Clan of Xymox is the debut studio album by Dutch dark wave band Clan of Xymox, released 1 July 1985 by 4AD. The album was produced by 4AD co-founder Ivo Watts-Russell and recorded at Palladium Studios in Edinburgh.The remixes included on the album ('A Day' and 'Stranger') were mixed and produced by John Fryer at Blackwing Studios in London. Fryer had gained notability for working with. The Clan's dark electro-gothic approach to music quickly became the benchmark by which all other bands to follow were judged. In its long and storied history, Clan Of Xymox has developed a signature dark electro-gothic sound that has made the act adored around the world. Spider On The Wall EP, released 30 October 2020 1. Spider On The Wall 2.
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Released | 1 November 1986 | |||
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Length | 42:18 | |||
Label | 4AD | |||
Producer | Clan of Xymox and John Fryer | |||
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Medusa is the second studio album by Dutch dark wave band Clan of Xymox. It was released on 1 November 1986 by 4AD. Founding member Pieter Nooten re-recorded the songs 'After the Call' and 'Theme I' on Sleeps with the Fishes, his 1987 collaborative album with Michael Brook, following a brief split from the band.
Critical reception[edit]
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AllMusic | [1] |
Melody Maker | favourable[2] |
Sounds | favourable[3] |
- Never one to let a truly diabolical hairstyle stand in the way, Ronnie led his band, originally known as just Xymox to change their name to Clan of Xymox, to move to England and release a self titled album (4AD, 1985) containing the astonishing single “ One Day ”. Clan of Xymox are best remembered though for their second studio release Medusa which came out on 4AD in 1986 (or 1987 if one believes the band’s.
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Medusa is seen by some critics as the group's career high point. Sounds described Medusa as an 'overriding achievement [...] every track sounds like the finale to a brooding epic overture'.[3]
Melody Maker wrote, 'Sleek, efficient, even dramatic, Xymox understand the value of a direct understatement [...] [Medusa is] a bright flash of hope in these blackout days'.[2]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Ronny Moorings, Pieter Nooten and Anka Wolbert.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | 'Theme I' | 2:54 |
2. | 'Medusa' | 5:53 |
3. | 'Michelle' | 2:59 |
4. | 'Theme II' | 1:43 |
5. | 'Louise' | 5:17 |
6. | 'Lorretine' | 3:33 |
7. | 'Agonised by Love' | 5:18 |
8. | 'Masquerade' | 3:54 |
9. | 'After the Call' | 5:55 |
10. | 'Back Door' | 4:52 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | 'Blind Hearts' | 4:19 |
12. | 'A Million Things' | 4:37 |
13. | 'Scum (Dance Mix)' | 7:12 |
Personnel[edit]
- Ronny Moorings – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Anka Wolbert – vocals, keyboards, bass guitar
- Pieter Nooten – vocals, keyboards
- Technical
- John Fryer – production, engineering
- Keith Mitchell – engineering
- Vaughan Oliver – sleeve graphic design
- Nigel Grierson – sleeve photography
References[edit]
- ^Mason, Stewart. 'Medusa – Clan of Xymox : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic'. AllMusic. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ abMathur, Paul (January 1987). 'Review: Medusa'. Melody Maker.
- ^ abSwift, Harry (November 1986). 'Medusa, Clan of Xymox'. Sounds.
External links[edit]
- Medusa at Discogs (list of releases)
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Released | 1 July 1985 | |||
Recorded | Palladium Studios, Edinburgh | |||
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Length | 62:02 (with bonus tracks) | |||
Label | 4AD | |||
Producer | Clan of Xymox and Ivo Watts-Russell | |||
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Singles from Clan of Xymox | ||||
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Clan of Xymox is the debut studio album by Dutch dark wave band Clan of Xymox, released 1 July 1985 by 4AD.[1]
The album was produced by 4AD co-founder Ivo Watts-Russell and recorded at Palladium Studios in Edinburgh. The remixes included on the album ('A Day' and 'Stranger') were mixed and produced by John Fryer at Blackwing Studios in London. Fryer had gained notability for working with seminal bands on the 4AD, Mute, Rough Trade and Beggars Banquet record labels, including Depeche Mode, Fad Gadget and Cocteau Twins.
The album drew comparisons to Joy Division and the Cure and created a buzz in clubs.[2] Reviewers in subsequent years have derided the album as dated and derivative, but accurately reflecting the emerging goth sound of the time, with 'icy, throbbing keyboards; bummed-out vocals; chilly, robotic percussion; gloomy, ethereal guitars; and unusual, cryptic song titles'.[3]
In 1985, Melody Maker described it as 'a nervous and brilliant record' from 'guitar-splayed firefields of 'Cry in the Wind' and 'Stumble and Fall', and thrill(!) to the system clearing, bass bloodied '7th Time'... The range and depth of this mysterious record do not exclude arrogant electro dance anthems like 'Stranger' and 'A Day'; nor do Xymox avoid sentimentality as on 'No Human Can Drown'.[4]
In the same year, Sounds called the album 'a strange and wonderful debut from 4AD's first signing since Dead Can Dance. Particular favourite is 'A Day' which suggests so many places, colours feelings and despairs that it is totally awe inspiring'.[5]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Ronny Moorings, Pieter Nooten and Anka Wolbert.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | 'A Day' | 6:40 |
2. | 'No Words' | 4:26 |
3. | 'Stumble and Fall' | 5:05 |
4. | 'Cry in the Wind' | 5:16 |
5. | 'Stranger' | 7:41 |
6. | 'Equal Ways' | 5:44 |
7. | '7th Time' | 4:38 |
8. | 'No Human Can Drown' | 3:22 |
No. | Title | Length |
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9. | 'Muscoviet Musquito' | 4:03 |
10. | 'Stranger (Remix)' | 5:21 |
11. | 'A Day (Remix)' | 9:11 |
Total length: | 62:02 |
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Personnel[edit]
- Xymox
- Ronny Moorings – vocals, lyrics, guitar, keyboards
- Anka Wolbert – vocals, lyrics, keyboards, bass guitar
- Pieter Nooten – vocals, lyrics, keyboards
- Producers, engineers
- Ivo Watts-Russell – producer
- Jon Turner – engineer
- John Fryer – engineer (producer on remixes)
- Keith Mitchell – assistant engineer
- Graphic design
- Vaughan Oliver – graphic design
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References[edit]
- ^Clan of Xymox. 4AD. 23 March 1999
- ^'Clan of Xymox'. 4AD. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^Clan of Xymox at AllMusic
- ^Roberts, Chris (August 1985). 'Clan of Xymox'. Melody Maker.
- ^Homer, Jon (1985). 'Debut, Clan of Xymox'. Sounds.
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