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John Foxx, John Foxx And The Maths | Format: Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (21 Mar 2011)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Metamatic
  • ASIN: B004M5FZHW
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 44,060 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Listen  2. Catwalk 5:02£0.69
Listen  3. Evergreen 4:16£0.69
Listen  4. Watching A Bulding On Fire 4:50£0.69
Listen  5. Interplay 2:39£0.69
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Listen  7. The Running Man 3:25£0.69
Listen  8. A Falling Star 4:40£0.69
Listen  9. Destination 4:44£0.69
Listen10. The Good Shadow 3:54£0.69

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BBC Review

Nostalgia for the future has meant that numerous acts that came to the fore during the synth-pop boom of the late 70s and early 80s are back once again, like Britpop and grunge never happened. The previous few months have seen releases by OMD, The Human League and Blancmange. But of all these careworn analogue pioneers who find themselves back in demand again in 2011, it is clearly John Foxx however who has made the most relevant and enjoyable recorded statement.

Foxx originally fronted the original and (superior) line-up of a pre-Midge Ure Ultravox! and propelled the proto-goth, art house post punk unit towards the emergent synthesizer revolution before striking out on his own. He achieved fleeting critical and commercial solo success in the early 80s with the albums Metamatic and The Garden, but spent the latter half of the decade and most of the 90s dormant. While he has completed many intriguing avant-electronica multi-media projects since (most notably 1997’s Cathedral Oceans), this is the first time he has fully re-engaged with synth-pop as a form in nearly 30 years. And the result of this, Interplay, is an unqualified success.

His ‘band’ the Maths is actually east London synth archivist Ben ‘Benge’ Edwards, and he proves a perfect foil for the silver Foxx. Edwards (like contemporaries Simian Mobile Disco) collects vintage keyboards and sequencers and is engaged in a project to make very new music on antiquated equipment. So this album is the perfect synthesis of warm retro and cold futurism; of what the future used to sound like, what it turned out to be and what it still could be.

While Shatterproof has a tough, bleeping EBM pulse, it is embellished with glitchy and shimmering time-stretched vocals. Foxx has an amusing pop at the post-electroclash, microKORG-owning electro hipsters of the last few years on Catwalk, while one of the true inheritors to his crown, Mira Aroyo from Ladytron, lends her glacial, irony-free tones to the sumptuous Watching a Building on Fire. Elsewhere, the glorious ghost of Metamatic (and Gary Numan’s The Pleasure Principle) informs The Running Man and Destination with booming Moog and relentless machine rhythms. And finally, the chorused voices of The Good Shadow pay tribute to the godfathers of all this music, Kraftwerk.

In the fourth decade of his career, Foxx has released an album which easily equals the high points of his rich back catalogue.

--John Doran

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Forceful, stripped-down music that sounds as new as its old, and as imaginative as it is familiar - UNCUT
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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John Foxx never fails to deliver and this time its with The Maths. This is what synth/electro music is all about melodic,Hypnotizing and this time heavy on the Bass. On listening you can hear influences from Kraftwerk and Depeche Mode to name just a few. This is fast becoming my album of the year so far and I can't wait to hear some of it live at the Troxy along with Motor,Mirrors and Gary Numan on the 2nd April. A real treat Thanks John Brilliant "TAKE YOUR MEDICINE"!!!!
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Wow! I can't get enough of this. I know many have tried to re-create that past-synth sound on modern synths but it never quite works! Well this is truly magnificent. Classic retro synths, partnered up with modern production techniques, Foxx's cold line vocals and some pumping, bleeping beats. Just pure electro magic. Like 1980 has jumped forward 30 years....
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Fantastic! 25 April 2011
Format:Audio CD
I pretty much have every Foxx disc going back to the Ultravox days and this is a great addition to the collection. I've really enjoyed the recent Louis Gordon collabs...there's a different vibe on Interplay, maybe due to the old-school analog instrumentation, but, well, it's John Foxx...same themes since forever, same great voice, etc. Maybe I could contrast this to the Louis Gordon collabs by saying it feels a bit less forced. If you like synth-pop, this Foxx reunion with his old gear is a no-brainer.
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Amongst John Foxx's best
Is this retro? Harking back to the 80s? Entirely modern? I don't know and I don't care. I don't want to categorise it at all. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Andrew
pure foxx class
forget modern pop,re-makes and wannabes and listen to one of my personal,favourite albums of the year....john foxx and the maths. there's not one bad track on this disc. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Pablo Leone
John Foxx and Group Create a Great Sounscape
WOW! I am very happy with this release. John Foxx and his crew put together some great songs a la Metamatic style. All the fun and funkiness of an analog synthscape are present. Read more
Published 7 months ago by <Anvil.Chorus>
Interpreting 'Interplay'
This latest CD is another quality product from John Foxx whose musical output stretches back over 30 years and has consistently been interesting and creative. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Nicholas John Timms
It blew my mind
OMG.....this album has blown me away. I have loved John Foxx since Ultravox and his first solo album Metamatic was played to death and I was in John Foxx heaven. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Alternative girl
interplay
I have been a fan of John Foxx since the very first Ultravox album and the song The Garden is one of my all time favourites. Read more
Published 13 months ago by winesellerfromhell
Not for me
Dark with unclear lyrics played in a style that has long since passed. I'd not kept up with John's work since the eighties but I was delighted recently when I found out John was... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Johnny7
Very Nice
Bought on the premise of the Destination MP3 download and not disappointed at all - Highly recommended. Read more
Published 14 months ago by R. Nicklin
Great collaboration....often challenging....more please!
This album arrived on my doormat the same time as Credo, but aside from them both being 80s artists collaborating with current co-writers/musicians, there is little comparison. Read more
Published 14 months ago by M. B. Wilson
10/10
I have been a fan of John Foxx since year dot... mostly he always impresses and delivers excellent material. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Gary Chapman
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