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	XTC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		XTC are an influential new wave band from Swindon, England.
		By this time, the punk rock movement was in full swing, and XTC had found their style, a unique brand of hyperactive pop mixed with funk, scrapheap, punk, ska, reggae, and art rock.
		It is some measure of how liked he was by the XTC fanbase that they gave Moulding and Partridge pelters on the band's official forum for his departure — and some measure of their mutual respect for their fans and Gregory that the criticism went uncensored.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/XTC (2836 words)

	SwindonWeb - Guide to Swindon - Swindon People - XTC
		XTC made a name for themselves with a their own brand of 'new wave' music, played against the punk 'revolution' of the late 1970s.
		XTC still had commercial pop songs up their sleeves and the album Black Sea was well received.
		And it looked increasingly likely that Nonsuch would be their swansong as XTC effectively withdrew their labour for seven long years in an ultimately successful bid to finally free themselves from a contract with Virgin who for years had appeared at odds with what Partridge was trying to achieve for the band.
	www.swindonweb.com /guid/peopxtc0.htm (1925 words)

	Official Ticketmaster site. XTC tickets, dates
		XTC was one of the smartest -- and catchiest -- British pop bands to emerge from the punk and new wave explosion of the late '70s.
		XTC continued to smooth out their edges on 1980's Black Sea, bringing in elements of mid-'60s Beatles and Kinks to their guitar-driven pop; thanks to the singles "Generals and Majors" and "Towers of London," it was the group's most successful American album, peaking at number 41 while reaching number 16 on the British charts.
		XTC refused to tour for the record, which caused some tension between the band and Virgin, and was presumably the reason why "Love on a Farmboy's Wages" didn't make it past number 50 on the charts.
	www.ticketmaster.com /artist/736500?brand=none (1413 words)

	XTC
		XTC start to come into their own on their third album, Dave Gregory's first with the band, and their first to feature fully fleshed-out pop songs with inviting hooks.
		XTC's career seemingly came to a sudden halt when the pressures of touring became too much for Partridge and he ran offstage in the middle of a live performance in Paris, overcome by stage fright.
		XTC aren't exactly known for holding back any absolutely incredible material from their albums (usually they just throw it all onto the platter and scream "EAT, KNAVES!") so a rarities collection from them pretty much amounts to a few first-rate songs surrounded by a lot of pointless live cuts, second takes and remixes.
	www.geocities.com /mjareviews/xtc.html (15703 words)

	TrouserPress.com :: XTC
		Hailing from the bland English exurb of Swindon, XTC emerged from an early punk-manic phase to produce several ambitious and now-classic records: the spiky art-pop gems Drums and Wires and Black Sea, the flawed epic English Settlement and the exquisite pop pastorale Skylarking.
		For many years a trio of Andy Partridge (guitar/vocals), Colin Moulding (bass/vocals) and Dave Gregory (keyboards/guitar), XTC — one band that made the description "clever" a criticism — is one of the last of England's original class of '77 still in active and unbroken existence.
		With drummer Terry Chambers' departure, XTC next found themselves in a precarious position with their British record label, which was reportedly hesitant to release another brilliant but uncommercial album.
	www.trouserpress.com /entry.php?a=xtc (1996 words)

	THERE - The Virtual Destination (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		XTC began paying its dues on the Pub circuit as the Helium Kids, Clark Kent, Star Park and Stray Blues.
		XTC soldiered on, and entered a golden period where the aggression level and tempo cooled and their musical crafts coalesced.
		A band in transition, XTC was to take on the identity of the Dukes and realise commercial potential at long last.
	www.there1.com /xtc.html (789 words)

	Xtc - WikiRadish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		XTC is an influential pop rock band from Swindon, England.
		By this time, the punk rock movement was in full swing, and XTC had found their style, a unique brand of hyperactive pop mixed with funk, punk, ska, reggae, and art rock.
		His contribution to the mature XTC sound had been immense: the technical skill of his guitar and keyboard playing, and his orchestral scoring, had facilitated a huge expansion in the group's sonic possibilities.
	www.wikiradish.com /~wikiradi/index.php?title=Xtc (2084 words)

	XTC: A Coat of Many Cupboards - PopMatters Music Review
		XTC was one of the original bands to come out of the punk explosion in 1977.
		In a different world, XTC would be as famous as the Police or U2 as one of the premier acts of the 1980s to take an adult attitude towards modern rock and make it an intelligent medium that could express political strife, the range of human emotion, and the transcendental power of music.
		Although the refusal to tour and the difficulty XTC had in achieving higher than cult status may seem like justifiable reasons for a label's cold shoulder, the problems that XTC had with Virgin are a longer and more complex story than that.
	www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/x/xtc-coat.shtml (3306 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Fossil Fuel: the Xtc Singles Collection 1977-1992: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		For the record, XTC are the single most consistently inventive band to come out of the UK since the Beatles; they have been producing fantastic albums and singles since the late seventies, and have yet to show any signs of slowing down.
		When you mention XTC to the casual member of the public, they'll probably tell you they were one hit wonders, or that they remember 2 songs at best.
		XTC were never fashionable, nor did they ever have great success, yet they still kept making great music for 15 years.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000007659 (1004 words)

	XTC
		XTC is a fork of the OVM codebase that focuses on delivering an e
		XTC uses a bytecode specification language to specify the semantics of most bytecode instructions.
		The XTC tool collection includes a series of tools, including hitsuji (control flow analysis), jamit (access modifier inference), kacheck/j (confined types inference), ovmp (Java disassembler), pta (points-to analysis), ro (runabout optimizer), tucson (conversion of bytecode to tucson) and verifier (primitive Java bytecode verifier).
	grothoff.org /christian/xtc (346 words)

	XTC: Coat of Many Cupboards: Pitchfork Record Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Though XTC could rave it up, most fans will tell you that their strengths probably were closer to the studio than the dressing room.
		XTC will reportedly release several more discs of previously unreleased songs and demos over the next few years (with the project moniker of Fuzzy Warbles), but for now, these will do nicely.
		XTC's final entry for the set is a modest live version of "Books Are Burning," which closes things on a solemn yet hopeful note, just as it did on 1992's Nonsuch.
	www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/x/xtc/coat-of-many-cupboards.shtml (1053 words)

	All About XTC
		XTC have been singing songs voicing their view of the world since 1977, when they hit the London music scene during the height of the Punk explosion.
		XTC is arguably led by Andy Partridge, guitarist, singer, prolific songwriter, and public persona of XTC.
		When XTC went from being a well-oiled touring machine to a studio band with time on their hands, Terry decided to leave the band and moved to Australia with his wife.
	chalkhills.org /who.html (869 words)

	The Compact XTC
		XTC have long been considered one of the most inventive pop bands to emerge from the punk/new wave explosion of the late ‘70s.
		XTC have influenced a vast cross section of bands as diverse as Sarah McLachlan, The Futrueheads, Dogs Die In Hot Cars, Blur, Hot Hot Heat, Mandy Moore who covered “Senses Working Overtime” on her Coverage album and especially Franz Ferdinand.
		Seasoned XTC fans will want this collection not just to have all their favorite tracks in one place but so as to finally obtain the elusive UK single "Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down" which is not available on any other CD.
	www.astralwerks.com /xtc (202 words)

	XTC
		XTC originated in the English town of Swindon in the mid-70s, and quickly jumped on the punk bandwagon once that movement hit.
		It's a definite advance towards the "late period" XTC: harsh and metallic colors and big stomping punk beats are abolished, and there's a much greater emphasis on inventive melodies, layered guitar overdubs, subtle studio trickery, and complex song structures.
		But XTC fans can't possible go wrong: there's not too much duplication of album tracks other than a dance mix ("Cockpit Dance Mixture"), an alternate mix of "Respectable Street," and slightly different versions of "Ten Feet Tall" and "Scissor Man," all of which are well worth hearing again.
	www.warr.org /xtc.html (3777 words)

	XTC: Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2) - PopMatters Music Review
		My love of XTC was not the average, "I've got this tape I really like and I play it in my room a lot," it was more of the "I've got to own everything ever recorded by this band!" variety.
		XTC became something of a quest for me, something that led me through the annals of the pop lexicon, expanding my horizons of music well beyond the Dr. Demento/Weird Al Yankovich stage I had emerged from.
		XTC was a relatively obscure band, especially among teens that were infatuated with Pearl Jam and Nirvana.
	popmatters.com /music/reviews/x/xtc-wasp.shtml (2237 words)

	XTC : MusicWeb Encyclopaedia of Popular Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Next XTC LP was Black Sea '80 followed by top 20 singles 'Sgt Rock (Is Going To Help Me)' '81, 'Senses Working Overtime' '82; fifth LP, two-disc English Settlement, had a folk sound, 'like Pentangle on mescaline', according to Partridge.
		As XTC stopped touring '82 Chambers left for Australia; the band became a trio of Partridge, Moulding and guitarist Dave Gregory.
		They estimated that Virgin had made 30m off them, but they were never in profit for the first 18 years; single 'Wrapped In Grey' '92 was a lush Partridge ballad anticipating the vogue for Burt Bacharach: Virgin pressed a few thousand and buried it as soon as possible.
	www.musicweb-international.com /encyclopaedia/x/X3.HTM (330 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The Compact XTC: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Lets be honest: XTC were diverse, intelligent and influential but, inbetween their minor chart successes, whilst penning some amazing songs they also churned out a vast amount of garbage.
		In the late 70s XTC stood out from the crowd with their pop sensitivities and eccentric keyboard noise the first two albums White Music and GO 2 are excellent and along with a healthy batch of excellent non album singles XTC were ready to take over the world.
		I could rave about early XTC for hours but if you don't know much XTC this is an excelllent starting point and hopefullly those who buy it will be tempted to go back and discover the first three albums in all their glory.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000007ULO (835 words)

	Ground and Sky review - XTC - English Settlement
		To Andy Partridge, it was clear XTC couldn't go on producing the same stage-ready sparks at this point, and this double-LP was something of a sonic renaissance.
		It isn't a flashy record by any means (and in fact, I draw more comparisons to minstrel fair music than prog), but with this double LP, it was almost as if XTC had tendered their resignation from the world of straight-ahead pop/rock.
		XTC were/are not a prog-rock band, and the group's mouthpiece, songwriter/guitarist Andy Partridge, would probably express horror at the thought.
	www.progreviews.com /reviews/display.php?rev=xtc-es (586 words)

	XTC - A Counter-Strike Crew (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		XTC Is proud to announce the newest addition to the crew.
		XTC is proud to announce the addition of LoRdspankinG and No-Limit-Sniper to the crew.
		XTC - A Counter-Strike Crew is pround to announce the addition of SunFireX to the Crew.
	www.xtc-crew.com /xtc_default.shtml (6313 words)

	XTC
		This is the third XTC and, in the opinion of this lousy author, their finest creation of every times.
		XTC's 'Dear God' is a reaction to the puritanically oppressive politics and "spiritual values" of the Thatcher/Reagan era.
		XTC historians will quickly point out said rejection of these tunes is ultimately why Barry quit the group.
	www.markprindle.com /xtc.htm (13536 words)

	Xtreme Top Contenders
		Each individual offers their full potential to XTC, they all shrive to achieve the highest level of skill needed to be an elite gamer.
		XTC have been around since late October '99 when the Dreamcast was released.
		XTC was formed in Jan 2000 by Xmart, although Xmart formed the group, all XTC members have equal rights and their say in group decisions.
	www.angelfire.com /games2/xtc/index12.html (200 words)

	Amazon.com: Apple Venus Volume 1: Music: XTC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The first XTC album after a six-year hiatus opens with the plink of a water drop, just a hint of the musical downpour to come.
		And to all the hard-core XTC fans that were perportedly "let down" with Volume 2-- lighten up.
		This was terribly unfortunate, because the period 1993-8, saw XTC elevated to almost legendary status by the arrival of pale "Brit pop" imitators.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000I4JT?v=glance (2267 words)

	phrygian - an XTC fan-site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		XTC, in my mind, is perhaps the greatest pop band ever.
		However, this is a listing of all the XTC albums, 7s, 12s, etc. that I actually own - some even have photos available.
		But anything that's not © someone/something to do with XTC is © 2001-2002 by me (Jen Maher-Bontrager) and I reserve all rights to that stuff.
	www.totoro.org /jen/phrygian (299 words)

	XTC GELATO - Welcome to XTC Gelato!
		XTC gelato and sorbetto are made by hand with fresh ingredients and are 100% natural.
		XTC gelato and sorbetto are available to discerning chefs and consumers in over 40 flavours.
		XTC's ability to maintain its premium quality and service is dependent upon the feedback which we receive from dedicated customers such as you!
	www.xtc.com.hk (230 words)

	Cole Reviews: XTC
		Pretty much written off by Andy and Colin, not to mention most XTC fans, this is a portrait of the group's often-overlooked early period.
		Todd Rundgren was brought in to produce it (or rather, XTC was brought to Todd's studio to record it), and he pulls all the stops, filling the songs with a wonderfully summery atmosphere.
		Overall, this is one of XTC's greatest collections of songs, and it has that special something, perhaps because their overt cleverness has been reined in to fit in with the 60's vibe.
	colereviews.tripod.com /xtc.html (3061 words)

	Xtc Discography at CD Universe
		Spin (4/99, pp.162-164) - 8 (out of 10) - "...XTC sound fresh and unwired....They know that backtracking usually sounds dubious." Entertainment Weekly (3/5/99, pp.66-67) - "...The gorgeous yet vaguely unsettling arrangements are well suited to the exquisitely flawed humanism...
		XTC virtually defined the dividing line between punk and new-wave, adding punk's raw energy to their herky-jerky rhythms, funhouse arrangements and Beatles-influenced songcraft.
		In the early 1980s, bandleader Andy Partridge surrendered to his stage fright and retired the band from live performance, but XTC continued to make smartly crafted pop records.
	www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/artist/XTC/a/XTC.htm (156 words)

	XTC, the X Tool Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		XTC is an implementation of the X Window Protocol, written in pure Java.
		Contributions must be released to the public domain to be accepted, and all submissions are assumed to be in the public domain unless otherwise noted.
		Actually, the best way to learn more about XTC is to run the example programs in the XTC.tools package, and playing with the source code to see how they tick.
	www.cs.umb.edu /~eugene/XTC (441 words)

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