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Since their formation in their native Holland back in 1984 their music has been constantly changing, always challenging and often quite breathtaking.

Some of us have always been of the opinion that XYMOX are something special. A band fired by electronic music but determined, always, to make something that is very much their own. They are unique. First there was Clan of Xymox, formed in Amsterdam but signed to leading English independent label 4-AD, home atone time or another to the Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Pixies, Throwing Muses, among others.

1985 saw the release of the bands self-titled debut album. Recorded at Edinburgh's famed Palladium Studios and co-produced with 4-AD supremo Ivo, it was a record full of tumbling electro beats, throbbing sequencers and moody vocals. 1987 saw the band provide a track for "Lonely is An Eyesore", a fascinating compilation album highlighting the diversity of talent on the 4-AD roster. "Muscoviet Musquito", sandwiched between Dif Juz and Dead Can Dance, showed a more confident side to the band.

Album number two was a very different beast. 1987's "Medusa" was mostly a dark record, in places a chilling exercise in atmospherics and modern pop dynamics. Aided by the impressive 12 inch single "A Million Things" the band really started to create a buzz. Xymox were now not only inhabiting the arthouse but filling dancefloors in the more discerning clubs. Oktober 1988 saw the band and 4-AD part company. Encouraged by label boss Ivo they signed to Wing, a left of centre subsidiary of media monolith PolyGram.

The band shortened their name to Xymox and gave the world 1989's "Twist of Shadows" album, their debut for Wing. It was in many ways a bold record and itshowed that being signed to a major concern wasn't going to stifle a natural sense of musical adventure. Supported by three excellent 12 inch releases "Obsession", "Imagination" and"Blind Hear.......
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Klasycy dark music; płyta z 2002 roku.
Kiedy Ronny Moorings rozpoczął prace nad nowym albumem składającym się z remixów, dobrze wiedział do kogo się zwrócić aby osiągnąć znakomity muzycznie rezultat. Wybór padł na bardzo uznanych wykonawców jak: FRONT 242, VNV NATION, FRONTLINE ASSEMBLY, CUT RATE BOX, ASSEMBLAGE 23, CASSANDRA COMPLEX, DIARY OF DREAMS VS HAUJOBB czy IN STRICT CONFIDENCE, aby wymienić tylko kilku. Wzięli oni utwory z ostatniego albumu 'Notes from the Underground' i zmienili je na swój własny, intrygujący sposób. W ten spósb powstal pierwszy oficjalny remix-album legendarnych Clan of Xymox.


Info wydawcy:

Since their formation in their native Holland back in 1984 their music has been constantly changing, always challenging and often quite breathtaking.

Some of us have always been of the opinion that XYMOX are something special. A band fired by electronic music but determined, always, to make something that is very much their own. They are unique. First there was Clan of Xymox, formed in Amsterdam but signed to leading English independent label 4-AD, home atone time or another to the Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Pixies, Throwing Muses, among others.

1985 saw the release of the bands self-titled debut album. Recorded at Edinburgh's famed Palladium Studios and co-produced with 4-AD supremo Ivo, it was a record full of tumbling electro beats, throbbing sequencers and moody vocals. 1987 saw the band provide a track for "Lonely is An Eyesore", a fascinating compilation album highlighting the diversity of talent on the 4-AD roster. "Muscoviet Musquito", sandwiched between Dif Juz and Dead Can Dance, showed a more confident side to the band.

Album number two was a very different beast. 1987's "Medusa" was mostly a dark record, in places a chilling exercise in atmospherics and modern pop dynamics. Aided by the impressive 12 inch single "A.......
more