Thursday, 22 August 2019

Phoenix


When Xymox was known as the Clan of Xymox in the mid-'80s, the Amsterdam group's Euro-gothic music was very underground. But things were different in the early '90s, when Xymox was making an effort to escape its obscurity and be more commercial. There were those who labeled Phoenix as the work of a band that had sold out, but while eerie, high-tech tunes such as "Smile Like Heaven," "Written in the Stars," and "Mark the Days" are slicker and more pop-minded than Xymox's mid-'80s work, they're far from bad. The gloominess and overtly European qualities that had characterized early Xymox remained, though Xymox was definitely thinking in terms of the pop/rock audience. Phoenix may not be the most original CD in the world, but that doesn't prevent it from being consistently enjoyable.



Ripped from the 1991 CD to rising from the flames FLAC

Xymox; Phoenix

1.      Phoenix Of My Heart-Wild Thing (Outro)
2.      At The End Of The Day
3.      The Shore Down Under
4.      Mark The Days
5.      Believe Me Sometimes
6.      Wonderland
7.      Written In The Stars
8.      Dancing Barefoot
9.      Crossing The Water
10.   Smile Like Heaven


You can find more Xymox here and more Clan Of Xymox here

 

4 comments:

  1. Just a detail to be checked, Xymox apparently started at Mijmegen, not Amsterdam but even if they came from Outer Mongolian slums it's very enjoyable music. Cheers and thanx.

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  2. Yeah I think you’re right Anon. They came from another town in the Netherlands but I don’t know where exactly. Amsterdam was where they lived once they had signed for 4AD

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