Founding member pieter nooten rerecorded the songs after the call and theme i on sleeps with the fishes, his 1987 collaborative album with michael brook, following a brief split from the band. In the mix of recreating music and making it your own, clan of xmox has delivered some great tracks with kindred spirits. Kindred spirits assembles eleven cover versions, entirely played, sung and recorded by ronny moorings. Legowelt heeft net een album uitgebracht bij kindred spirits onder zijn nacho patrol alias. From the netherlands, xymox was established in 1983 in nijmegen by frontman ronny moorings and then livein anke wolbert. Clan of xymox alice the sisters of mercy cover youtube. Clan of xymox covers depeche mode, new order, the cure on. Gothicband clan of xymox begon met ronny moorings als eenmansband. Another wonderful clan of xymox offering, this time paying homage to influential artists mostly from the post punk era. Featuring unique takes on classics such as the sisters of mercys alice, the cures a forest, depeche modes a question of time and david bowies heroes along with.
Long running and revered in their own right, clan of xymoxs 2012 album kindred spirits is a collection of covers from artists that the band cherishes. Long running and revered in their own right, clan of xymox now presents kindred spirits, a collection of covers from artists that the band cherishes. Clan of xymox also known as xymox blend an eclectic and vibrant mix of darkwave, synthpop, and gothic rock. Their first ep, subsequent pleasures added pieter nooten afterwards on keyboards and left a mark on an emerging eurowave market.
Overall, i enjoyed the album and will return to sift through it once again, and perhaps pull a few songs for rotation in my various playlists. Well let me tell you, clan of xymox surely took a lot on. Medusa is the second studio album by dutch dark wave band 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 states. Blue monday by new order, question of time by depeche mode, decades by joy division, a forest by the cure or alice by the sisters of mercy may be songs one would have expected on ronny moorings perennial playlist anyway. Clan of xymox sound as though andrew eldritch of the sisters of mercy and martin gore of depeche mode got together to make a german industrial album of love songs. In 2012 the band released a cover album, kindred spirits, featuring covers of several influential postpunk. Clan of xymox, also known as simply xymox, are a dutch rock band formed in 1981. Fret magazine nummer 4 2009 by fret magazine issuu. Kindred spirits by clan of xymox, released 09 october 2012 1. Featuring unique takes on classics such as the sisters of mercys alice, the cures a forest, depeche modes a question of time and david bowies heroes along with versions of joy division. From the cure and siouxsie to nine inch nails most tracks stick to the original of course with the xymox flair and showcase ronnys excellent vocal styles, from the deep baritone of alice to the lighter crooning on a forest its all a pleasure to hear these old favorites. Featuring unique takes on classics such as the sisters of mercys alice, the cures a forest, depeche modes a question of time and david bowies heroes along with versions of joy division, nine inch nails, test dept.
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