| The EP traipses through all the different shades of electropop from the minimal and Gary Numan-ian “The Mask of Charon” with its space age synth washes, to the midnight dance floor beats of “Rover” which injects the aural drama of mid-era Depeche Mode.
The tribal echoes of “Show Me The Sun” reflects the early 80s vibe of Malcolm McLaren, which is quite appropriate as it features former Adam and the Ants/Bow Wow Wow drummer Dave Barbarossa. This song in particular tackles a painful and terrifying event in Vix’s life. She explains, “’Show Me The Sun’ is a song about how I came back to music after almost dying. I almost died from a misdiagnosed illness; a specialist refused to send me for tests. When I was in hospital, I thought it was my last day on earth. I was mentally preparing to die as they hooked me up to the monitors. It was the most frightening day of my life, thus far.” Once the error was properly diagnosed and she was given the correct treatment, it was a long and arduous recovery both physically and mentally.
An important force since the late 80s (her first band Disco Donut featured Adam Horovitz of The Beastie Boys on bass), Vix has released a handful of albums,singles and collaborations with a virtual who’s who of alternative music including Reeves Gabrels (Tin Machine with David Bowie, The Cure), John Ashton (Psychedelic Furs), Marco Pirroni (Adam & the Ants, The Models, Rema Rema), and the late Andy Anderson (The Cure, Iggy Pop, Edwyn Collins) who died three weeks ago suddenly after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. “I’ve known him since 2015, when he recorded on one of my tracks. He really was a sweetheart,” she recollects sadly about her close friend. |
