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Three years after their eerily echoing manifesto \"Limbo\", an account of the pandemic and its beastly consequences, wave wizard Ronny Moorings returns to the scene of the crime. \u003ci\u003eExodus\u003c\/i\u003e speaks of this exceptional status and leads the field in prosaic sorrow with ten new anthems of exquisite darkness. 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Melding the synthesizer-driven experiments of post-punk and New Wave with the doom-laden atmospherics of the burgeoning goth rock scene, Xymox were one of the key progenitors of dark wave. The success of their debut EP, Subsequent Pleasures (reissued by Dark Entries in 2014) paved the way for a string of epochal releases on 4AD, where they honed their lush, despairing sound. Following their 1985 debut LP, Clan of Xymox, DJ and tastemaker John Peel invited them to BBC studios to record for his Radio 1 show. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSide A of Peel Sessions was recorded on June 4, 1985 at Maida Vale 5. Ronny and Anka recount facing anxiety and technical difficulties that day, with their complicated MIDI routing and a necessary plug conversion eating into their scant studio time. But their craft shines on these recordings, unmarred by the stressful circumstances. A reverb-drenched rendition of \u003ci\u003eStranger\u003c\/i\u003e, the brooding hit single from Clan of Xymox, opens the record. \u003ci\u003eMuscoviet Mosquito\u003c\/i\u003e, a cult number from Subsequent Pleasure, follows. It is reworked here in a more robust fashion, similar to the version that would appear on the 1987 Lonely is an Eyesore compilation. Anka’s vocals take center stage on side closer\u003ci\u003e Seventh Time\u003c\/i\u003e, allegedly the song that charmed John Peel. 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