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The Pleasures of Electricity

~ John Foxx
4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (18 Feb 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Metamatic
  • ASIN: B00005UT8L
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 60,468 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Funny Thing
2. Night Life
3. Camera
4. Invisible Women
5. Cities Of Light 5
6. Uptown/Downtown
7. When It Rains
8. Automobile
9. Falling Room
10. Travel
11. Quiet City

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Former Ultravox leader John Foxx continues to explore his minimal, electronic pop on THE PLEASURES OF ELECTRICITY. Taking a cue from Kraftwerk, one of Foxx's most obvious stylistic touchstones, PLEASURES is a streamlined monorail of lock-step computer-generated beats and wiry synthesizer melodies with an equal emphasis on dark, atmospherics and energised, danceable rhythms.
But Foxx has a way with a witty hook, and the robotic feel of music (nearly all of his vocal tracksare electronically manipulated) is always tempered by appealing songcraft. The tongue-in-cheek disco feel of "Automobile", for example, brings a smile to the face, while "Camera" borders between heartbreak balladry and an off-the-cuff operatic chorus. Fans of Ultravox and early-1980s synth-pop willfind much to appreciate on this moody and smartly assembledalbum.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Back to the Past or Forward to the Future?, 23 Feb 2002
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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.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgia for the Future, 12 May 2002
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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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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Electronic Genius!, 4 Feb 2002
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John Foxx's releases tend to be few and far between but whilst they remain as good as this new title, they will be worth the wait. Foxx again joins with his cohort Louis Gordon to bring us a dramatic album which turns the everyday (driving your car, an air-flight, looking through a photo album) into dramatic poetic music. John revisits his love of analogue synthesisers to present a soundscape full of energy and tension.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 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 7 months ago by Muzik Non-Stop

5.0 out of 5 stars 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 22 months ago by Mike G

5.0 out of 5 stars The Pleasure Is All Ours
I remember feeling slightly disappointed when I first bought this album, though I can't for the life of me remember why now. Read more
Published on 10 Jul 2006 by Coincidence Vs Fate

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

1.0 out of 5 stars 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 S. Francis

2.0 out of 5 stars 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

5.0 out of 5 stars 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 Ms. Tanya J. M. Jackson

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

5.0 out of 5 stars His best work since Metamatic
Without a doubt his best work since 1980. Excellent tracks include, the Falling room,Quiet city and Invisible women which draws an obvious influence from Underpass. Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2002 by iancparsons@msn.com

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