John Foxx Background Series 28 Rocks And Stones

Foxx's solo debut after leaving Ultravox!, Metamatic, achieves the same emotional transcendence as his previous group's early highlight, Systems of Romance, despite a new reliance not just on synthesizers, but on a musical framework dependent on them. On Metamatic, Foxx cultivates a curious air of disinterest that never seems truly bored, but is much more extreme than even his unarguably distant vocal style for Ultravox!…

21st Century: A Man, A Woman And A City highlights some of John Foxx's best songs from 2000 onwards. These include his work with Louis Gordon, John Foxx And The Maths and Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins) as well as collaborations with Gazelle Twin, The Belbury Circle (Ghost Box), Matthew Dear, Jori Hulkkonen and The Soft Moon. There are also two brand new John Foxx And The Maths tracks A Many Splendoured Thing and A Man And A Woman . And two previously unreleased remixes by OMD and ADULT. The album closer brings together John Foxx And The Maths with Gary Numan for the first time on Talk (Are You Listening To Me?). The album's stunning cover image was created by John Foxx for the project.

John Foxx And The Maths return with a new line-up on their 5th studio album, Howl. Former Ultravox guitarist Robin Simon joins Foxx, Benge (Ben Edwards) and Hannah Peel after previously guesting with The Maths at their debut Roundhouse show in 2010.The Maths have created an album of dark, writhing glamour. Opener My Ghost sounds like haunted static in a cold wind, the title track is a twisted glam-punk celebration of ‘the outsider’ who leaves the fringes to make himself visible, while Foxx switches to a sinister Ferry-esque croon on Tarzan And Jane Regained.

Avenham is inspired by a place John Foxx knew as a young man but it’s more than a location. It’s less defined, more dispersed and mysterious than that.

John Foxx - The Garden (1981) {2CD Deluxe Remastered Edition Edsel EDSD2014 rel 2008}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 628 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 221 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 29 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1981, 2008 Metamatic Records / Edsel Records / Demon Music | EDSD2014
Synth-Pop / New Wave / Electronic

Following the success of last year's re-issue of "Metamatic", Edsel is proud to announce the release of the other three of John Foxx's groundbreaking albums for the Virgin label in newly-expanded 2 CD Editions with non-album tracks and previously unreleased material from the album sessions, newly re-mastered from the original tapes by Foxx himself.