the dictatorship.[10][11][12][13][14] She was originally from France, having moved to West Berlin in 1985.[15]
Françoise Cactus died aged 56 on 17 February 2021 in her Berlin home after having suffered from breast cancer.[1]
Radio plays[]
- Weill jagt Fantômas (Oliver Augst/Cactus/Göring), Radio Berlin-Brandenburg, Radio France Culture 2018
- Alle Toten 1914 (Oliver Augst/John Birke), Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, Volksbühne Berlin, Hessischer Rundfunk 2014 - participation as speaker, singer, musician
- City of the thousand fires (Augst/Birke), Hessischer Rundfunk/Südwestrundfunk 2012 - participation as speaker, singer
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Niemeyer, Hannes (17 February 2021). "Françoise Cactus (Stereo Total) in Berlin gestorben - Stil prägte deutsche Musik-Szene". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (14 May 2005). "Crossing National Boundaries and Genres". The New York Times.
- ^ "Moving in Stereo – November 7, 2001". SF Weekly. 7 November 2001.
- ^ "Night Life". The New Yorker. 20 August 2007.
- ^ Savage, Emily. "Stereo Total: Show Preview". SF Weekly.
- ^ Shanley, Mike. "The Warhol hosts Stereo Total's multilingual mélange". Pittsburgh City Paper.
- ^ Abenteuer einer Provinzblume: Amazon.de: Françoise Cactus: Bücher. ASIN 3499209500.
- ^ Neurosen zum Valentinstag: Amazon.de: Françoise Cactus: Bücher. ASIN 3871344990.
- ^ Zitterparties: Amazon.de: Françoise Cactus: Bücher. ASIN 3499209942.
- ^ Bregman, Adam (2 June 2005). "Kitschy Cool". Dallas Observer.
- ^ Orlov, Peter (9 October 2006). "Cut 'n' paste culture". Seattle Weekly.
- ^ Flanell, Gary (27 January 2015). "Renfield-Fanzine: Tres chic – an evening with Francoise Cactus".
- ^ Fischer, Michael; Hörner, Fernand (6 March 2013). Lied und populäre Kultur – Song and Popular Culture 57 (2012): Jahrbuch des Deutschen Volksliedarchivs Freiburg – 57. Jahrgang – 2012. Deutsch-französische Musiktransfers – German-French Musical Transfers. Waxmann Verlag. ISBN 9783830977872 – via Google Books.
- ^ Tom Lanham. "Stereo Total has international appeal". The San Francisco Examiner.
- ^ Winkler, Thomas (13 June 2015). "Stereo Total im Interview: "Rock'n Roll ist spießig geworden"". die Tageszeitung.
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