Tocsin (album)

1984 studio album by Xmal Deutschland

Tocsin is the second studio album by German post-punk band Xmal Deutschland. It was released in June 1984 on 4AD.

Critical reception

AllMusic awarded Tocsin four-and-a-half stars out of five, praising the album as "a creative high point, a teutonic marriage of Siouxsie and the Banshees' inviting goth-pop and the majestic sonic spaces of the Cocteau Twins."^[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Xmal Deutschland

Personnel

Musicians

• Vocals: Anja Huwe
• Guitars: Manuela Rickers
• Keyboards: Fiona Sangster
• Bass: Wolfgang Ellerbrock
• Drums: Petter Bellendir (tracks 1-9); Manuela Zwingman (tracks 10 and 11)

Production

• Produced by Mick Glossop (tracks 1-9); Ivo Watts-Russell and John Fryer (tracks 10 and 11)
• Engineered by Mick Glossop; assisted by Felix Kendall
• Design by 23 Envelope

References

1. Mason, Stewart. "Tocsin - Xmal Deutschland - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 June 2015.