Siglo XX | |
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| Origin | Genk, Belgium |
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| Years active | 1978-1990 |
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Siglo XX was a Belgian Coldwave, [1] Darkwave, post punk, [2] and Gothic rock [3] group from Genk active from 1978-1990. The group's sound was influenced by music of Joy Division and Factory Records. [4] Siglo XX was one of the more well-known Belgian coldwave bands [5] and by 2010 was considered to have been a key influence on the Belgian music scene. [6] [7] The group's name in Spanish means "twentieth century". It can both be pronounced as Siglo Iks Iks or as Siglo Veinte [8] and reportedly stems from an anarchist movement during the Spanish Civil War [9] and/or a Bolivian mine named Siglo XX that was the scene of social unrest. [4]