A self taught musician, Geneviève Castrée’s first release was an accompanying LP to her 2004 book Pamplemoussi. The Album was recorded and mixed in Victoria BC. The album is lo-fi in nature with Castrée singing in French over “childlike” instruments, such as a keyboard and recorder.

Under the name Woelv she released the 2006 EP, Gris, via her husband Phil Elverum’s label P.W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd. Gris saw her expand on her already established lo-fi sound. Her final release under the Woelv name came in 2007 as Tout Seul Dans La Forêt En Plein Jour, Avez-vous Peur? (translated as Alone in the Forest in the Middle of the Day, Are You Scared?). The album was recorded in Olympia, Washington on K Records with Elverum once again involved.

In 2009 she established her own label and began releasing music under the name Ô Paon. In 2010 she released an LP Courses, recorded at Hotel2Tango, Montreal with Thierry Amar, and in 2015 released Fleuve, recoded with Phil Elverum and featuring Nicholas Krgovich and Lori Goldston.

Castrée’s also made appearances on recordings by Mount Eerie, Thanksgiving, Karl Blau, D+and Aidan Baker. Her and Elverum helped create the What The Heck Fest. She released a total of eight albums, under both names.

Castrée passed away in July, 2016 of pancreatic cancer. She was 35.