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

Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYou’re Welcome Fabio
DeleteJust 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.
ReplyDeleteYeah 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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