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 John Foxx's Profile |
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A New Kind Of Man |
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| Country: |  United Kingdom |
| Last Login: | Jun 3, 2008 (219 days back) |
About Me |
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| John Foxx pioneered synthesizer music as the original founder and lead singer of Ultravox (they recorded three albums - ULTRAVOX!, HA! HA! HA!, SYSTEMS OF ROMANCE) and then as a solo artist, beginning with his surreal, influential METAMATIC album in 1980 and continuing on with the dark CRASH AND BURN in 2003. In the next 18 months John Foxx is releasing a series of new electronic albums, plus his entire back catalogue will also be re-issued including many previously unheard tracks and alternative versions.In 2006 he's recorded the critically acclaimed instrumental album TINY COLOUR MOVIES which is inspired by strange fragments of Super 8 film that John has seen over the years. This was followed by a ltd edition album, LIVE FROM A ROOM (AS BIG AS A CITY) which is a collection of songs recorded live in a studio, including new versions of 'My Sex' and 'Underpass', plus several tracks from CRASH AND BURN. On November 6 Metamatic Records are releasing his new electronic rock album, FROM TRASH, which John wrote and recorded with longterm collaborator Louis Gordon. The album (as with all his recent material) will be available through Universal in the shops and online via itunes www.amazon.co.uk www.sisterray.co.uk www.musicnonstop.co.uk www.darla.com (label in America) www.amazon.com.Over the next few months look out for John Foxx art exhibitions, a DVD of his Cathedral Oceans project (check out www.officialcathedraloceans.com), film festival appearances and further collaborations with Robin Guthrie (ex-Cocteau Twins) and Perspects (Detroit electro artist). This is John Foxx's OFFICIAL PAGE and he regularly writes his own blogs, as well as reading the comments and messages. I do all the news updates - just a little bit of info, my name is Steve Malins and as well as managing John, I'm also a journalist and write a lot about electronic music for magazines and books (Depeche Mode, Gary Numan, Duran Duran).
Recent Press: KPunk Tiny Colour Movies Piece. KPunk interview. Ballardian Interview part 1. Ballardian / Sleepybrain Interview part 2. Tiny Colour Movies - SmokeScreen Cathedral Oceans III DVD preview - City of Endless Stairways - 2006 Slow Motion - Live @ The Scala, London - 2006 Tour |
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Music:Member Since: 11/25/2005Band Website: metamatic.com Sounds Like: JOHN FOXX & LOUIS GORDON - FROM TRASH 'From Trash finds him and Gordon lurking in arty electro Elysium, a place where ennui-laden, robotic vocals glide into throbbing, thumping backbeats; A Million Cars almost bursts into Tainted Love. It's all leavened with a taste of Kraftwerk, especially the romantic Never Let Me Go. Beneath the extraterrestrial exterior, Foxx appears to be having a whale of a time.' Q MAGAZINE 'There are some belters here . . . Another You is a quirky pop song, Impossible is Foxx at his Ultravox best, while Never Let Me Go is vocoded loveliness.' FUTURE MUSIC'The combined work of original Ultravox vocalist John Foxx and Manchester's electro producer Louis Gordon is a thoughtful journey into electronics, from the Germanic stomp of the title track to the Laurie Anderson washes of Never Let Me Go. I'll give this four out of five.' DJ MAGAZINE'Icy electronica from the original (and best) Ultravox frontman . . . The metronomic throb of From Trash suggests night time cityscapes, pulsing like a car-ride through urban neon much like Iggy Pop's mid-seventies Berlin recordings. There's a strong cinematic quality to Foxx's current material, its monochrome moments suggesting some great lost Fritz Lang soundtrack of the imagination.' BIG CHEESE 'Motorik sequencers, glistening synth pads and lyrics of vague, science fiction dystopia. To wit, the title track is a robotic anthem worthy of The Human League's Dare, Freeze Frame is Computer World-era Kraftwerk and Impossible reassembles David Bowie's Always Crashing In The Same Car.' MOJO 'With collaborator Louis Gordon providing a backbone of modern beats, he's produced some excellent albums, such as Crash & Burn (2003), and this album maintains the momentum. The title track delivers a vibrant electronic pulse which suits Foxx's dry vocal delivery perfectly, while Freeze Frame compellingly melds Kraftwerk with Metamatic-era Foxx.' RECORD COLLECTOR'John Foxx makes synthetic-sounding techno-pop with Mancunian DJ, Louis Gordon. Never Let Me Go is a great Laurie Anderson rip-off and the other stuff is pretty good too.' VICE MAGAZINE 'An intriguing wallow in a challenging but absorbing pool of ambience, electro and mood music . . . laced with unexpected outbreaks of pure pop. In league with Mancunian electro wizard and DJ Gordon, John Foxx's interest in cinematic imagery is unleashed more determinedly in a rich collage of colours and moods. Every time you thinks it's getting indulgent, something deliciously mad happens to save the party.' TELETEXT 'From Trash focuses on cleanly constructed vignettes of electro-pop, referencing a sleazier '70s rock past through icy synth lines and catchy melodies. There is melancholy here and yet Foxx's intimate and teasingly distant vocals promise revelation and transformation throughout. Everything from the claustrophobia of Impossible to the delicate optimism of A Room As Big As A City is explored, while A Million Cars is almost a love song to the capital's immense and glittering life.' ROCK SOUND 'Freeze Frame sounds like The Human League fretting about the dehumanising effect of technology, From Trash is a Detroit techno-style paean to star-gazing guttersnipes and Another You features a Bowie-esque subject, the fracturing of personality. Enjoyable stuff.' THE INDEPENDENT'From Trash's synth-driven minimalism is a welcome throwback to the London Blitz - the club, not the krieg - and A Room As Big As A City is like discovering a hidden track on OMD's Architecture & Morality.' CLASSIC ROCK'From Trash may have its dark side but it's an accomplished and varied record, taking a measured approach that achieves more control without compromising on any emotion. He continues in good musical health.' MUSICOMH.COM 'This is definitely their best record to date - nice stomping beats and compulsive electro-melodies throughout.' BARCODE Sounds like . . . Bryan Ferry fronting Ladytron, Kraftwerk, The Thin White Duke in Berlin, A Clockwork Orange, Neu!, Velvet Underground if they were produced by Florian Schneider, The Faint, Iggy Pop in Berlin remixed by Giorgio Moroder, DJ Hell, Can, Adult., a cross between William Burroughs and Brian Eno, Gary Numan, Fad Gadget, JG Ballard with synthesizers, Laurie Anderson, Cluster, Erik Satie, Max Ernst on a work placement at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Electro / Electronica / Ambient) |
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My Blog |
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Cargo, London - Only UK Show |
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John Foxx & Louis Gordon will be playing their only UK Show of 2008 on Thursday October 16, 2008 at Cargo, London.
The show will feature a longer set than norma... Posted by John Foxx on Wed, 28 May 2008 04:56:00 PST |
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Barcelona tickets |
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Tickets for John Foxx's performance of Tiny Colour Movies at the Caixaforum in Barcelona are now up for sale :
Got to www.servicaixa.com
and type in John Foxx in the search... Posted by John Foxx on Wed, 28 May 2008 05:16:00 PST |
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New show in Venice |
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| John Foxx & Louis Gordon will be playing a show in Venice on Saturday, October 18. Tickets are 15 Euros. Here are the venue details:
Fucina Controvento
Via Colombo 123
Marghera (VE)
www.fuci... Posted by John Foxx on Tue, 27 May 2008 06:33:00 PST |
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Durham Cathedral Oceans tickets |
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| Tickets for Cathedral Oceans at Durham Castle on June 18th are now available priced £10 - £12 through www.ticketweb.co.uk - just type in John Foxx
Or follow this link -
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/us... Posted by John Foxx on Wed, 21 May 2008 04:49:00 PST |
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Posters, t-shirts, A New Kind Of Man |
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| We have a few posters and t-shirts left over from the Australian tour. Not many - just a handful of each size except for the 'standard' t-shirt which only has M and S left. The V neck is currently ava... Posted by John Foxx on Mon, 19 May 2008 12:07:00 PST |
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Another Australian interview |
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| THE HIDDEN MAN"I don't want to be my own tribute band". Electro pioneer John Foxx tells our UK correspondent James McGalliard how he's looking forward, not back"I see the tours going off in England, s... Posted by John Foxx on Thu, 15 May 2008 09:35:00 PST |
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Tokyo, Barcelona, Durham, Genoa |
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| First of all thanks to Kieran & family, Tim, Ken and everyone who came to John and Louis' shows in Australia. We had a fantastic time and it was great to meet everyone out there.
John and Louis a... Posted by John Foxx on Thu, 15 May 2008 09:30:00 PST |
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Full Courier-Mail interview |
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| Full transcript of the interview for the Courier-Mail in Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane is getting Tiny Colour Movies as part of your tour. Where did you source the footage?
Collect... Posted by John Foxx on Tue, 06 May 2008 12:20:00 PST |
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John Foxx in Rip It Up - Adelaide, Australia |
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| Rip It Up Magazine has just run an interview with John: it's also available on the
their website - www.ripitup.com.au/interviews/7364
... Posted by John Foxx on Tue, 06 May 2008 12:37:00 PST |
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New Australian John Foxx interview |
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| This is the full transcript of an interview John Foxx did last week
30+ years is several lifetimes in the music game, particularly electronic/dance music - what is it that keeps the fires burning for ... Posted by John Foxx on Tue, 06 May 2008 12:13:00 PST |
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