Siglo XX
Biography
Siglo XX is a Belgian group from Genk who made gloomy and doomy coldwave music à la Joy Division in the eighties .
Their name (which can both be pronounced as Siglo Iks Iks or as Siglo Vingt) stems from an anarchist movement during the Spanish civil war.
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Their second single "The Art of War" got the group a small but very loyal following that remained faithful to the group all through the eighties.
Members :
- Antonio Palermo (Guitar)
- Dirk Chauvaux (Guitar, Bass)
- Erik Dries (Vocals)
- Klaas Hoogerwaard (Drums)
- Guido Bos (Bass) (1978 - 1984)
- Chris Nelis (Keyboards) (1978 - 1981)
Albums :
- Straatlawaai Produkties Cassette (Straatlawaai Produkties - 1981)
- Siglo XX (Antler - 1983)
- Dubbel Album (Antler - 1984)
- Live Sides (Antler - 1984)
- Re-release 80-82 (Antler - 1985)
- Flowers for the Rebels (Play It Again Sam - 1987)
- Fear and Desire (Play It Again Sam - 1988)
- Under a Purple Sky (Play It Again Sam - 1989)
Singles :
- The Naked And The Death 7" (Straatlawaai Produkties - 1980)
- The Art Of War (Antler - 1982)
- Dreams Of Pleasure 12" (Antler - 1983)
- In The Garden / Silent House 7" (Antler - 1984)
- It's All Over Now 12" (Antler - 1986)
- Till The End Of The Night 12" (Play It Again Sam - 1986)
- View Of The Weird 12" (Play It Again Sam - 1987)
- Baby Divine / City In Dust 7" (Play It Again Sam - 1989)
- Summers Die (Play It Again Sam - 1989)
Compilations :
- Antler Tracks 1 (Antler - 1988)
- Antler Tracks 2 (Antler - 1989)
-Siglo XX 1980-1986 (EMI Music [Belgium] - 2006)
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.