Clan Of Xymox - The Best Of
(c) 2004 Pandaimonium
Artist....: Clan Of Xymox
Album.....: The Best Of
Reldate...: 2004-09
Source....: CD
Discs.....: 1
Type......: Normal release
Tracks....: 14
Genre.....: Darkwave
Label.....: Pandaimonium
Catalogue#: Pan-50
Encoder...: FLAC 1.3.1
Quality...: 921 kbps / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
URL.......: http://www.clanofxymox.com/
Tracklist:
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1 There's No Tomorrow 7:09
2 Jasmine And Rose 5:45
3 I Want You Now (New Mix 2004) 5:20
4 A Day (New Recording & Mix 2004) 6:39
5 Louise (New Recording & Mix 2004) 5:20
6 Consolation 4:57
7 This World 6:39
8 Innocent 5:51
9 Into Extremes (New Mix 2004) 5:41
10 Out Of The Rain 4:08
11 Muscoviet Musquito (New Recording & Mix 2004) 4:06
12 Back Door (New Recording & Mix 2004) 4:50
13 Farewell 5:23
14 Stranger (New Recording & Mix 2004) 5:30
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77:18
Total:533.52MB / 77:18
Release Notes:
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Clan of Xymox have been in the unfortunate position of always being compared to
other bands since their inception. Whether it's the Cure or Joy Division, Clan
of Xymox have never been able to shake off the similarities to their influences.
Nevertheless, the group have produced an impressive body of work that
consistently absorbed new sounds while remaining faithful to the '80s goth rock
menu.
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.) 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," Xymox left 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 recorded 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 as 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." Their 2009 effort, In Love
We Trust, was a return to the layered sound of their 4AD years. Darkest Hour,
Kindred Spirits, and Matters of Mind, Body and Soul appeared in the years that
followed, and their 16th LP, Days of Black, appeared in 2017.