Born: 3rd June 1931, Plymouth, England, UK.
Died: 7th June 1999, Deià, Mallorca, Spain.
British experimental artist, avant-garde musician, poet and 'wild-child' of the 60s & 70s. Later an activist and Spanish resident, supportive of the propagation of the 'Canterbury Scene'.
Cramer, having studied at art school in the '50s, spent much of her teenage years in and around the Spanish hideout of Deià, rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous in the bohemian lifestyle of the sixties. She became the catalyst to the meeting of Texan millionaire Wes Brunson and island inhabitants Daevid Allen and Kevin Ayers who were visitors to Robert Graves' home, which led to the eventual formation of Soft Machine.
Cramer, following an art career as 'June Onion' began exhibiting in the UK and her work gradually began to develop a multimedia form of presentation. Many of the retinue that became known as 'The Canterbury Scene' could be found lodging at her London residence in Maida Vale, or involved in her gigs in the early '70s. Now known as 'Lady June' she had a residency at London's 'Electric Cinema', performed at The Roundhouse in the International Festival Of Experimental Sound and appeared at The Paradiso in Amsterdam among the Henry Cow & Captain Beefheart gigs. Her avant-garde style was fused with works by a wide variety of artists such as Steve Hillage, David Bedford, Ivor Cutler and Ron Geesin. Her experimental tapes were employed in a BBC Radiophone Workshop performance and she featured in other BBC appearances. It was at Gilli Smyth's birthday party in Lady June's flat in 1973 that Robert Wyatt suffered his paralyzing fall from a window.
As 'Lady Jane', Cramer continued her contributions to music and art and involvement with members of Gong, working primarily from her Spanish home. Her work was part of a 'Fifty Years Of Deyan Art' broadcast on Spanish TV and arts festival in 1987. She died suddenly, in the midst of a long-term creation of work entitled 'Rebela' which, it is hoped, will emerge with the aid of musician Mark Hewins.
2021
Counter Culture Chronicles
Cass, Ltd
2021
Counter Culture Chronicles
Cass
2017
Market Square
CD
1996
Gas Records (2)
CD, Album
1982
Not On Label
Cass, MiniAlbum
1974
Not On Label
Cass, MiniAlbum
2022
2019
Virgin, UMC
CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album,
2007
1997
Art As Hammer, Divergo
CD, Comp
1997
1990
1988
2025
Mojo Magazine
CD, Comp
2022
WFMU
Cass, Comp, Mixtape
2014
WFMU
CDr, Comp, Promo
2004
Voiceprint
2xCD, Album, RM
2002
Jammy's Records, Equal Rights (2)
LP, Comp, P/Mixed
1996
GAS Records (2)
Cass, Album
1995
Les Variations Ludiques
Cass, Comp
1992
Red Neon Tapes
Cass, Comp, C90
1990
Insane Music
Cass, Comp, C60
1987
Insane Music
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1986
Insane Music
Cass, Comp
1984
L'Agence Des Refusés
Cass, Album, Comp, C60
1984
1982
Ottersongs
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TW
Cass, Comp, C92
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