Re: 4ad albums (actually Clan of Xymox)

[bw16+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU (Brian Lee Welcker)]

>	I had the first LP for awhile.  Hated it.  Reminded me of
> Flock of Seagulls with Norwegian vocals.  Ugh.  I found it replete
> with boring, droning vocal work and excessively bad rhythmic
> construction; drum machines, poorly programmed, dominate the mix.
> Perhaps I'm being rather tough, but I wouldn't waste any money on
> these people.  Just goes to prove that not *everything* on 4AD is
> worth buying.

There isn't much I've found on 4AD that hasn't been worth the price.
Both of the Clan of Xymox LP's (the second one was called "Medusa")
were very good, in my opinion, falling somewhere between Wolfgang
Press and Dead Can Dance. (whose latest LP "Within The Realm Of A
Dying Sun" is simply magnificent. While you await the new Cocteau
Twins album, 4AD is putting out some great new bands, including their
first top ten British dancefloor hit "Pump Up The Volume" by MARRS.
But if you only buy one record in the next month (or year), make it
the compilation "Lonely Is An Eyesore".

Brian