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'''Clan of Xymox''', also known as '''Xymox''', are a [[Gothic rock|goth]] band founded in the [[Netherlands]] in 1981. In the 1980s they knew moderate success, even scoring a hit single in the [[United States]]; they have been referred to as the "founding fathers of goth."<ref name="rpm">{{cite news|title=RPM News|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=rMh6fcsRx1sC&pg=PA36|accessdate=31 December 2010|newspaper=[[CMJ New Music Monthly]]|date=23 August 1999}}</ref> Though the band is still active and continues to tour and release records, of the original members (Ronny Moorings, Pieter Nooten, Frank Weyzig, and Anke [also Anka] Wolbert<ref name="strong"/>), only Moorings remains in the band today.
'''Clan of Xymox''', also known as '''Xymox''', are a [[Gothic rock|goth]] band founded in the [[Netherlands]] in 1981. In the 1980s they knew moderate success, even scoring a hit single in the [[United States]]; they have been referred to as the "founding fathers of goth."<ref name="rpm">{{cite news|title=RPM News|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=rMh6fcsRx1sC&pg=PA36|accessdate=31 December 2010|newspaper=[[CMJ New Music Monthly]]|date=23 August 1999}}</ref> Though the band is still active and continues to tour and release records, of the original members (Ronny Moorings, Pieter Nooten, Frank Weyzig, and Anke [also Anka] Wolbert<ref name="strong"/>), only Moorings remains in the band today.



==History==
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[[IImage:Xymox 1989 220px.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Ronny Moorings, Anka Wolbert and Pieter Nooten, 1989|Ronny Moorings, Anka Wolbert and Pieter Nooten, 1989]]
===1981–1991===
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[[Image:Xymox 1989 220px.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Ronny Moorings, Anka Wolbert and Pieter Nooten, 1989|Ronny Moorings, Anka Wolbert and Pieter Nooten, 1989]]
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]] and were signed to the indie label [[4AD]], which released their eponymous debut album in 1985.<ref name="strong"/><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> 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>
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]] and were signed to the indie label [[4AD]], which released their eponymous debut album in 1985.<ref name="strong"/><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> 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>


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>
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>


The band's third album, ''[[Twist of Shadows]]'', was released on Polygram in 1989. 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"/> 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]]|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 due to disagreements about the band's musical direction.<ref name="sutton"/><ref>{{cite web | title = Pieter Nooten: "To be honest I never listen to pop music" | url= http://www.unruhr.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2861:pieter-nooten-qto-be-honest-i-never-listen-to-pop-musicq&catid=14:geschw&Itemid=30 | author = Mic | date = 19 September 2010 | accessdate = 26 January 2011 | publisher = unrurh}}</ref>
The band's third album, ''[[Twist of Shadows]]'', was released on Polygram in 1989. 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"/> 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 due to disagreements about the band's musical direction.<ref name="sutton"/><ref>{{cite web | title = Pieter Nooten: "To be honest I never listen to pop music" | url= http://www.unruhr.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2861:pieter-nooten-qto-be-honest-i-never-listen-to-pop-musicq&catid=14:geschw&Itemid=30 | author = Mic | date = 19 September 2010 | accessdate = 26 January 2011 | publisher = unrurh}}</ref>


===1991 – present ===
===1991 – present ===

Revision as of 23:43, 13 July 2011

Clan of Xymox

Clan of Xymox, also known as Xymox, are a goth band founded in the Netherlands in 1981. In the 1980s they knew moderate success, even scoring a hit single in 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, Pieter Nooten, Frank Weyzig, and Anke [also Anka] Wolbert[1]), only Moorings remains in the band today.


thumb|left|alt=Ronny Moorings, Anka Wolbert and Pieter Nooten, 1989|Ronny Moorings, Anka Wolbert and Pieter Nooten, 1989 The band formed in Amsterdam in 1981, consisting of Ronny Moorings, Anka Wolbert, Frank Weyzig, and Pieter Nooten,[1][4] and released a mini-album, Subsequent Pleasures, in 1984.[1] They were invited to support Dead Can Dance and were signed to the indie label 4AD, which released their eponymous debut album in 1985.[1][5] The track "7th Time" was picked up by John Peel, leading to the band recording two of the Peel Sessions at the BBC.[6][7]

In 1987, now abbreviated as Xymox, they released their second and last album on 4AD, Medusa, before signing with PolyGram.[1] Simultaneously, Pieter Nooten recorded and released his album Sleeps With The Fishes (4AD, 1987), in collaboration with Michael Brook.[8]

The band's third album, Twist of Shadows, was released on Polygram in 1989. 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.[9] A single, "Imagination," made the US charts.[1] A track from the album, "Blind Hearts," was a college and club hit in the United States,[10] charting on the Club Play Chart.[11] By this time the band had moved to England, and released their fourth album, Phoenix, on PolyGram in 1991;[1] after this album, Anka Wolbert and Pieter Nooten left the band due to disagreements about the band's musical direction.[5][12]

1991 – present

Xymox, without Nooten and Wolbert, left PolyGram to release Metamorphosis (1992) and Headclouds (1993) independently.[1] In 1995 Ronny Moorings toured under the banner of Xymox in the Netherlands, including girlfriend and future band member Mojca.[13]

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,[9] produced by David M. Allen.[4] 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.[9] That same year, 4AD re-released Clan of Xymox and Medusa in the USA, and a US tour was planned for April and May 1999.[9] The band at that time consisted of Moorings, Mojca (bass), Rob Vonk (guitar), Sharon Soffner (keyboards), and Rui Ramos (drums).[9]

In October 2000 the band, without Vonk and Soffner, and with the addition of Nina Simic (keyboards), released Live,[1] a double CD with nineteen tracks and two videos.[14] In 2001, they released Notes from the Underground.[1] In September 2004, Best Of Clan of Xymox was released, with re-recorded versions of early hits as well as later offerings.[15]

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.[16]

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)
  • Darkest Hour, (CD, Metropolis Records 2011)

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Strong, Martin Charles (2003). The great indie discography. Cannongate. ISBN 9781841953359.
  2. ^ a b "RPM News". CMJ New Music Monthly. 23 August 1999. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  3. ^ Axel Schmidt, Klaus Neumann-Braun, Axel (2004). Die Welt der Gothics: Spielräume düster konnotierter Transzendenz. VS Verlag. pp. 269–70. ISBN 9783531143538. Retrieved 31 December 2010. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b Bonini, Alessandro (2006). New wave. Gremese Editore. pp. 101–102. ISBN 9788884404121. Retrieved 5 January 2011. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b Sutton, Michael. "Clan of Xymox: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Peel Sessions: 04/06/1985 - Xymox". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Peel Sessions: 03/11/1985 - Xymox". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  8. ^ Robins, Ira A. (1997). The Trouser Press guide to '90s rock: the all-new fifth edition of The Trouser Press record guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 116. ISBN 9780684814377.
  9. ^ a b c d e Richards, David (10 April 1999). "Metropolis is Home For 'Creatures' From Electronica Group Clan of Xymox". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  10. ^ Scott, Jane (30 June 1989). "Chance meeting leads to Xymox". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  11. ^ Coleman, Bill (29 April 1989). "New on the Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  12. ^ Mic (19 September 2010). "Pieter Nooten: "To be honest I never listen to pop music"". unrurh. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  13. ^ Labussière, Christophe (August 2003). "Clan of Xymox". Premonition. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  14. ^ "Live". AMG. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  15. ^ "The Best of Clan of Xymox". AMG. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  16. ^ "Emily". AMG. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  17. ^ I:Scintilla remixed by Mortiis, Combichrist, KMFDM and Clan Of Xymox for new album
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