Metamatic Forums John Foxx John Foxx and Louis Gordon New CDs available on tour

No doubt this topic has already been raised elsewhere on this forum, but I can't find it, so:

The latest MySpace blog mentions that there will be some CDs available on the current tour.

These include "Metal Beat", and "Retro-Future".
Retro-Future is from the Live 1998 exotour, and Metal Beat is 1979/80, Metamatic-era demos and "studio experiments".

These CDs will be more widely available after the tour. (Presumably means Townsend records).

You can count me in for both.

(As I will not be attending any of the shows..)

It's up as a Metamatic Announcement and full details are over in the News section...

Rob

Whaaaaaaaaaaat! MORE Foxx CDs!!!

GET IN!

I never saw that one coming - fantastic news! Just what I need to feed my current 'Metamatic' addiction...which isn't that different to the 'Metamatic' addiction I've had over the last 20-odd years!

Peter - I bet you're pleased John's named an album after you!

I like the artwork for both, especially for 'Metal Beat'. The cover for 'Retro Future' looks more in the 'From Trash' / 'Sideways' era than 'Shifting City' / 'Exotour' times.
Its a great way to start the morning with this kind of news!!

LOL

"Retro Future is an eleven track CD which was recorded live at the Shrewsbury Music Hall on the 10th of January 1998 as part of the Exotour."


I'm perplexed...hasn't the Exotour live CD already been released 3 times in different formats? Or were they "studio live" versions and therefore the same songs but different performances to the forthcoming Retrofuture release?

Retro Future was recorded at the Shrewsbury Music Hall as opposed to the previous Exotour CDs which were recorded 'live in the studio'.

Rob

Just viewed the artwork for both cds & I think the Retro Future one is the best I've ever seen.

I better hold on to my excitement. I can hear a circuit fizzing

That will teach me not to click through.

Excellent covers.

RetroFutures looks a bit like Sideways with a Million cars in the background.

even more great news indeed now ! :-)

cheers for the update , rob ! :-)