The darkest hour is over. Leipzig-based Goth pioneer Ronny
Moorings has lead CLAN OF XYMOX through the valley of tears and
braced himself for new deeds after his last, downright elegiac
and hopeless darkwave manifesto, "Darkest Hour". There is still
not exactly a lot of light looming at the distant end of the
tunnel û but it is proof enough after this bleak album that every
night, however dark it may be, is eventually followed by a new
dawn.
"Kindred Spirits" assembles eleven cover versions, played, sung
and recorded entirely by Ronny. And what a selection it is: "Blue
Monday" by NEW ORDER, "Question of Time" by DEPECHE MODE,
"Decades" by JOY DIVISION, "A Forest" by THE CURE and "Alice" by
THE SISTERS OF MERCY may be songs one would have expected on
Ronny Mooring's perennial playlist anyway; the manner in which he
reawakens these tracks to a new life, however, astounds and
enthuses more than was deemed possible. Warm, organic, somewhere
between wavy electro and fog-clouded goth rock... these honorary
tributes show a completely new side to CLAN OF XYMOX û and revive
immortal classics as a pleasant side-effect. More surprising is a
song like RADIOHEAD's "Creep", that even from the first listen
sounds like a well-known CLAN OF XYMOX track and has been most
skillfully interpreted. Pieces from DAVID BOWIE ("Heroes", of
course), SHOCKING BLUE, DEPARTMENT S, NINE INCH NAILS, as well as
SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES (sung by Mojca Zunga) complete an
extraordinary release, brimful with emotion and nostalgia.
Tracklist:
01. Venus (Shocking Blue) 03:27
02. Alice (The Sisters Of Mercy) 03:33
03. Is Vic There? (Department S) 03:46
04. A Forest (The Cure) 05:41
05. Something I Can Never Have (Nine Inch Nails) 06:07
06. Red Light (Siouxsie And The Banshees) 03:35
07. Decades (Joy Division) 05:47
08. Heroes (David Bowie) 03:27
09. A Question Of Time (Depeche Mode) 04:20
10. Creep (Radiohead) 03:18
11. Blue Monday (New Order) 06:26
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