Clan of Xymox is a Dutch darkwave/electronic band formed in the early 1980s and fronted by Ronny Moorings. Early releases were on the 4AD label; the band later recorded as Xymox for major-label releases such as Twist of Shadows.

Founding singer and long-time leader: Ronny Moorings. Early lineup/public members include Anka Wolbert and Pieter Nooten (publicly verifiable). Early label: 4AD; later major-label release(s) under PolyGram (Twist of Shadows). According to DeBaser reviews, Twist of Shadows sold about three hundred thousand copies in the U.S.

DeBaser reviews praise Clan of Xymox's blend of darkwave and electronics across several eras. Key albums frequently highlighted are the 1985 debut, Medusa (1986), and the commercially successful Twist of Shadows. Later records such as Farewell and Breaking Point show a move toward harsher electronic and electrogoth sounds. Overall the reviews regard the band as a persistent and influential presence in the darkwave scene.

For:Fans of darkwave, gothic and electronic music; readers interested in 1980s/2000s goth/electronic evolution.

 During what was defined as the technopop period of the Clan of Xymox, the Dutch group, in addition to simply calling themselves "Xymox," released the most successful album of their career, namely "Twist of Shadows," thanks also to the shift from Ivo Watts' 4AD to the major label Polygram.

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 "MEDUSA"... the Clan of Xymox... Well, here we're talking about existential depth beyond all limits...

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 In the year 2003, when the old guard of dark wave was virtually extinct and the new forces of the genre were consolidating in an increasingly superficial landscape with less and less substance, the Dutch Clan of Xymox produced their most electronic album to date, reaffirming a leadership that not everyone took for granted.

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