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Xnoybis
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Wikipedia article
"'Xnoybis'" is a song by the industrial metal band Godflesh, taken from the album 'Selfless' (1994). It was released in 1995 through Earache Records as a CD, and was also distributed as a promotional to radio stations.
The song
Godflesh frontman Justin Broadrick explained that "Xnoybis" is a song about spiritual transcendence, and that much of the rest of the album carries that theme. Musically, the song features a pummeling drum machine loop and a simple, harmonics-based guitar riff that repeats throughout. Uncharacteristically for Godflesh, the song also has piano in it. "Xnoybis" was one of AllMusic critic Ned Raggett's favourite songs off of 'Selfless'.
While the psychofuckdub of "Xnoybis" also appears on the "Crush My Soul" single, and the original version appears on the album 'Selfless', the clubdub and edit versions are unique to this release. In 1994, Broadrick called the eighteen-minute psychofuckdub remix "the most experimental thing Godflesh has ever done".
Track listing
Personnel
'Godflesh'
*G.C. Green bass guitar, production
*J.K. Broadrick guitar, vocals, production
*Machines rhythm, samples
'Additional personnel'
*Bob Ludwig mastering
*Jim Welch editing (1)
*Vlado Meller editing (1)
References
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