A chance meeting with Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard of Dead Can Dance led to an invitation to support that band on a UK tour, and then a recording contract with their record label, 4AD.
Their first two full length albums, self-titled Clan of Xymox and Medusa, comfortably settled Xymox into their own niche of blooming melodics and smooth grey lyrical originality, with Ronnie's songwriting coming as a fresh and very welcome abstract to the plastic and packaged synthpop of the late 80s. In 1989, Ronnie saw a chance to evolve and left 4AD, releasing Twist of Shadows which proved to be their most complete and mature offering thusfar, and was their most successful yet.
With the next two albums, Phoenix and Metamorphosis, fans were left with something of an out of body experience - as Xymox was sounding nothing like themselves. Metamorphosis was truly that however, its failure created a catalyst for Moorings to jump to yet another label, part ways with his bandmates, and pickup Mojca Zugna on bass. Zok records re-released Metamorphosis and a new EP - Headclouds. Moorings took a four year break to introspect and write, and gave fans the wondrous gift that is Hidden Faces, admittedly the logical followup to Medusa.
The new millenium ushered in success for Creatures, Notes From the Underground, Farewell, Breaking Point, The Best Of Clan Of Xymox and the latest DVD release Visible (2008) which serve to define what Clan of Xymox has become now - a velvet lined room smelling of roses and clove, the distant chime of crystal engaging crystal, and the slow lilting line of smoke forming nameless shapes as it draws you ever in.
Current Live Lineup:
Ronny Moorings - words, guitar, piano, voice
Mojca Zugna - bass, voice
Yvonne de Ray - keyboards
Mario Usai - guitar
Discography (as Clan Of Xymox):
1985 - Clan Of Xymox
1986 - Medusa
1997 - Hidden Faces
1999 - Creatures
2000 - Live
2001 - Subsequent Pleasures (reissue only CD)
2001 - Notes From The Underground
2001 - John Peel Sessions
2002 - Remixes From The Underground
2003 - Farewell
2004 - The Best Of Clan Of Xymox
2006 - Breaking Point
2008 - Visible DVD
2009 - In Love We Trust
2011 - Darkest Hour
2012 - Live at the Castle Party (Audio CD& DVD) Special Issue
2012 - Kindred Spirits (cover versions)
2014 - Matters Of Mind, Body And Soul
2017 - Days of Black
2020 - Spider on the Wall
As Xymox:
1983 - Subsequent Pleasures (Vinyl, 12" Limited to 500 copies)
1989 - Twist Of Shadows
1991 - Phoenix
1992 - Metamorphosis
1993 - Headclouds
1994 - Remix (bootleg)
Headclouds
Xymox Lyrics
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You talk and you laugh all the time
I want to walk over
I want to talk this over
Shelter my love from hate
Shelter my good from evil
She is not thinking of me
She is la la la la
Headclouds all around me
Headclouds coming over me
Headclouds all around me
Headclouds coming over me
I just woke up beside you
Nothing has changed your mind
Before I closed my eyes
You were a part of my life
Shelter my hopes and dreams
Shelter my heart from darkness
She is not convincing me
She is la la la la
Headclouds all around me
Headclouds coming over me
Headclouds all around me
Headclouds coming over me
It spells trouble, trouble, trouble
Trouble, trouble, trouble
Trouble, trouble, trouble
Trouble, trouble, trouble
The lyrics of Xymox's song "Headclouds" are a lamentation of a relationship that has gone sour. The singer speaks of walking with someone beside him who constantly talks and laughs, but he cannot communicate with her. He wants to talk to her about their issues and shelter their love from hate and good from evil, but she is not thinking of him. The singer is surrounded by "headclouds" that are coming over him, and he wakes up beside her with nothing changed. He laments that before he closed his eyes, she was a part of his life. He wants shelter for his hopes, dreams, and heart from darkness, but she is not convincing him. The repetition of "la la la" suggests her indifference and lack of understanding towards him. The chorus repeatedly spells "trouble" and is symbolic of the complications and difficulties within this relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
You walk with someone beside you
The person being referred to is walking beside another person
You talk and you laugh all the time
The people being referred to talk and laugh frequently
I want to walk over
The singer wants to approach the people walking together
I want to talk this over
The artist wants to discuss something with the people talking and laughing
Shelter my love from hate
The artist wants to protect their love from any negative feelings or emotions
Shelter my good from evil
The singer wants to protect their goodness from any wickedness
She is not thinking of me
The woman being referred to is not thinking of the singer
Headclouds all around me
The artist feels surrounded by a mental haze
Headclouds coming over me
The mental haze is intensifying and encroaching on the artist's senses
I just woke up beside you
The artist woke up next to the person they were previously talking about
Nothing has changed your mind
The person the singer is with has not experienced a change in opinion
Before I closed my eyes
Before the artist went to sleep, the person they are with was part of their life
Shelter my hopes and dreams
The singer wants to protect their aspirations from harm
Shelter my heart from darkness
The singer wants to protect their emotions from negativity
She is not convincing me
The woman the singer is with is not persuading them
It spells trouble, trouble, trouble
The situation is predicted to fail
Trouble, trouble, trouble
The situation is expected to produce problems
Trouble, trouble, trouble
The situation is anticipated to result in hardship
Trouble, trouble, trouble
The situation is expected to bring about negative consequences
Trouble, trouble, trouble
The situation is forecasted to be problematic
Contributed by Caden I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Koi 88
those first three albums in the 90... so underrated - Metamorphosis was a wearker one, but Phoenix and Headclouds are amazing!!!!
ouii8
so sad