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2CD edition of Kraftwerk influenced 2nd collaboration. Includes 2009 remix of the album + orig mix & 2 BONUS tracks. Early leader & founding member of Ultravox.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
All the write-ups I've seen of Foxx's new CD mention a return to the Metamatic days. But to me this CD sounds fresh and new, not cold like Metamatic but full of lush, fragile melodies set over a base of germanic proto-Kraftwerk beats, Travel being a good example. Camera is beautiful and sad even if I keep thinking of Cher's vocals on Believe. Are there any other artists who sample themselves so outrageously as on Invisible Women? Cities of Light is upbeat and full of wonder, hardly the post-apocaliptic world of Metamatic or The Garden. There is a hint of the Cathedral Oceans in the sampled voices and especially the synths on the last track Quiet City. A fabulous, mature piece of work for modern city living.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I remember feeling slightly disappointed when I first bought this album, though I can't for the life of me remember why now. Over the last couple of years, I've listened to this more and more and now it ranks as one of Foxx Favourites.
John certainly wears his heart on his sleeve for this one and his Kraftwerk influence/aspirations come to the fore. The thing is though, and don't tell the Dynamic Duo from Dusseldorf, this album is a hell of a lot better than Tour De France Soundtracks which came out in the same year. All the usual Foxx elements are there, tales of the city and the loneliness of living in one.
There are some incredible tracks here, highlights for me are Cities Of Light, Night Life and the incredible Camera. He does have his tongue firmly in his cheek for Invisible Women, which certainly bears a passing resemblance to Underpass, but doesn't deserve the hysteria from other reviewers.
This album is remarkable, personal and minimal.
John certainly wears his heart on his sleeve for this one and his Kraftwerk influence/aspirations come to the fore. The thing is though, and don't tell the Dynamic Duo from Dusseldorf, this album is a hell of a lot better than Tour De France Soundtracks which came out in the same year. All the usual Foxx elements are there, tales of the city and the loneliness of living in one.
There are some incredible tracks here, highlights for me are Cities Of Light, Night Life and the incredible Camera. He does have his tongue firmly in his cheek for Invisible Women, which certainly bears a passing resemblance to Underpass, but doesn't deserve the hysteria from other reviewers.
This album is remarkable, personal and minimal.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Although some people are never going to like John's style, the criticisms levelled at the previous album ('Shifting City'), eg. that the beats are outdated, certainly don't apply here. John and Louis have pared the sound down to a timeless Kraftwerk-Numan-Foxx simple beauty. I've only had a few listens but A Funny Thing, Camera, Cities of Light 5, Uptown/Downtown and The Falling Room are all original and great. Invisible Women and Quiet City aren't so original but they're an excellent reworking of familiar themes. Way to go, guys.
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Pleasurable .. a grower
2 disc set
from what i can make out the first disc is a 2009 remix of the 2002 album and is basically a smoothed over mix with added bass . Read more
from what i can make out the first disc is a 2009 remix of the 2002 album and is basically a smoothed over mix with added bass . Read more
Published 17 months ago by Keith Randall
A pleasure to please
What I've found with John Foxx's work since re-establishing himself is that his music and songs (apart from the "Catherdal Oceans" series) are basically to please his fans from the... Read more
Published on 27 Oct 2009 by P. Long
Good album - but what are we actually getting here?
Edsel have always done a great job with Foxx reissues, and have decided to 'swamp' the market with a batch of more recent material previously issued on Metamatic (often in limited... Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2009 by M. B. Wilson
Another Futurist Classic!
what all the other 5 star raters have said...&....I should have bought this in 2002, its a classic!!!! Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2008 by Muzik Non-Stop
Class album
John Foxx is one of music's best kept secrets. Anyone listening to this album will struggle to understand why. Read more
Published on 18 Sep 2007 by Mike G
ENTER THE SURREALIST
the pleasures of electricity says it all.where metamatic was a scene of a distant metal future,the pleasure of electricity seems more closer.it must be listened to as a whole. Read more
Published on 22 Nov 2002 by lee prosper
Not a return to top form
John Foxx has made some incredibly innovative albums. This isn't one of them. The addition of Louis Gordon to the mix seems to have had an adverse affect on his musical output. Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2002 by Sean
Is it just me?
I've been a huge fan of John Foxx's work and will never forget the pleasure each new album of originality and genius brought me. That is up until The Golden Section. Read more
Published on 27 Oct 2002 by Mr. A. C. Legg
Another new musical style from John Foxx
Foxx is the thinking persons' Gary Numan and the feeling persons' Kraftwerk. But he is also a lot more - an individualistic creative genius who refuses to allow himself to be... Read more
Published on 18 April 2002 by T. J. Jackson
Unbeliveable Track!
Having literally just unpacked this CD and sampled every track,I am convinced that the track Quiet City is the 21st century equivalent of the track The Garden. Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2002
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