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Re: John Foxx "Metatronic" #33936 11/26/09 04:50 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Paris to Berlin and every disc... RadioBeach Member
RadioBeach Member Joined: Jan 2007 Paris to Berlin and every disc...	It could just be word play. Leigh chose the name Foxx because it sounded like a machine � Airtex, Sonovox etc. If hyphenated to Meta-tron a similar logic could have been applied. Meta; a prefix used in English to indicate a concept which is an abstraction from another concept, and the use of Tron, a suffix to denote a machine; Mellotron etc. Not forgetting the 'B-Movie/Rock n Roll' echo that 'tron' implies; A Gretsch Filter'Tron, Vega Duo-Tron etc. So - �Conceptual abstract machinery...with a 1950s UFO tailfin� then � if that ain�t Foxx � I dunno what is!

Re: John Foxx "Metatronic" #33937 11/26/09 05:21 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 A radio station somewhere in O... M Mr.Ilektrik Member
Mr.Ilektrik Member M Joined: Dec 2006 A radio station somewhere in O...	Quote: Originally posted by RadioBeach: So - �Conceptual abstract machinery...with a 1950s UFO tailfin� then � if that ain�t Foxx � I dunno what is! & there he goes again. Brilliant, Garry!!

Re: John Foxx "Metatronic" #33938 11/27/09 02:15 AM
Joined: May 2008 Sydney Atom Man Member
Atom Man Member Joined: May 2008 Sydney	Quote: Originally posted by RadioBeach: It could just be word play. Leigh chose the name Foxx because it sounded like a machine � Airtex, Sonovox etc. I think I heard him say on an interview many years ago that when the record company rang him and asked what name he settled on for the band he was toying with calling it Jonny Vox and Ultravox but one of the other band members made a sarcastic remark about it. Quote: If hyphenated to Meta-tron a similar logic could have been applied. Meta; a prefix used in English to indicate a concept which is an abstraction from another concept, and the use of Tron, a suffix to denote a machine; Mellotron etc. Not forgetting the 'B-Movie/Rock n Roll' echo that 'tron' implies; A Gretsch Filter'Tron, Vega Duo-Tron etc. So - �Conceptual abstract machinery...with a 1950s UFO tailfin� then � if that ain�t Foxx � I dunno what is! Or the movie Tron. Which is a nice segue to The Metamatrix (some sort of software). When I heard the name, I naturally asked What is the Metamatrix?

Re: John Foxx "Metatronic" #33939 11/27/09 08:27 AM
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MemberD Member Joined: Apr 2007 Italy	Looks nice next to Metamatica !

Re: John Foxx "Metatronic" #33940 11/27/09 09:45 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Paris to Berlin and every disc... RadioBeach Member
RadioBeach Member Joined: Jan 2007 Paris to Berlin and every disc...	Quote: Originally posted by Mr.Ilektrik: Quote: Originally posted by RadioBeach: [b] So - �Conceptual abstract machinery...with a 1950s UFO tailfin� then � if that ain�t Foxx � I dunno what is! & there he goes again. Brilliant, Garry!! [/b] Cheers Guv! Quote: Originally posted by Atom Man: Quote: Originally posted by RadioBeach: [b] It could just be word play. Leigh chose the name Foxx because it sounded like a machine � Airtex, Sonovox etc. I think I heard him say on an interview many years ago that when the record company rang him and asked what name he settled on for the band he was toying with calling it Jonny Vox and Ultravox but one of the other band members made a sarcastic remark about it. Quote: If hyphenated to Meta-tron a similar logic could have been applied. Meta; a prefix used in English to indicate a concept which is an abstraction from another concept, and the use of Tron, a suffix to denote a machine; Mellotron etc. Not forgetting the 'B-Movie/Rock n Roll' echo that 'tron' implies; A Gretsch Filter'Tron, Vega Duo-Tron etc. So - �Conceptual abstract machinery...with a 1950s UFO tailfin� then � if that ain�t Foxx � I dunno what is! Or the movie Tron. Which is a nice segue to The Metamatrix (some sort of software). When I heard the name, I naturally asked What is the Metamatrix? [/b] The Metamatrix is the secret umbrella corporation that runs all his different MySpaces and websites � their code is: �Shifting Cities through confusion and diversity�

Re: John Foxx "Metatronic" #33941 11/27/09 10:54 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Southampton, England B Birdsong Administrator
Birdsong Administrator B Joined: Dec 2006 Southampton, England	Quote: Originally posted by RadioBeach: The Metamatrix is the secret umbrella corporation that runs all his different MySpaces and websites � their code is: �Shifting Cities through confusion and diversity� This organisation only operates When It Rains ... (*sorry... :rolleyes: ) For archive snippets, sparks of electroflesh and news about this website follow me on Twitter @foxxmetamatic

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