Clan of Xymox
Farewell

THE REVIEW

"I gave you all my love, where did you follow?"

Leading figures of world electrogoth, Clan of Xymox released in 2003 what is certainly their hardest album, namely "Farewell".

It's a record full of electrodark - industrial hits, laced with guitars, typical of the post-technopop period of Ronny Moorings and company, but finally devoid of those whining dark ballads that the Dutch group regularly included as fillers in their works.

Mind you, the slow songs are there and, in fact, they constitute, in my opinion, as usual, the real weak point of "Farewell", the second to last effort of the Dutch combo.

In "One more time", Clan of Xymox play at being electronic The Cure, while "Losing my Head" is really too formulaic a ballad.

Exception is "Dark Mood", an almost entirely instrumental interlude, very atmospheric.

But, abandoning all commercial ambitions, the remaining chapters of "Farewell", although the lyrics are steeped in dark pessimism, are electronically driving, with peaks of true sonic explosion.

I refer, in particular, to "Cold Damp Day" and its cold ebm rhythm, "It's Not Enough", a strongly pounding techno track, "Into Extremes" and its electrorock, "Courageous", a perfect hit to play in gothic discos.

The highest point is reached, however, in "There's No Tomorrow", a powerful electrodark that draws industrial apocalyptic scenarios.

In short, recommended both to those who love the sounds described in the review and to those who want to taste a type of heavy music different from the typical rock or metal.

"I see no light in dark, there's no tomorrow"