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Been a great year - so many things rolling at once.
Meeting up with Gary Numan and Siouxie's friend Gemma again at XOYO - getting to present him with an Artrocker Award - then The Maths all getting one as well (it's on Ben's studio wall).
Before that, there was the Troxy - His Majesty, Dan Miller - and Numan - magnificent - much more electrified than when he was twenty. America at his feet. Last Man Standing from his generation - and more relevant than ever. This is his time.
Then there's The Maths. Well, what a surprise.
It suddenly turned into this roller coaster - bit slow at first - then scary - then ecstatiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiic, thrill-a-minute, powerful-as-hell in the end.
We discovered we were riding some kind of a wave - and the thing began to develop a life of its own, as bands can only do at their best. Took us all by surprise, but oh so very pleasing. A new form of life available for inter-dimensional fun. No return tickets.
At this end of it, I feel smug and happy - and everyone else does too.
It all accumulated gradually over the year, and everyone was so completely magnificent at every point - Benge and his Shoreditch Synthesizer Super Lab, (plus that massive Simmons kit). Then Benge, Serafina and Hannah, all knocking it out live - as big and twisted as it gets, Absolutely No Mercy - audience pinned to the wall and loving it.
Before that, the Troxy, with the superb synth wrestlers JeanGa and Steve, Liam on drums - and Rob Simon, cracking out his huge riffs and angular, unexpected, electrobiological art.
And the troops! - Crewe's own SAS squad - swing into town, take it over, rebuild it, reboot it, drink it, drive over it - on to the next one. The Tourette Triplets - Chris 1 Chris 2 - and that Baz (bit of a minky Mank, but well analogue, so he's allowed. I keep hearing that he's given us the best sound ever).
So, this is The Maths - A swarm organism. Luminous, Contagious, nippier than a Higgs Boson. There's something alive under there. So watch your ankles when you go to bed.
Next year will be 2012. We'll all be thundering underground in the Shoreditch Synth Bunker - with Ghost Box, Hannah, Seffa, Smoke Fairies, Mira Aroya, Karborn, Jonathan Barnbrook, Matthew Dear, Soft Moon, Tara Busch, and all.
Malins on the three-hand mobile multimodem with G&T download facility, Harris on the Tokyo shuttle, Holly on the ARP and Mincies on the Moog, waiting for reindeers on the roof - and Paul Daley to turn up as Santa with those tracks...
So Merry Christmas, one and all - and a preposterous New Year.
John Foxx.
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Merry Christmas John.
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What a great 12 months! Thanks for everything this year John - especially four superb and very different albums.
Foxx emergent. Preparing to take cover. Building up speed. Runway emerging through the lights. Throttle back, eyes closed...
Merry Christmas one and all, and here's to a happy New Year.
For archive snippets, sparks of electroflesh and news about this website follow me on Twitter @foxxmetamatic
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Merry Christmas to John and the ever-growing team!
And what a year it has been - I think The Maths took us all by surprise, two of the strongest albums in the Foxxography and a fantastic tour - with John sounding better than ever.
Looking forward to what 2012 has in store...
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Happy Solstice and Merry New Gregorian Year to all, and thanks again for the long-awaited follow up(s) to Metamatic.
Mark and The MemberDs
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Merry Christmas to John & all.
Hope you got your CR78 fixed.
Looking forward to more great stuff in the new year.
Brian
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Indeed,Merry Christmas to John and all!
It's been another great Foxxian year. Here's to another next year!
All the best,
Andy
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Suggested JF forum icon change: (I'll get my coat...)
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A Merry Christmas and positively preposterous New Year back at ya!!!
Here's hoping for an even better 2012 from Team Foxx, 2011 will take some beating.
All the very best with a tot of brandy, all butter mince pies and the odd bag of crisps,
Neil
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Merry Christmas to one and all
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I think John has had a tipple or two with those kind words!
Best wishes to all on here who participate in such a wonderful forum and to John, Rob & the rest of the expanding team!
Let's hope 2012 is as exciting as this year with 2 more Maths albums!!
Gary
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Yes, I think it might well be a preposterous New Year!
Thanks to John and all the crew and team behind the scenes, and thanks to all you lovely people on here.
Happy Christmas!
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Thanks for all, John! Merry Christmas to you and all !!
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Merry Christmas Mr. Foxx and best wishes for all in this forum
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Merry Christmas everyone!
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Thanks John for your message.
Happy Christmas
Peter
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Happy Christmas to everyone, forum members, John, and to all who are team Foxx thanks for making this a particularly good year for music from John, a vintage/landmark year in fact. Actually, I'm going to stick my neck right out and say that with the Interplay album its been the best year ever for me since I reconnected with Johns new music.
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Thanks for some more great music in 2011. Really great meeting you again. Looking forward to next years offerings!
Merry Christmas to John,the team and everyone on Metamatic!
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Merry Christmas John!
Brilliant discovery The Maths. It's been a great year!
Looking forward to 2012!
Best! Chris
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It's been a very interesting and productive year. Not everything that's come out in 2011 has been to my tastes but for John to still be so full of ideas, fresh sounds and enthusiasm in his seventh decade is pretty amazing.
Merry Christmas to John, his collaborators and all on this forum.
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