Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Feature 80's Song of the Week = 'A Day' by Clan of Xymox (1985)

This weeks first Feature 80's song is a little song released in 1985 called A Day by Dutch electro-rock-goth-band Clan of Xymox. Clan of Xymox are one of those not-so-well-known 80's groups (in terms of the mainstream anyway) that produced heaps of songs that I have found to be inspiring and who have a dark post-apocalyptic-80's sound,which really instills a solid visuals in the mind of the listener, if that makes any sense. Clan of Xymox formed together in Amsterdam, Netherlands back in 1981. At that time the band consisted of original members Ronny Moorings, Pieter Nooten, Frank Weyzig, and Anke Wolbert, and according to their Wikipedia page they were referred to as the founding fathers of Goth. A Day was the first track on their 1985 self-titled debut album which has been properly classified as Darkwave in genre. If you like this song, I would highly recommend checking out their other work as there are quite a few good ones in my opinion, as well as heaps of remixes. That said, enjoy the song, and once again there may or may not be a second feature 80's of the week this time round.

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