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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]]
[[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 1984, consisting of Ronny Moorings & [[Anka Wolbert]] 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]],<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> and were signed to the indie label [[4AD]], which released their eponymous debut album in 1985.<ref name="strong"/> 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 1984, consisting of Ronny Moorings & [[Anka wolbert]] 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]],<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> and were signed to the indie label [[4AD]], which released their eponymous debut album in 1985.<ref name="strong"/> 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 they released their second and last album on 4AD, ''[[Medusa (Clan of Xymox album)|Medusa]]'', before signing with [[PolyGram]].<ref name="strong"/> Whilst Nooten was concentrating on his "Sleeps With The Fishes " album with the artist Michael Brook , Clan Of Xymox concentrated on the album and release of Medusa in 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 "Blind Hearts " (1988) the band really started to create a buzz. Clan Of Xymox were now not only inhabiting the arthouse but filling dance floors in the more discerning clubs. "Blind Hearts" reached number 1 spot in Rockpool and Billboard.<ref>rockpool march 14, 1988 page 21 </ref>
In 1987 they released their second and last album on 4AD, ''[[Medusa (Clan of Xymox album)|Medusa]]'', before signing with [[PolyGram]].<ref name="strong"/> Whilst Nooten was concentrating on his "Sleeps With The Fishes " album with the artist Michael Brook , Clan Of Xymox concentrated on the album and release of Medusa in 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 "Blind Hearts " (1988) the band really started to create a buzz. Clan Of Xymox were now not only inhabiting the arthouse but filling dance floors in the more discerning clubs. "Blind Hearts" reached number 1 spot in Rockpool and Billboard.<ref>rockpool march 14, 1988 page 21 </ref>

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Clan of Xymox

Clan of Xymox, also known as Xymox, are a goth band founded in the Netherlands in 1984[4]. 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.

History

Ronny Moorings, Anka Wolbert and Pieter Nooten, 1989
Ronny Moorings, Anka Wolbert and Pieter Nooten

, 1989]]

The band formed in Amsterdam in 1984, consisting of Ronny Moorings & Anka wolbert and released a mini-album, Subsequent Pleasures, in 1984.[1] They were invited to support Dead Can Dance,[5] and were signed to the indie label 4AD, which released their eponymous debut album in 1985.[1] picked up by John Peel, leading to the band recording two of the Peel Sessions at the BBC.[6][7]

In 1987 they released their second and last album on 4AD, Medusa, before signing with PolyGram.[1] Whilst Nooten was concentrating on his "Sleeps With The Fishes " album with the artist Michael Brook , Clan Of Xymox concentrated on the album and release of Medusa in 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 "Blind Hearts " (1988) the band really started to create a buzz. Clan Of Xymox were now not only inhabiting the arthouse but filling dance floors in the more discerning clubs. "Blind Hearts" reached number 1 spot in Rockpool and Billboard.[8] Pieter Nooten recorded and released his album Sleeps With The Fishes (4AD, 1987), in collaboration with Michael Brook.[9]

The band began to sound more accessible, their third album, Twist of Shadows (Polygram, 1989), being described as "electro-pop" and most successful selling to that date. The album's artwork was done by Vaughan Oliver, and Tony Visconti provided string arrangements. The singles, "Imagination and Obsession [10]" made the US charts.[1] SPIN, praised the album and called it "still ethereal, big and foreboding" and praised the production by Peter Walsh (of Simple Minds fame).[11] By this time the band had moved to England, and released their fourth album, Phoenix, on PolyGram in 1991;[1] Xymox charted in the USA with the single " Phoenix of My Heart " number 5 on the dance charts [12]after this album, Anka Wolbert and Pieter Nooten left the band[citation needed]; Xymox left PolyGram continuing alone with Ronny Moorings [13]to release Metamorphosis (1992) and Headclouds (1993) independently,[1] on his own X-Ult label.[14][15]

In 1995 Ronny Moorings toured under the banner of Xymox in the Netherlands with former band mates Will Anvers and Frank Weyzig and his girlfriend Mojca on keyboards. Ronny Moorings made in 1996 for Domark music for computer games named Total Mayhem and Revenant with classical music and ambient sounding tracks.{[16]

In 1997 Ronny Moorings ended the Xymox era and restarted Clan of Xymox; he recruited besides Mojca new live members and started touring. The band signed with the independent US label Tess Records and released Hidden Faces.[17]

The live band, consisting of Ronny Moorings guitars and vocals, Mojca Zugna bass guitar, and vocals, Rob Vonk guitar, Rui Ramos drums, and Nina Simic keyboards, co-headlined the Wave-Gotik-Treffen and Zillo festivals in Germany[18], where two singles from Hidden Faces, "Out Of The Rain" and "This World," both reached the top 10 in the independent charts.[19]

In 1998 Clan Of Xymox got signed by Metropolis Records in the USA and Pandaimonium Records in Europe. In 2000 the band released Live, a double CD with nineteen tracks and two videos in the special ltd edition [20] The lineup consisted of Moorings on guitars & vocals; Mojca on bass guitar, keyboards and vocals; Rui Ramos drums; and Nina Simic on keyboards. The tracks were recorded during their Central and South American tour in 1999.[21] with the climax for the band in Mexico City's being the former Olympic Stadium Palacio d' Deportes in Mexico City where 20.000 people attended their concert.


1999 saw the release of Creatures[22], produced by Dave Allen. Also that year 4AD re-released in the USA the first album, Clan of Xymox[23]. Clan of Xymox backed up the album Creatures with an extensive world tour in 1999[24], starting in the United States with COX headlining on the [[Convergence_(goth_festival)|Convergence Festival][25]in New Orleans, continued to tour the USA and returned a few months later again.

In September 2004 Best Of Clan Of Xymox album was released.[26]

January 2006 the EP" Weak In My Knees", included are remixes of Azoic, Destroid ,Grendel and Siva Six plus a video .followed by the release of the album " Breaking Point" which got again all praise and glory , entered high on all charts possible and imaginable , COX embarked on a further tour , this time operating from Germany, where the album Breaking Point got finished. 2007 Saw the release of the single Heroes ( David Bowie ) and On A Mission , a kind of taster/teaser for the forthcoming album Clan Of Xymox. March 21st 2008 saw the first double DVD ( Visible, limited edition )release of Clan Of Xymox ever. The DVD is full of clips , live material , a Live special at Mera Luna , backstage scenes , an interview with Ronny Moorings, impressions of personal footage during the foreign tours It reached number 1 sales charts, backed up by an extensive tour in 2008 including many festivals.


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[27].July 2009 saw the release of the single "Emily" ,a fortaste for the new album and reached nb 1 in DUC & DAC


The last album "In Love We Trust"came out worldwide August the 18th 2009 and reached nb 1 in the DUC[28] & DAC [29]nr.4 and is now already considered another classic of the band. The band announced a new album release for May 2011

Discography

1983–1991: Ronny Moorings, Pieter Nooten and Anka Wolbert

Studio albums

  • Clan of Xymox – (LP Album) 1985 - 4AD, Boudisque • (CD Album) 1985 - 4AD • (1986) - Relativity
  • Medusa – (CD Album) 1986 - 4AD • (
  • Twist of Shadows – (CD Album) 1989 - Wing Records • (LP Album) 1989 - Wing Records, Polydor • (CS Album) 1989 - Wing Records
  • Phoenix – (CD Album) 1991 - Wing Records, Polydor (UK) •
  • "Phoenix" (CS Album) 1991 - Polydor (UK) • (LP Album) 1991 - Mercury, Polydor

Singles/EPs

  • "Subsequent Pleasures" – (12" Mini Album) 1983 - no label • (CD Album, Ltd. Edition) 1994 - Pseudonym
  • "A Day" – (12") 1985 - 4AD, Boudisque • (12") 1998 - Old Gold
  • "A Day/Stranger" – (12") 1985 - Contempo Records
  • "Louise" – (7") 1986 - Megadisc
  • "Muscoviet Musquito" – (7", Single Sided, Promo) 1986 - Virgin France
  • "Blind Hearts" – (12") 1987 - 4AD, Rough Trade (Germany) • (12") 1989 - Wing Records
  • "Obsession" – (12") 1989 - Wing Records, Polygram Records
  • "Imagination" – (12") 1989 - Wing Records • (CD Single) 1989 - Wing Records • (7" Single) Wing Records, Polydor
  • "Phoenix of My Heart" – (CD Maxi) 1991 - Wing Records, Polydor (US, UK), Polygram • (12") 1991 - Wing Records
  • "At the End of the Day" – (CD Maxi) 1991 - Wing Records • (12") 1991 - Wing Records

1992 – Present

Remixes

  • "Dream On/XDD" - (12") 1992 - X-ULT Records Ltd.
  • "Reaching Out" – (CD Maxi) 1993 - Zok Records • (12") 1993 - Zok Records
  • "Spiritual High (Club Mix)" - (12" Promo) 1993 - Zok Records
  • "Remix" – (CD Album, Ltd. Edition) 1994 - Zok Records

Singles/EPs

  • Subsequent Pleasures – (CD) 1994 - Pseudonym • (CD Album, Reissue) 2001 - Metropolis (RE-RELEASE)
  • "Out of the Rain" – (CD Maxi) 1997 - Tess Records
  • "This World" – (CD Maxi) 1998 - Tess Records
  • "Consolation" – (CD Maxi) 1999 - Metropolis
  • "Liberty" – (CD Maxi) 2000 - Metropolis, Pandaimonium Records
  • "The John Peel Sessions" – (CD EP) 2001 - Strange Fruit • (CD EP) 2003 - Celebration (Spain)
  • "There's No Tomorrow" – (CD Maxi) 2002 - Pandaimonium Records
  • "Weak In My Knees" – (CD Maxi, Enhanced) 2006 - Pandaimonium Records
  • "Heroes" – 2007 - Pandaimonium Records
  • "Emily" – (CD Maxi) 2009 - Trisol Music Group GmbH

Live Albums

  • Live – (CD + CD Enhanced) 2000 - Metropolis, Pandaimonium Records

Compilations

  • Remixes from the Underground – (2xCD) 2002 - Metropolis, Pandaimonium Records
  • The Best of Clan of Xymox – (CD Album) 2004 - Metropolis, Pandaimonium Records, Vision Music, Irond
  • Visible – (2xDVD) 2008 - Pandaimonium Records, Gravitator Records, Vision Music

Studio albums

  • Metamorphosis – (CD Album) 1992 – Mogull Entertainment, X-ULT Records Ltd.
  • Headclouds – (CD Album) 1993 - Zok Records, Off-Beat Records
  • Hidden Faces – (CD Album) 1997 - Tess Records • (CD Album) 2000 - Pandaimonium Records • (CD Album) 2006 - Gravitator Records
  • Creatures – (CD Album) 1999 - Metropolis • (CD Album) 1999 - Pandaimonium Records • (CD Album) 2006 - Gravitator Records
  • Farewell – (CD Album) 2003 - Metropolis, Pandaimonium Records, Irond, 2007 - Gravitator Records
  • Breaking Point – (CD Album) 2006 - Gravitator Records, Metropolis, Pandaimonium Records, Vision Music

Notes from the Underground – (CD Album) 2001 - Metropolis, Pandaimonium Records, 2007 - Gravitator Records

  • In Love We Trust – (CD Album) 2009 - Trisol Music Group/Metropolis/Gravitator Records

Remixes

COX has made several remixes, recently for the Geman group ASP , In Strict Confidence, the female fronted industrial metal act I:Scintilla who released their album "Optiks" on the Belgian industrial label Alfa Matrix holding a bonus disc with a remix by COX beside others by Combichrist, Mortiis and many more.[30]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h 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. ^ alternative press issue 39 page 45
  5. ^ 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. ^ rockpool march 14, 1988 page 21
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ billboard november 25 ,1989
  11. ^ Wright, Christian Logan (August 1989). "Rev. of Xymox, Twist of Shadows". SPIN. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  12. ^ page 128 , Rolling Stone June 13th 1991
  13. ^ Melodymaker November 28 1992
  14. ^ Melodymaker November28 1992
  15. ^ Select Magazine November 1992 page 86
  16. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domark
  17. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Faces-Clan-Xymox/dp/B00000DG4U
  18. ^ http://www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/past.php?reqYear=1998
  19. ^ http://www.trendcharts.de/de/trendcharts.html
  20. ^ http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1259639/a/Live.htm
  21. ^ http://www.clanofxymox.com/ look under old tours and click links
  22. ^ http://www.metropolis-records.com/artist/clan-of-xymox
  23. ^ http://www.4ad.com/
  24. ^ http://www.clanofxymox.com see old tour page
  25. ^ see old tour page clan of xymox homepage : www.clanofxymox.com
  26. ^ http://www.metropolis-records.com/artist/clan-of-xymox
  27. ^ http://www.trisol.de/en/news.html
  28. ^ http://www.cybercase.nl/duc/duc.php
  29. ^ http://www.sonic-seducer.de/index.php/DAC_Deutsche_Alternative_Charts.html
  30. ^ I:Scintilla remixed by Mortiis, Combichrist, KMFDM and Clan Of Xymox for new album
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