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Clan of Xymox's second full album (not counting the rudimentary debut EP) is a distinct improvement on the Dutch band's earlier work, and indeed is probably the group's career high point. However, the band's fatal flaws remain clear throughout the album: although these songs are superficially attractive in a goth-dance sort of way, there's little in the way of depth or substance here, and on closer listen, one realizes that the best parts of these songs sounded even better when they appeared on earlier albums by Depeche Mode, Xmal Deutschland, Propaganda, and Bauhaus. The album's high point by far is the proto-acid house "Michelle," which has the dreamy neo-psychedelic textures of Psychic TV's "Godstar" or mid-period Siouxsie and the Banshees.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
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Clan Of Xymox, MainArtist - Pieter Nooten, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Ronny Moorings, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Anka Wolbert, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
1986 4AD Ltd 1986 4AD Ltd
Clan Of Xymox, MainArtist - Pieter Nooten, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Ronny Moorings, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Anka Wolbert, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
1986 4AD Ltd 1986 4AD Ltd
Clan Of Xymox, MainArtist - Pieter Nooten, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Ronny Moorings, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Anka Wolbert, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
1986 4AD Ltd 1986 4AD Ltd
Clan Of Xymox, MainArtist - Pieter Nooten, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Ronny Moorings, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Anka Wolbert, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
1986 4AD Ltd 1986 4AD Ltd
Clan Of Xymox, MainArtist - Pieter Nooten, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Ronny Moorings, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Anka Wolbert, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
1986 4AD Ltd 1986 4AD Ltd
Clan Of Xymox, MainArtist - Pieter Nooten, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Ronny Moorings, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Anka Wolbert, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
1986 4AD Ltd 1986 4AD Ltd
Clan Of Xymox, MainArtist - Pieter Nooten, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Ronny Moorings, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Anka Wolbert, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
1986 4AD Ltd 1986 4AD Ltd
Clan Of Xymox, MainArtist - Pieter Nooten, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Ronny Moorings, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Anka Wolbert, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
1986 4AD Ltd 1986 4AD Ltd
Clan Of Xymox, MainArtist - Pieter Nooten, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Ronny Moorings, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Anka Wolbert, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
1986 4AD Ltd 1986 4AD Ltd
Clan Of Xymox, MainArtist - Pieter Nooten, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Ronny Moorings, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Anka Wolbert, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
1986 4AD Ltd 1986 4AD Ltd
Album review
Clan of Xymox's second full album (not counting the rudimentary debut EP) is a distinct improvement on the Dutch band's earlier work, and indeed is probably the group's career high point. However, the band's fatal flaws remain clear throughout the album: although these songs are superficially attractive in a goth-dance sort of way, there's little in the way of depth or substance here, and on closer listen, one realizes that the best parts of these songs sounded even better when they appeared on earlier albums by Depeche Mode, Xmal Deutschland, Propaganda, and Bauhaus. The album's high point by far is the proto-acid house "Michelle," which has the dreamy neo-psychedelic textures of Psychic TV's "Godstar" or mid-period Siouxsie and the Banshees.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:15
- Main artists: Clan of Xymox
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: 4AD
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
1986 4AD Ltd 1986 4AD Ltd
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