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'Clan of Xymox, also known as Xymox, are a goth band founded in the Netherlands in 1983. In the 1980s they knew moderate success, even scoring several hit singlesin the United States; they have been referred to as the "founding fathers of goth."[2] Though the band is still active and continues to tour and release records, of the original members (Ronny Moorings and Anke Wolbert only Ronny Moorings remains and continues the band today. |
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==History==<ref>Mark Sutton : http://www.allmusic.com/artist/clan-of-xymox-p3905/biography</ref> |
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Clan of Xymox were formed in Nijmegen, Netherlands, in 1983 by Ronny Moorings (vocals, guitar) and Anka Wolbert (bass, vocals). A year later,Moorings and Wolbert moved to Amsterdam, releasing the LP Subsequent Pleasures as Xymox. (The album was limited to 500 copies.) After Pieter Nooten & Frank Weyzig joined the band Xymox then became the opening act for Dead Can Dance in England. The band's presence on Dead Can Dance's U.K. tour caught the interest of 4AD Records, and the label eventually signed them. A year later, Xymox lengthened their name to Clan of Xymox and recorded a self-titled album in 1985, followed by Medusa the next year. In 1987, the group shortened its appellation to Xymox once again, contributing another version of "Muscoviet Mosquito," originally on Subsequent Pleasures, to the 4AD compilation Lonely Is an Eyesore. After the release of the single "Blind Hearts," Xymoxleft 4AD and joined Polygram/Wing. |
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In 1989, Xymox released Twist of Shadows, their most commercially successful LP, selling 300,000 copies. The infectious and uncharacteristically upbeat "Phoenix of My Heart" landed on the modern rock charts in 1991. However, the full-length Phoenix didn't do as well as Twist of Shadows.Wolbert departed from the band that year, replaced by bassist Mojca Zugna. In 1992, Xymox left Polygram/Wing for ZOK Records. Xymox record two albums for ZOK Records -- 1992's Metamorphosis and 1993's Headclouds -- before switching to Tess Records in 1997 for the album Hidden Faces. Moreover, Moorings called the group Clan of Xymox once again. |
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In 1999, they signed with the Metropolis label and released Creatures, which was followed a year later by the two-CD Live. The 2001 album Notes from the Underground was reinterpreted on the double remix CD Remixes from the Underground, which landed in 2002. Farewell from 2003 was a themed album with bittersweet goodbyes to lovers and friends the main topics. The 2004 collection The Best of Clan of Xymox found latter-day highlights next to re-recordings of the band's early material. Two years later, the album Breaking Point was announced by the single "Weak in My Knees." The 2009 effort In Love We Trust was a return to the layered sound of their 4AD years. |
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==History== |
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A new album is announced for release May 20th 2011 |
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===1981–1991=== |
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The band formed in [[Amsterdam]] in 1981, consisting of Ronny Moorings, Anka Wolbert, Frank Weyzig, and Pieter Nooten,<ref name="strong"/><ref name="bonini"/> and released a mini-album, ''Subsequent Pleasures'', in 1984.<ref name="strong">{{cite book|last=Strong|first=Martin Charles|title=The great indie discography|year=2003|publisher=Cannongate|isbn=9781841953359|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=HJfGtREyuSAC&pg=RA12-PT360}}</ref> They were invited to support [[Dead Can Dance]],<ref name="sutton">{{cite web|last=Sutton|first=Michael|title=Clan of Xymox: Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/clan-of-xymox-p3905/biography/|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=1 January 2011}}</ref> and were signed to the indie label [[4AD]], which released their eponymous debut album in 1985.<ref name="strong"/> The track "7th Time" was picked up by [[John Peel]], leading to the band recording two of the [[List_of_Peel_sessions#C|Peel Sessions at the BBC]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Peel Sessions: 04/06/1985 - Xymox|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/1980s/1985/Jun04xymox/|publisher=[[BBC Radio 1]]|accessdate=1 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Peel Sessions: 03/11/1985 - Xymox|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/1980s/1985/Nov03xymox/|publisher=[[BBC Radio 1]]|accessdate=1 January 2011}}</ref> |
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In 1987, now abbreviated as Xymox, they released their second and last album on 4AD, ''[[Medusa (Clan of Xymox album)|Medusa]]'', before signing with [[PolyGram]].<ref name="strong"/> Simultaneously, Pieter Nooten recorded and released his album ''Sleeps With The Fishes'' (4AD, 1987), in collaboration with [[Michael Brook]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Robins|first=Ira A.|title=The Trouser Press guide to '90s rock: the all-new fifth edition of The Trouser Press record guide|year=1997|publisher=Simon & Schuster|isbn=9780684814377|page=116|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=nH9oejneZtQC&q=%22Sleeps+With+The+Fishes%22+nooten&dq=%22Sleeps+With+The+Fishes%22+nooten&hl=en&ei=00QeTfK9AcXflgfJ9cWuDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAA}}</ref> |
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The band began to sound more accessible, their third album, ''Twist of Shadows'' (Polygram, 1989), being described as "electro-pop" but judged to sound "decidedly dated." The album's artwork was done by [[Vaughan Oliver]], and [[Tony Visconti]] provided string arrangements. In the United States, ''Twist of Shadows'', and its successor, ''Phoenix'', were released by Wing Records, a subsidiary of [[Polydor Records]], and these two albums created a US cult following for the band.<ref name="metropolis"/> A single, "Imagination," made the US charts.<ref name="strong"/> ''[[Spin (magazine)|SPIN]]'', however, praised the album and called it "still ethereal, big and foreboding"; it commented on Moorings' limited knowledge of [[English language|English]] and praised the production by Peter Walsh (of [[Simple Minds]] fame).<ref>{{cite news|last=Wright|first=Christian Logan|title=Rev. of Xymox, ''Twist of Shadows''|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=kPkc1_IBN2kC&pg=PA77|accessdate=31 December 2010|newspaper=[[Spin (magazine){{!}}SPIN]]|date=August 1989}}</ref> A track from the album, "Blind Hearts," was a college and club hit in the United States,<ref>{{cite news|last=Scott|first=Jane|title=Chance meeting leads to Xymox|url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/57824173@N05/5322022578/sizes/l/in/photostream/|accessdate=4 January 2011|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer (newspaper){{!}}The Plain Dealer]]|date=30 June 1989}}</ref> charting on the [[Hot Dance Club Songs|Club Play Chart]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Coleman|first=Bill|title=New on the Charts|url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/57824173@N05/5321420083/sizes/l/in/photostream/|accessdate=4 January 2011|newspaper=[[Billboard (magazine){{!}}Billboard]]|date=29 April 1989}}</ref> By this time the band had moved to England, and released their fourth album, ''Phoenix'', on PolyGram in 1991;<ref name="strong"/> after this album, Anka Wolbert and Pieter Nooten left the band.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} |
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===1991 – present === |
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Xymox, without Nooten and Wolbert, left PolyGram to release ''Metamorphosis'' (1992) and ''Headclouds'' (1993) independently.<ref name="strong"/> In 1995 Ronny Moorings toured under the banner of Xymox in the Netherlands with former Clan of Xymox band mates Will Anvers and Frank Weyzig, and his girlfriend Mojca on keyboards.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} |
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In 1997 the band's name was reverted to Clan of Xymox; Moorings recruited new live members, besides Mojca, and started touring. The band signed with the independent US label Tess Records and released ''Hidden Faces'',<ref name="metropolis">{{cite news|last=Richards|first=David|title=Metropolis is Home For 'Creatures' From Electronica Group Clan of Xymox|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=6QwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14|accessdate=2 January 2011|newspaper=[[Billboard (magazine){{!}}Billboard]]|date=10 April 1999}}</ref> produced by [[David M. Allen]].<ref name="bonini">{{cite book|last=Bonini|first=Alessandro|title=New wave|year=2006|publisher=Gremese Editore|isbn=9788884404121|pages=101-102|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Tkf_aTPEWOkC&pg=PA102|coauthors=Emanuele Tamagnini|accessdate=5 January 2011}}</ref> In 1998 Clan of Xymox got signed by [[Metropolis Records]] in the USA, at a time of increasing US interest in the band, and released ''Creatures''.<ref name="metropolis"/> That same year, 4AD re-released ''Clan of Xymox'' and ''Medusa'' in the USA, and a US tour was planned for April and May of 1999.<ref name="metropolis"/> The band at that time consisted of Moorings, Mojca (bass), Rob Vonk (guitar), Sharon Soffner (keyboards), and Rui Ramos (drums).<ref name="metropolis"/> |
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In October 2000 the band, without Vonk and Soffner, and with the addition of Nina Simic (keyboards), released ''Live'',<ref name="strong"/> a double CD with nineteen tracks and two videos. The tracks were recorded during their Central and South American tour in 1999.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} In 2001, they released ''Notes from the Underground''.<ref name="strong"/> In September 2004, ''Best Of Clan of Xymox'' was released.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} |
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Early 2009 Clan of Xymox switched labels, going to Trisol Records in Europe but staying on Metropolis in the USA and Gravitator in Russia. In July 2009 the single "Emily" was released.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} |
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==Discography== |
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'Clan of Xymox, also known as Xymox, are a goth band founded in the Netherlands in 1983. In the 1980s they knew moderate success, even scoring several hit singlesin the United States; they have been referred to as the "founding fathers of goth."[2] Though the band is still active and continues to tour and release records, of the original members (Ronny Moorings and Anke Wolbert only Ronny Moorings remains and continues the band today. ==History==[4] Clan of Xymox were formed in Nijmegen, Netherlands, in 1983 by Ronny Moorings (vocals, guitar) and Anka Wolbert (bass, vocals). A year later,Moorings and Wolbert moved to Amsterdam, releasing the LP Subsequent Pleasures as Xymox. (The album was limited to 500 copies.) After Pieter Nooten & Frank Weyzig joined the band Xymox then became the opening act for Dead Can Dance in England. The band's presence on Dead Can Dance's U.K. tour caught the interest of 4AD Records, and the label eventually signed them. A year later, Xymox lengthened their name to Clan of Xymox and recorded a self-titled album in 1985, followed by Medusa the next year. In 1987, the group shortened its appellation to Xymox once again, contributing another version of "Muscoviet Mosquito," originally on Subsequent Pleasures, to the 4AD compilation Lonely Is an Eyesore. After the release of the single "Blind Hearts," Xymoxleft 4AD and joined Polygram/Wing. In 1989, Xymox released Twist of Shadows, their most commercially successful LP, selling 300,000 copies. The infectious and uncharacteristically upbeat "Phoenix of My Heart" landed on the modern rock charts in 1991. However, the full-length Phoenix didn't do as well as Twist of Shadows.Wolbert departed from the band that year, replaced by bassist Mojca Zugna. In 1992, Xymox left Polygram/Wing for ZOK Records. Xymox record two albums for ZOK Records -- 1992's Metamorphosis and 1993's Headclouds -- before switching to Tess Records in 1997 for the album Hidden Faces. Moreover, Moorings called the group Clan of Xymox once again.
In 1999, they signed with the Metropolis label and released Creatures, which was followed a year later by the two-CD Live. The 2001 album Notes from the Underground was reinterpreted on the double remix CD Remixes from the Underground, which landed in 2002. Farewell from 2003 was a themed album with bittersweet goodbyes to lovers and friends the main topics. The 2004 collection The Best of Clan of Xymox found latter-day highlights next to re-recordings of the band's early material. Two years later, the album Breaking Point was announced by the single "Weak in My Knees." The 2009 effort In Love We Trust was a return to the layered sound of their 4AD years. A new album is announced for release May 20th 2011
Discography
Studio albums
- Clan of Xymox (LP, 4AD, 1985)
- Medusa (CD, 4AD, 1986)
- Twist of Shadows (CD, Wing, 1989)
- Phoenix (CD, Wing Records/Polydor, 1991)
- Metamorphosis (CD, Mogull Entertainment/X-ULT, 1992)
- Headclouds (CD, Zok/Off-Beat, 1993)
- Hidden Faces (CD, Tess, 1997)
- Creatures (CD, Metropolis/Pandaimonium, 1999; re-released, Gravitator, 2006)
- Farewell (CD, Metropolis/Pandaimonium, 2003; re-released, Gravitator, 2007)
- Breaking Point (CD, Gravitator/Metropolis/Pandaimonium/Vision Music, 2006)
- Notes from the Underground, (CD, Metropolis/Pandaimonium, 2001; re-released, Gravitator, 2007
- In Love We Trust, (CD, Trisol/Metropolis/Gravitator, 2009)
Singles/EPs
- "Subsequent Pleasures" (12", no label, 1983; re-released, Pseudonym, 1994)
- "A Day" (12", 4AD, 1985; re-released, Old Gold, 1998)
- "A Day/Stranger" (12", Contempo, 1985)
- "Louise" (7", Megadisc, 1986)
- "Muscoviet Musquito" (promotional 7", Virgin France 1986)
- "Blind Hearts" (12", 4AD/Rough Trade, 1987; re-released, Wing, 1989)
- "Obsession" (12", Wing/PolyGram, 1989)
- "Imagination" (12" and CD-single, Wing, 1989)
- "Phoenix" (CS and LP, Polydor, 1991)
- "Phoenix of My Heart" (Maxi CD and 12", Wing/Polydor, 1991)
- "At the End of the Day" (Maxi CD and 12", Wing, 1991)
- "Out of the Rain" (Maxi CD, Tess, 1997)
- "This World" (Maxi CD, Tess, 1998)
- "Consolation" (Maxi CD, Metropolis, 1999)
- "Liberty" (Maxi CD, Metropolis/Pandaimonium, 2000)
- "The John Peel Sessions" (CD EP, Strange Fruit, 2001; re-released, Celebration, 2003)
- "There's No Tomorrow" (Maxi CD, Pandaimonium, 2002
- "Weak In My Knees" (Maxi CD, Pandaimonium, 2006)
- "Heroes" (Pandaimonium, 2007
- "Emily" (Maxi CD, Trisol, 2009)
Remixes
- "Dream On/XDD" (12", X-ULT, 1992)
- "Reaching Out" (Maxi CD and 12", Zok, 1993)
- "Spiritual High (Club Mix)" (promotional 12", Zok, 1993)
- "Remix" – (CD, Zok, 1994)
Live albums
- Live (CD, Metropolis/Pandaimonium, 2000)
Compilations
- Remixes from the Underground (double CD, Metropolis/Pandaimonium, 2002)
- The Best of Clan of Xymox (CD, Metropolis/Pandaimonium/Vision Music/Irond, 2004)
- Visible (double DVD, Pandaimonium/Gravitator/Vision Music, 2008)
Remixes of other artists
- I:Scintilla, "Scin", on Optiks (2007)[5]
References
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