It's a crime how little-known John Foxx is. After three
incredible records with the original incarnation of Ultravox (the last of which, Systems of Romance, is a masterpiece), he made
one of the most important synth albums of the eighties, Metamatic. In fact, it's really too cool to be called a "synth album." If you've never heard it, stay tuned, because I will be posting it along with his second album, The Garden (both deluxe editions), in a few days. Everything about this song makes me long for the cold concrete edges of 1980...
i really like the small lp/eps he has been putting out the last few years. if you have any of those in flac this would be great.
ReplyDeleteHi Unknown,
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard many of those. I will see if I can find any of those in flac. Thanks for the suggestion!
This video brings back memories of an underpass I used to frequent in the 80s. Nice post!
ReplyDeleteembryo,
DeleteI had a few favourite underpasses in the 80s too. Great to hear from you!
Wow! You're back! Good to see you bloging again Voix
ReplyDeleteJust a little aside to your John Foxx Underpass moments...
http://youtu.be/1-yNw_U_Qgo
Underpass - Dark Long & Sinister Mix by Mark Reeder
great to hear from you again AndieJames! Thank you for the link :)
DeleteHeh heh, this is getting too spooky ... Au Pairs, then Scars and now John Foxx !?!?! All of my favourites. I have been running a Foxx-era Ultravox archive for some time time; here's one of my posts that is still live:
ReplyDeletehttp://skamanchackett.blogspot.com/2012/07/ultravox-unreleased-tracks-1976-1979.html. In the comments, I posted most of the available recordings of Ultravox with Foxx, and one bootleg of Foxx radio sessions 1983-85. Let me know if anything is down and I can send them to you for reposting on this blog. Cheers, Dave Sez.