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I must preface by saying that I have wanted to write my own review for quite some time, but until today I have never made up my mind. You will certainly notice that I am "fresh" to the "craft," you will all realize it, but I only ask you not to be cruel in the comments you leave..
"MEDUSA"... the Clan of Xymox... Well, here we're talking about existential depth beyond all limits... Released in 1986, it was immediately appreciated for its artistic qualities. Moreover, the Xymox were coming off their previous album "PHOENIX," which had strayed significantly from their personal genre; from the heavy and agonizing dark wave of their debut album, the self-titled "CLAN OF XYMOX," to the more simplistic and danceable new wave of "PHOENIX" (an album which, incidentally, I have never been too fond of due to its distinct '80s dance influence, and not that I don't love '80s dance, on the contrary...).
When I came into possession of this masterpiece, I was little more than 18, and it was given to me by someone who meant a lot to me, above all: true love... Perhaps that's why I am particularly devoted to this album, because it represented a beautiful love fairy tale, a wonderful dream that will accompany me for life... My Faith knows no boundaries just like this album doesn't... The title track is already in itself a combination of Passion and Pain that freezes the blood in your veins and that splashes you out of any real dimension...
Moreover, they distinguish themselves as a band for the refinement of their compositions, both in lyrics and of course in music. The Clan of Xymox are four Dutchmen led by Ronnie Moorings and his partner whose name is Mojca, a beautiful woman who truly appeared out of nowhere!! A truly unique Creature... The tracks follow each other inevitably dragging you into the darkest and foggiest depths of your consciousness.. You have the feeling you might falter at any moment and it's tangible that "Medusa" cannot lift you up... rather...
Yet it genuinely gives you unparalleled awareness!! It truly opens your eyes to everything, to these loves that don't last and to this life that slowly devours you... "MEDUSA" doesn't offer Hope to those seeking it... "MEDUSA" gives you awareness of what was and can no longer be. It envelops you in its musical coils like a serpent on its prey... "MEDUSA" is a sad, very sad album... But it's a sadness that helps you understand... a Melancholy without equal that directly frames your nostalgias.. Songs like Michelle or Louise you cannot forget... it's impossible.. emotionally impossible! And what about Agonist by love and Theme 1 and 2? Wonderful!
This album is the classic record that can prove dangerous if taken for what it conveys... I say this because it was the soundtrack during an undeniable period of my life. A dark Orchestra that mercilessly tormented my mind at a time when my Faith and I were in constant search for our Artificial Paradises.... A quest that marked an end.... The end of a beautiful Love... like the end of this oneiric album..
The last song the most ephemeral... lethal and without mercy, a true emotional massacre: "BACKDOOR." In my entire life there hasn't been a song that could even come close to the level of highest beauty and artistic expression of "BACKDOOR"... Maybe "LIGHTS" by Sisters of Mercy in all the musical Olympus known to me... It leaves you no escape.. not from anything or anyone... How many times tears streaked my face as I heard it... My God... A superb musical composition touched by the genius and recklessness of the text itself....
The magnificence of this album unfortunately will not be replicated by our heroes, but undeniably the Xymox in the years that followed to this day, have nonetheless managed to deliver other emotions with equally beautiful records. This peak remains unique and inimitable and above all unreachable.. The poetry of "MEDUSA" remains immortal and dangerous as the name it bears... And there are no way outs, there are no alternatives to anything, there is only that immense beauty that makes your heart bleed and shed a few tears in memory of a lost love... of an INFINITE love.
Tracklist Lyrics Samples and Videos
02 Medusa (05:53)
Finally
I have seen the lights in your eyes
And now
I am gloryfing my tragic destiny
Dreams can be wholesome for me
Life is a tormented dream for me
Mesmerize me, enchant me
Mesmerize with your eyes, now
Enchant me, hypnotize me
Enchant me, mesmerize me
Enchant me, hypnotize me
I found the lies in your words
And now
I am gloryfing my tragic destiny
Dreams can be hard and mean
I still wonder if you are aware of this
Dreams can be hard and mean
Life is a tormented time, now
Medusa, Medusa
Medusa
Enchant me, mesmerize me
Enchant me, mesmerize me
Enchant me, hypnotize me
Enchant me, mesmorize me
03 Michelle (02:59)
Michelle
I heard your lured howling
I can't resist temptation
I can't resist your smile
I cought your raddle eyes
Michelle
Michelle
My hagridden goblin
Michelle
My mellow
Michelle
Michelle
I must be insane
It's not me to blame
She loves only fame
Michelle caused my really pain
Michelle
Michelle
Michelle
Michelle
Auw
05 Louise (05:17)
Louise
It seemed a long time ago
Louise
I'll always remember that day
I crawled on my knees
Begging you to stay
You made me shiver Louise
You made me quiver
Now I do the strangest things
I think such lonely thoughts
Forgetting all
Just forgetting you
Louise
Anything at all
Not to think of you
Anything at all
Don't deny it is not true
Louise
I feel I am getting weaker
A life blue on gloomy waves
I feel I am diving deeper
Into the darkest caves
There's nothing at all
To find a way
Louise, Louise, Louise
My heart used to beat
Now it only weeps
Louise, Louise, Louise
Uncared the city sleeps
I am twisted in the streets
I am shivering
Into the strangest things
Lonely thoughts and forgetting you Louise
And you promised me
You told me
You told me ampty lies
Louise, Louise, Louise
(my only cord is not to adore, I have to say, it is my only way)
Louise leave me, leave me
No longer interfere
Louise
Louise
08 Masquerade (03:54)
I'm here, laying underneath
But there is nothing left to say
You slowly went your way from me
Felt your softness fade away
Who am I?
To make you stay
Oh, here we go again
Entering the masquerade
This is tha place
Dreams will shatter
Cover your face and care no more
She don't care no more
These narrowed eyes I don't know
Nothing is there behind
The mask you wear
Now it feels so unreal
Cold as ice
This face I see
Masquerade, masquerade
Let me out
Masquerade, masquerade
Care no more
Masquerade
She don't care no more
Masquerade, masquerade
Let me out to save her
09 After the Call (05:55)
Actually it's overpowering after your call
It took me beyond the truth
And pushed me further into a void
Actually you're taking refuge in your imagination
Here and now a rupture grows through each day
Unwilling flows
Than in lustre of season
Piles, away every whistle
Here and now the rupture shows again
Through which the almond grows
There is unrest beside some sides and
Certainly searching for a meaning
Clouds as they've floating past in the present
As much more thoughts part in the present days
Oh, keep calling... me,
Oh, keep calling... my name
Oh, keep calling... my name
Oh, keep calling
Come and see me falling
Foolishly following your mind
Come and see me falling
Falling into your mind
Wait for me, wait for me...
10 Back Door (04:52)
I am shrouded in darkness
I crouched in wasted years
I lingered, I can't get through
Dazzled between far and near
Like the elegies relate to days beyond recall
I lingered in many memories
And again I stumbled through the back door
Seeing you, a misty shadow
I feel my repression
I can't go on
And again I am falling backwards
Tomorrow I will be here again
A silent mute of a black desire
Tomorrow I will be here again
Tomorrow I'll be here again
Be here again
Be here again
I am tired of tears and laughter
Or what may come hereafter
I am weary of days and hours
Desires, dreams and powers
Although it makes me weep
It is you
I wanna keep
I wanna keep
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