Metamatic Forums John Foxx John Foxx and Louis Gordon Double Metamatic CD this Autumn

Actually, I wonder if the second disc might be "Metamatic 2007" - ie the whole album rerecorded by John and Louis in their contemporary style. We know they're working on the album for the live shows - can it be coincidence that the Metamatic reissue is planned for this Autumn, shortly after the concerts?

I have a dim and possible fallacious memory of a Smash Hits news article, I think around the time of 'Miles Away' which said that JF had something like thirty completed but unreleased tracks. I wonder how many of these could be considered 'Metamatic'-era songs? Are we basically going to see what was originally intended to be the 'Metamatica' CD?

I hope it isn't going to be a 'Metamatic 2007' remake job. I don't really see the point in that.

If the second disc was 'Metamatic 2007' it would also make the next live album pointless, due to the sound being very similar.
I also recall text and audio interviews were John states always having extra songs for albums. But i think for some reason 'Metamatic' has the most.

The amount of Metamatic era songs on Live from a room would make a Metamatic 2007 pretty pointless.
The fact that John has said,all be it a long time ago,that he had plenty of songs left over(as stated,possibly the much lauded Metamatica)
would make more sense to release.
As for the point that Metamatic is a 'classic' 10 track album,then why not just take the 10 tracks and burn them to a crd yourself if the other tracks piss you off,keep them for a seperate cdr of your own!!
Myself,I'd be happy to have the b-sides and some other unreleased tracks along side

Yeah i did that Will, thats why i suggested it as a compromise to Herbert for this reissue. Personally i love the extra tracks and the rare ones from boots, so i think this needs to be the definitive release and use as much space on both discs.

There could even be promos distributed!

I´d go for the following. Based on my own assumptions of course.

OK Metamatic (2CD) promo:

Young Love
A New Kind of Man (7" version)
Underpass
Blurred Girl
No-one Driving
This City
Miles Away
Fusion Fission (1979 version)
Like a Miracle (1979 version)
Piano Piece (from The Bed Soundtrack)
Touch and Go
Touch and Go (strings)(from The Bed Soundtrack)

Chris C
PS Off to bed!

Ouch! Forgot Burning Car. OK revised promo:

Young Love
A New Kind of Man (7" version)
Underpass
Burning Car
No-one Driving
This City
Miles Away
Fusion Fission (1979 version)
Blurred Girl
Like a Miracle (1979 version)
Piano Piece (from The Bed Soundtrack)
Touch and Go

That was fun!
Chris C

I would be very thankful for every "new" rare stuff on this CD. So far I had understood it, John will release exact this - unreleased material.

A re- worked Metamatic CD with Louis would make no sense, 'cause the most of the stuff is on A room as big...

I cannot imagine John & Louis will recording it again. But it would be nice to have the other Metamatic tracks on a new CD in the type recorded style as A room as big... and Exotour...( together with Walk Away, The Man who Dies Every Day and Slow Motion!)

This would be on my wish list for Christmas...

Hope John fills much of the 2 CDs of 80 mins each!!!

Chris C

I don't really buy this argument about "spoiling the integrity of the album" etc -

just press STOP on your CD player when it gets to the end of Touch And Go if you don't want to hear any more B-sides!
And if you don't want any B-sides at all, don't buy the new CD! Just keep listening to the old one.
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