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1991 – present[edit]

Xymox, without Nooten and Wolbert, left PolyGram to release Metamorphosis (1992) and Headclouds (1993) independently. Here, in addition to their trademark choral sounds and hypnotic electro rhythms, are albums taking a whole range of styles and influences and taking Xymox into the '90s dance era. The single "Reaching Out" of the album " Headclouds" was played on heavy rotation by the BBC in the UK. n 1994 Xymox re released their first ( from 1984, (only 500 original printed copies exist) limited available mini album "Subsequent Pleasures" on D.D. Records

In 1995 Ronny Moorings toured under the banner of Xymox in the Netherlands, including girlfriend and future band member Mojca and old live members Frank Weyzig and Will Anvers.[1]

In 1996 Xymox (Ronny Moorings) contributed music for a CD-ROM games project named "Total Mayhem" and a year later the music for the game "Revenant" , released worldwide by the games specialist Domark.

In 1997 the band's name was reverted to Clan of Xymox; Moorings recruited new live members, besides Mojca, and started touring. The band signed with the independent US label Tess Records and released Hidden Faces,[2] produced by David M. Allen.[3] In 1998 Clan of Xymox got signed by Metropolis Records in the USA, at a time of increasing US interest in the band, and released Creatures.[2] That same year, 4AD re-released Clan of Xymox and Medusa in the USA, and a US tour followed for April and May 1999.[2] The live band at that time consisted of Ronny Moorings, Mojca (bass), Rob Vonk (guitar), Sharon Soffner (keyboards), and Rui Ramos (drums).[2]

In the year 2000 Clan of Xymox concentrated also on a tour and promotion in Europe, East Europe the USA/Canada and Latin America and continued to play a great number of Festivals during the summer in Europe with a personal highlight for the band playing in the former Olympic Stadium Palacio d' Deportes in Mexico City where 20.000 people attended their concert. In October 2000 the band, without Vonk and Soffner, and with the addition of Nina Simic (keyboards), released Live, a double CD with nineteen tracks and two videos.[4] The live recordings were taken from most of their South and Central American tours.

In 2001, they released first a single " Liberty" and soon after the studio album Notes from the Underground.The album ranked already No 1 in the USA 's Musicfolio chart as the best album of 2001

The year 2002 saw in April a new tour plus a very first Remix Album of the band, all tracks of "Notes From The Underground " remixed by renowned artists like Front 242 or Assemblage 23 etc. It was simply called "Remixes From The Underground" and included was also the very first video disc of Clan Of Xymox. A few months later the club hit single " There's No Tomorrow" was released with various remixes on it .The Year 2003 saw the release of their next album" Farewell". It topped the German DAC charts with a number 1 position, number 2 on the World DJ charts, was voted number 1 in Zillo Magazine soundcheck , basically topping in many alternative charts around the world.

Between 2002 & 2003 Clan Of Xymox toured many countries in Europe, playing festivals with a return to Mexico. In 2004 a new live members joined the band on guitar: Mario Usai. Mario was a former member of the band "Sophya".

In September 2004, Best Of Clan of Xymox was released, with re-recorded versions of early hits as well as later offerings.[5] charting number 1 at the German DAC and various other top 10 positions in several other charts. The tracks were chosen by a poll held on line by the band. January 2006 the EP " Weak In My Knees" was released. It included remixes of the Azoic, Destroid ,Grendel and Siva Six plus a video. The release of the album " Breaking Point" followed. The studio album "Farewell" was released in 2007. It generated further tours. 2007 also saw the release of the single with two versions of "Heroes" (a cover version of David Bowie) and the track "On A Mission" plus remixes.

March 21st 2008 saw the first double DVD named " Visible". this was the first DVD release of Clan Of Xymox ever. The DVD is full of clips , live material , a Live special from the festival Mera Luna held in the former airport of Hildesheim Germany, backstage scenes , an interview with Ronny Moorings, impressions of his personal footage of the world wide tours. It reached number 1 sales charts, backed up by an extensive tour in 2008 including many more festivals.

Early 2009 Clan of Xymox switched labels, going to Trisol Records in Europe but staying on Metropolis in the USA and Gravitator in Russia. In July 2009 the single "Emily" was released.[6]

"In Love We Trust"came out worldwide August the 18th 2009 and reached nb 1 in the Dutch DUC & German DAC nr.4 to name a few.

May 20, 2011, on Ronny Moorings’ birthday, the 13th studio album "Darkest Hour" was released. Of this album the song" A video was made of the song "Delete". End December 2011 (USA) and early 2012 in Europe The track "In Your Arms Again" from the lastest album " Darkest Hour" was included in the David Fincher film "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" starring Daniel Craig & Rooney Mara, a remake of the book by Stieg Larsson.

'Kindred Spirits, (CD, Metropolis Records, Trisol 2012) is a cover album. Kindred Spirits” assembles eleven cover versions, again entirely played, sung and recorded by Ronny Moorings. Ronny Moorings went back to his roots with tracks like “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 etc. So far Clan of Xymox has been playing live continuously since 1997. The live band in 2013 are life long member and founder Ronny Moorings plus Mojca Zugna, Mario and Sean.


References[edit]

  1. ^ Labussière, Christophe (August 2003). "Clan of Xymox". Premonition. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d Richards, David (10 April 1999). "Metropolis is Home For 'Creatures' From Electronica Group Clan of Xymox". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  3. ^ Bonini, Alessandro (2006). New wave. Gremese Editore. pp. 101–102. ISBN 978-88-8440-412-1. Retrieved 5 January 2011. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Live". AMG. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  5. ^ "The Best of Clan of Xymox". AMG. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Emily". AMG. Retrieved 26 January 2011.