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the Official XØC Press Kit PDF
"I like the direction very much...beats, synth bass, mad distorted guitars.... Great!" - Peter Walsh
(producer of Peter Gabriel, Simple Minds, Miguel Bosè, and many more) www.peterwalsh.de
The three founders of XOC (catalan for "shock" or "clash") met in Barcelona on an music internet message board at the beginning of march 2008; they quickly started rehearsing and writing original material and after only a couple of months of activity the newborn project already scored some good shots in Barcelona's scene, having them debuting (28th of March 2008) on one of the most important stages of the city (Espacio Movistar) and being featured ..noon's most watched show on Catalunya's "Barcelona TV"
Starting from June '08 they begun working to their debut CD "Get Ready to Be XOCked!" melting the punky rock guitar sound with modern electronica's synths and pounding drumbeats. The lyrics are an ironic peek at modern western life's icons: television, sex, cool lifestyle, money worship, and urge of partying.
XOC members are full time remixer/producers, coming from the electronic and rock scene of their respective countries: they come from Italy, Brasil, and Russia and the cultural difference between them has brought a fresh and unexpected turn to their sound and production. Past collaborations of XOC musicians include basque icon Fermin Muguruza (remix on his album "Bass-que Culture"), italian folk band Modena City Ramblers (vocals production credits on a song in their album "Dopo il Lungo Inverno"), and a remix for Barcelona's latinpunk band CheSudaka.
