
...der Hi-Hat Club ist mehr als eine LP-Reihe. Er ist unser Blick auf die Beat Generation von heute. Er ist keine Bewegung, sondern eine nach vielen Seiten offene Plattform die mit Fotos, Platten, Ausstellungen und Veranstaltungen, über Landesgrenzen, Soundschulen und Label-Logos hinweg die Kunst des Beatmachens in den Fokus rückt. Nicht mehr und nicht weniger", meint Olski.
After signing the contract with Wing Records / PolyGram, Pieter Nooten returned to XYMOX, even though manager Raymond Coffer had tried to convince Ronny Moorings to continue without him. [1] (
The recordings for XYMOX's second album "Medusa" initially proved difficult, when XYMOX went into the studio with unfinished songs and each musician wanting to implement their own ideas. After 10 days in the studio without the completion of even one song, 4AD chief Ivo Watts-Russell was by no means convinced by the material produced so far and beginning to lose patience. [1] (
The combination of dreamy minor harmonies, Ambient, Pop and Electro Dance fused together with the elegance of the 4AD label, made Clan of XYMOX a rare event in the independent wave scene of the 80s. Both the albums "Clan of XYMOX" and "Medusa" are rightfully regarded as classic releases on the 4AD label that have lost none of their fascination. After interviews with all original band members, and ultimately triggered by a dispute over the band's history on the English