Clan of Xymox (also known as Xymox) blend an eclectic and vibrant mix of electonic pop, gothic rock, and acoustic folk into the perfect elixir of life for any wilting and forlorn soul. Hailing from the Netherlands, Xymox was established in 1983 by main ingredient Ronny Moorings and then-livein Anka Wolbert. Their first EP,Subsequent Pleasures added Pieter Nooten on keyboards and left a mark on an emerging Euro-wave market.
A chance meeting with Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard of Dead Can Dance led to an invitation to support that band on a UK tour, and then a recording contract with their record label, 4AD.
Their first two full length albums, self-titled Clan of Xymox and Medusa, comfortably settled Xymox into their own niche of blooming melodics and smooth grey lyrical originality, with Ronnie’s songwriting coming as a fresh and very welcome abstract to the plastic and packaged synthpop of the late 80s. In 1989, Ronnie saw a chance to evolve and left 4AD, releasing Twist ... read more »