Vienna and
Rage in Eden have the Conny Plank trademark all over it. Conny is on form on
Michael Rother's Flammende Herzen and
Sterntaler. I've listened a lot to
Flammende Herzen and what a fantastic track is
Zyklodrom. The whole album is a masterpiece.
So are John's double packs. It's been worth the wait in particular
The Garden and
Metamatic . I never tire in listening to these. The remastering has brought in new sounds which were lost in the mix. Amazing pieces of work.
Impossible is a very interesting album. John has gone back and re-recorded some of his best tracks with just the essentials in old vintage analogue equipment. There's no layering or final mix, all done presumably in one take. It looks like there's even no "midi-ing", just the raw sound you get when you interpret for the first time on a synth a musical idea you may have. Very eno-esque.
Neuro Video is a nice touch from John. It's for the fans, possibly a thank you. We are very happy at all John's recent releases. Who could imagine that the maverick John Foxx after releasing four solo albums would today have a back catalogue of over twenty albums. Nothing is impossible.
Chris
