Craving site map help add to favorites to get full access to the site e. Clan of xymoxs track evelyn from their album twist of shadows back in 1989. Their major label debut, twist of shadows, was filled with more of the bands. While the band jettisoned the clan of xymox moniker as it left british label 4ad, it also got rid of its darkwave pretensions. Twist of shadows is seriously some of the best synthpop for its time. Check out twist of shadows by xymox on amazon music. Clan of xymox would have deserved the same recognition as bands like the cure or depeche mode and this album is a proof of that, showing they can make seducing pop and still make great and creative music.
While twist of shadows isnt exactly industrial in its sound, the bpms run midtempo and sound totally danceable in a new orderish way. Their first ep, subsequent pleasures added pieter nooten afterwards on keyboards and left a mark on an emerging eurowave market. To me, twist of shadows is both a proof of the creative ability of the band back then and simply one of the best pop records of the late 80s. The success of clan of xymoxs third album, twist of shadows was no strange twist of fate. My copy was pressed off center on the second side of the 1st lp. While the core of xymox s brooding, intense melodrama satyed intact, producer peter walsh adorned the. Clan of xymox, also known as simply xymox, are a dutch rock band formed in 1981. The albums first single, obsession download set the tone, as the thunder. The singersongwriter also revisits the bands critically acclaimed gothic rock and industrial musicbased album twist of shadows on its 30th. From the netherlands, xymox was established in 1983 in nijmegen by frontman ronny moorings and then livein anke wolbert. Gothic vocals surrounded by synthesizer atmospherics will greet you upon entering the world of clan of xymox.
Clan of xymox featured a trio of songwriters ronny moorings, anka wolbert, and pieter nooten and gained success in the 1980s, releasing their first two albums on 4ad, before releasing their third and fourth albums on wing records and scoring a hit single in the united. A now back to being called clan of xymox, the group continues to. This remastered expanded 2 cd release includes the club hits obsession and blind hearts and several rare 12 mixes along with several bsides. Clan of xymox s track evelyn from their album twist of shadows back in 1989. Gothic vocals surrounded by synthesizer atmospherics will greet you upon entering the world of xymox. Twist of shadows is xymoxs third fulllength album, released in 1989 on wing records. Clan of xymox also known as xymox blend an eclectic and vibrant mix of darkwave, synthpop, and gothic rock. Twist of shadows is xymox s third fulllength album, released in 1989 on wing records polygram and produced by peter walsh acclaimed producer of simple mindss new gold dream album. While the band jettisoned the clan of xymox moniker as it left british label 4ad, it also got rid of its darkwave pretensions, opting for a sleeker, more defined popdance sound. Album art exchange twist of shadows by xymox album.