Vocalist Klaudia Szafrańska comes from Konin; Michał Wasilewski, who deals with music and writes lyrics, comes from Szczytno. They met in Warsaw in 2012, when Szafrańska was looking for a producer that would suit her after performing on the program X Factor. Back then, she was 18 and he was 30. They quickly agreed that they would create a band which would be called after the well-known sedative.
Wasilewski has been dealing with modern urban music for a long time. He created this kind of music, for instance, within Projekt NOD (the albums Emoth from 2011 and Warsoul Experience from 2012). He is also active on his own as Lance Flare. Under this name, he creates deep house and related genres. In his opinion, an artist always needs a side project in which he or she can take a break from their main one. However, similarly to Szafrańska, Michał gained broader popularity only with Xxanaxx.
They debuted in the end of 2012 with the single Disappear. Shortly afterwards the songs Hurt Me, Love from Japan and On the Edge were posted on the internet. Today they may still be listened to at the band’s profile on soundcloud.com.
Xxanaxx also has its first release under its belt – the EP Disappear was published in August 2013 by the dynamic Warsaw label U Know Me Records. On the vinyl there are three songs by Xxanaxx and three remixes prepared by xxxy, Envee and Spisek Jednego. The remix by the Brit xxxy is exceptionally ingenious and it completely changes the “scenery” of the original song. This artist worked on the delicate composition Broken Hope and turned it into a dance hit.