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| Released | 25 June 1984 | |||
| Recorded | Livingston Studios, London 1984 | |||
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| Length | 47:09 | |||
| Label | 4AD | |||
| Producer | Mick Glossop | |||
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Tocsin is the second studio album by German post-punk band Xmal Deutschland. It was released in June 1984 on 4AD.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
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]
All tracks are written by Xmal Deutschland.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mondlicht" | 5:03 |
| 2. | "Eiland" | 5:31 |
| 3. | "Reigen" | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Tag für Tag" | 4:51 |
| 5. | "Augen•Blick" | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Begrab mein Herz" | 3:01 |
| 7. | "Nachtschatten" | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Xmass in Australia" | 3:14 |
| 9. | "Derwisch" | 4:32 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Incubus Succubus II" | 4:45 |
| 11. | "Vito" | 4:26 |
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