Genesis

"XIXA (...) are an ensemble who, like fellow Tucsonians, Calexico, start off from their desert base and incorporate the exotic sounds of southern neighbours but, in XIXA's case they cast further afield. They share with Calexico that sense of casting a bold, widescreen cinematic feel to their music, although in XIXA's case there is more melodrama with hints of blood-soaked Italian Cinema Giallo along with a whiff of Jodorowsky's El Topo, and there's certainly more fuzz and distortion in the guitars while the vocals at times seem to have crawled from a tomb".

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"Supernaturally imbued and festering darkness deep in its soul, this album should entertain people from dusk til dawn".

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"Five years after Bloodline marked their recorded debut, Genesis feels like a defining moment. XIXA are driven by a fascination with Peruvian chicha, its cumbia rhythms underpinning the broad sweep of their music ... The pervasive tone of Genesis is the contrast between dark and light, between treachery and mysticism".