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The clan of xymox9/16/2023 “Masquerade” was the first song I wrote entirely by myself. In an interview with Bassist Anka Wolbert explained the songwriting behind one of the album tracks, “Masquerade”: Together the core songwriting trio of Ronny Moorings, Anka Wolbert, Pieter Nooten, along with guitarist Frank Weyzig created one of the definitive goth records of all time and earned in spades their spot in music history by having the term darkwave coined by John Peel himself in describing their dark and melancholic sound. Each track is a mini-masterpiece, and songs such as “Louise” and “Back Door”, are darkwave classics. On their second record, however, the band truly come into their own with warmer synth textures, shimmering guitars, ambient interludes, and some of the most well-crafted tracks recorded in the era. Previously, Clan of Xymox’s 1985 self-titled debut LP took their label 4AD by storm, issuing a much more club-minded shade of The Cure’s heady gloom. On November 1st, 1986 Clan of Xymox released their second studio album Medusa.
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