Electrospective John Foxx Interview on synths and electronic music

[metal beat]

Interesting interview with UK synth godfather and one of my fav artists, John Foxx on synths and stuff. 

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm-wPmE0Ju4

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPmBNpDx53M

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhV6qfLnZ2E

Edited September 14, 2013 by turntable

[cafe67]

He seems to be quite prolific these days, I just bought compilation with extra CD of live tracks from Sydney 08 (didn't even know he had been here) and DVD of video clips and live tracks.

[metal beat]

yes, very prolific.  hard for even me to keep up.

 

His 2008 concert at the Metro in Sydney was unbelievable.      Some rich fan brought him out with little or no advertising and he played in Melb, Sydney and Brissy from memory.  There were quite a few guys that went to all 3 concerts.   Even Tom Ellard aka Severed Heads was at the concert as a paying fan.

 

John Foxx was a really nice English gentleman, signing CD's etc after the concert and willing to have a chat.

 

Don't think he went to WA.

Edited September 15, 2013 by turntable

[analog brother]

tom ellard was classic outside the enmore after kraftwerk played, shouting to the crowd how he was the originator! 

[cafe67]

Wow severed heads blast from the past, remember seeing them, single gun theory and box car live at the old Melbourne as part of the techno-pop tour

[cafe67]

Ordered and delivered this week, sounds very good and extra tracks are good additions

[metal beat]

@@cafe67

 

It's nice isn't it.

 

Got it when it was released a few months back. Excellent, play it my car - what else are CD's good for

 

Especially like disc 5 which has a lot of alternate versions

 

Bargain for the cheap price.

Edited August 11, 2014 by metal beat

[cafe67]

Only just got it, I think it came out while I was overseas and didn't want anything delivered.

Lol cee-dees I have lots n lots but with a 30 min commute each way they sure come in handy.

[metal beat]

Have you picked up the vinyl reissue of Metamatic?     Superb sounding reissue and nicely packaged - was released for RSD.

 

 

[cafe67]

Hmmm no, I had the original vinyl release of that, but sold it .......shame on me

[metal beat]

I also have an original Aussie pressing. This is a lot nicer as he went back to the original tapes.

 

Still available ,  

 

cheers

[metal beat]

I just received the black vinyl version of Metamatic.

 

same mastering, same pressing plant, same everything except for the colour of the vinyl.

 

Black vinyl sounds better imo.  Subtle but clear in my mind.  the black vinyl is a little quieter in the groove, the top end is a little more spacious with better depth and finally the coloured vinyl is a little congested in the upper bass giving it an every so slightly fatter sound, but less transparency.

 

  The white vinyl sounds great, the black vinyl just a bit better

 

  the white RSD gatefold is magnificent, however the grey of the current black pressing covers is closer to the original UK pressing grey.

 

Very happy!!

Edited November 5, 2014 by metal beat

[cafe67]

Might have to have a look for this

[cafe67]

Couple of new John foxx releases for me.

Both are ambient albums so if you are familiar with his drift music and cathedral oceans albums you will no what to expect.

London over grown is probably the closest to these and fans of early Harold budd albums ( serpent in quicksilver,, abandoned cities will also approve )

Codex is foxx and Benge and Diana Yukawa)violin player , I was perhaps expecting this album to be more organic if you like , but rather than hearing the violin its more a case of hearing a treated violin. Still good but perhaps more mournful than London overgrown.

Edited June 11, 2015 by cafe67

[ekymetal]

Totally underrated....

Underpass is a masterpiece !! 

Like this vinyl edition of the 'Garden' it has a great booklet included.

Edited June 12, 2015 by ekymetal

[metal beat]

John Foxx is a legend..  My moniker is named after mr Foxx

 

Interplay, another great album

 

 

[cafe67]

Mr Foxx has another collaboration/compliation album

[metal beat]

Hi @@cafe67.   I passed on that as i have majority of the original tracks on vinyl.  

 

But, just heard about this and ordered from amazon.uk

 

 

John Foxx The Complete Cathedral Oceans Vinyl Set (Exclusive 12x12 print) Heavyweight LP Â£99.99

Release Date: 02/09/2016

Discs: 5

pre order

• A very limited edition 5 LP album-style 12x12 book set from one of the most influential exponents of electronic and
ambient music, the original frontman of Ultravox, and a solo artist for over thirty years. John Foxx is name-checked by
many of today’s top acts as a big influence, and was a major contributor to BBC4’s documentary “Synth Britanniaâ€.

• Now, for the first time on vinyl in one package, this fabulous hardback album book set contains all three of Foxx’s ambient
classics “Cathedral Oceans I†(1997), “Cathedral Oceans II†(2003) and “Cathedral Oceans III†(2005) on five LPs.

• Limited to 750 copies only, the book contains dozens of Foxx’s beautiful images (several previously unseen) along with
passages from his book “The Quiet Manâ€. Also included is a 12x12 framable print of one of the images.

Cathedral Oceans

A1. Cathedral Oceans [5:17]
A2. City As Memory [5:43]
A3. Through Summer Rooms [6:36]

B1. Geometry And Coincidence [5:25]
B2 If Only... [3:22]
B3. Shifting Perspective [2:34]
B4. Floating Islands [6:07]

C1. Infinite In All Directions [5:51]
C2. Avenham Collonade [6:13]
C3. Sunset Rising [2:38]
C4. Invisible Architecture [3:22]

Cathedral Oceans II

D1. Revolving Birdsong [2:13]
D2. Shimmer Symmetry [5:13]
D3. Far And Wide 2 [6:43]

E1. Ad Infinitum [6:26]
E2. Quiet Splendour [5:58]
E3. Luminous And Gone [5:59]

F1. Stillness And Wonder [6:23]
F2. Return To A Place Of

Remembered Beauty [7:22]

G1. Visible And Invisible [6:49]
G2. Golden Green [7:11]

Cathedral Oceans III

H1. Oceanic [4:10]
H2. Through Gardens Overgrown [2:40]
H3. Spiral Overture [5:48]
H4. The Shadow

Of A Woman's Hand [5:01]

I1. Radial Harmonics [0:35]
I2. Serene Velocity [4:31]
I3. Fog Structures [4:04]
I4. Eternity Sunrise [4:20]
I5. Harmonia Mundi [4:45]

J1. City Of Endless Stairways [4:48]
J2. In Rising Light [6:57]
J3. Metanym [6:36

 

 

 

 

[cafe67]

Holy poopthats awesome not cheap, but awesome all the same, what was postage worth.

I have cathederal oceans 1 and 2 on cd.

[metal beat]

Holy poopthats awesome not cheap, but awesome all the same, what was postage worth.

I have cathederal oceans 1 and 2 on cd.

 

at john foxx web site aka Townsend web site 99 quid + 28 quid for shipping.

 

amazon uk 107 quid but take the 20% VAT off + 3 quid for shipping  - total 93 quid      

 

 

I have them on cd, but damn the expense, I need these as they are friggin wonderful.

[metal beat]

John Foxx - Crash and Burn.   Sounds awesome on vinyl with John's voice being ripped apart by the vocoder in sync wirh the almost industrial  electronica.

 

 

Hanging to see, listen to and hopefully meet John Foxx next week 

 

 

[cafe67]

Is he in Australia ?

[metal beat]

Is he in Australia ?

 

Yes he is. Only Adelaide- sold out and Hobart.  Thank god for frequent flyers.

 

http://www.stereo.net.au/forums/index.php/topic/107987-the-quiet-man-an-evening-with-john-foxx-mona-hobart-july-29th/

[metal beat]

John Foxx @ his introspective discussion about his career @ Mona Hobart - 29/7/2016

 

A small slice of heaven for me and got to chat to him after.

 

 

Small part of his ambient performance with one of his gif movies in the backgrounds

 

 

 

 

Edited July 29, 2016 by Metamatic

[analog brother]

that would have been awesome, shane!

good on ya for getting there.

effects on the piano?