Track Listing

1. There's No Tomorrow
2. Jasmine and Rose
3. I Want You Know
4. Day, A
5. Louise
6. Consolation
7. This World
8. . Innocent
9. Into Extremes
10. Out of the Rain
11. Muscoviet Mosquito
12. Back Door
13. Farewell
14. Stranger

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #78732 in Music
• Released on: 2004-09-14
• Number of discs: 1

Album Description
The band's first "best of" since their formation in 1984. It includes an average of two songs from each C.O.X. album, and the final track list was in part chosen by fans via online voting. Five songs from the 4AD era were re-recorded to improve them, but without altering the initial atmosphere and sounds. Says band member Ronny Moorings, "Whilst listening to the final running order...I just got swept from period to period, remembering all kinds of people and situations. I am sure you too will have memories with certain tracks, so all I want to say to you now is: cherish your moments in life!"

Customer Reviews

What's not to like?
Clan Of Xymox is my favorite darkwave band. This is the best hits collection, and if your new to COX, this is the best place to start. Metropolis Records did a fantstic job of digitally remastering the older material, and the whole album is well produced and includes all of the lyrics and all of the best songs by this verry emotional synth heavy rock band.

Fair
Out of curiosity I purchased this best-of collection and unfortunately can't say that I was greatly impressed. Don't get me wrong however, this is quite good music for its genre which is, I guess, called dark wave. I would highly recommend this album to fans of darkwave or melancholy electronica in general. However the only stand out tracks for me were the 2 pre 1990's songs "a day" and "louise"... everything else on this compilation just seemed too derivative. Clan of Xymox sound as though Andrew Eldritch of the Sisters of Mercy and Martin Gore of Depeche Mode got together to make a German Industrial album of love songs... which would be great if it hadn't been done a million times already. Meh.

impressive
When you have a history that spans 20 years and includes more than 30 releases (including CD singles and remix albums) under their name as Clan of Xymox and as Xymox, it seems perfectly appropriate to release this "Best Of" album. Their history and the music provided throughout that history is very impressive. This album brings all of that out in the form of 14 strong selections and proves to the world the wonderful talents this group has portrayed over the years. From the very beginning their music has been stunning and they have only built on that one album after another.
I have to say that when I receive a CD like this and have it in my hands and CD player, it is one of the easiest reviews I have to do. As I look back over the years and pick up each album and flip through it or listen to it in it's entirety, each of these tracks bring back so many memories and thoughts about when I picked up each one over the years. There is no doubt that these are some of the best songs released by this group, and some of the best released in the related electro-goth genres.
The album contains the original versions of some of the later recordings, but the special treat for long-time fans who probably already have all of this material is the new recordings or alternate mixes. Of the fourteen tracks, half of them are either alternate mixes or new recordings. The songs from the earlier albums have been newly recorded including the very popular "Louise", "Back Door", "A Day", "Muscoviet Mosquito" and "Stranger". These are extremely well done as the moving beats and combination of guitars, solid synth-lines and Ronny's emotional and solid vocals combine for masterpiece after masterpiece. The alternate mixes include "I Want You Now" and "Into Extremes", two of the latest popular tracks from their later works.
The order on the album provides a nice variety by mixing them up so their not really done in chronological order. The popular bomastic track "There's No Tomorrow" kicks it off and we go from one club hit to another as we go from "Jasmine and Rose", the huge hit that brought them back into the spotlight of the goth scene after a few years and then to "I Want You Now". We jump back several years for "A Day" and the dreamy classic Clan of Xymox track "Louise". It's not all about driving club tracks with their history and thus the appearance of the popular single "Consolation" with it's downtempo style is appropriate.
This is how it all shapes up and this ends up being a great treat for new and old fans alike. Having these great tracks in one spot for me doesn't mean I'll stop listening to the individual album, but as a DJ makes it easy to have them in one spot. A great addition to any collection. Don't hesitate to pick it up!