Metamatic Records’ first major compilation of John Foxx material is the first part of a double release spanning thirty-five years as a solo artist. John Foxx – 20th Century: The Noise covers the years from his debut single Underpass in January 1980 to the rest of the last century, up to his ‘comeback’ albums with Louis Gordon, Shifting City and Subterranean Omnidelic Exotour in 1997 and 1998. There’s also a rare Cathedral Oceans gem, Splendour, which has only ever been available on a rare album by various artists entitled Orphée. The album includes a previously unreleased instrumental track from the vaults, Musique Electron – a melodic idea Foxx has had ‘for decades’. The Metamatic material is taken from the new 2014 master which is based on a new set of 1979 analogue tapes found in John's archive...
The track-listing is as follows...
01.
20th Century (B-side to
Burning Car)
02.
Underpass (Single taken from
Metamatic)
03.
No-One Driving (Single Version)
04.
Burning Car (Single)
05.
He’s A Liquid (Alternative Version)
06.
A Long Time (B-side to
Miles Away)
07.
Miles Away (Single)
08.
Europe After The Rain (Single taken from
The Garden)
09.
This Jungle (B-side to
Europe After The Rain)
10.
Dancing Like A Gun (Single taken from
The Garden)
11.
Endlessly (Single Version)
12.
The Hidden Man (taken from
The Golden Section)
13.
The Noise – Foxx/Gordon (taken from
Shifting City)
14.
Through My Sleeping – Foxx/Gordon (taken from
Shifting City)
15.
Hiroshima Mon Amour – Foxx/Gordon (taken from
The Omnidelic Exotour)
16.
Musique Electron (previously unreleased)
17.
Splendour (previously only available on a compilation entitled,
Orphée)
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Release Date : 06 July, 2015
Label : Metamatic Records
Catalogue Number : META57CD
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