First solo LP from John Foxx, who had recently left Ultravox after fronting their first three albums. Sinister, discordant synth 'pop' that is musically and conceptually -- an imagined dystopian future defined by isolation via technology -- very much akin to early Gary Numan, but with far less commercial potential.
Track listing:
1. Plaza
2. He's a Liquid
3. Underpass
4. Metal Beat
5. No One Driving
6. A New Kind of Man
7. Blurred Girl
8. 030
9. Tidal Wave
10. Touch and Go
11. Film One [bonus]
12. Glimmer [bonus]
13. Mr. No [bonus]
14. This City [bonus]
15. 20th Century [bonus]
16. Burning Car [bonus]
17. Miles Away [bonus]
Figure fades away, someone takes my place
If you like this, you should listen to:
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| Visage - Visage (1980) |
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| Gary Numan - Warriors (1983) + Strange Charm (1986) |
my mate at work is right into this early synth stuff. He was a proper Numanoid back in the day. He's always going on about John Foxx too.
ReplyDeletenice one. tis a great album.
ReplyDeletecurious to hear these bonus tracks.
many thanks. long liv.
The. Best. Period.
ReplyDeleteGreat cover, BTW. Is that zeigeist or what?
ReplyDeleteYet another album I totally missed. Thanks in advance D_S
ReplyDeleteTz
Very good, thank you !!
ReplyDeleteUntouchable. Definitely in the Top Ten G.O.A.T. Synth albums. Between Foxx, Numan, and The Cure, I wonder if there were any flangers left unaccounted for in the British isles during this period. Also, Metamatic features the best use ever of a Roland CR78 (runners up are Throbbing Gristle, Phil Collins and Hall & Oates).
ReplyDeletethanks brillant !
ReplyDeleteIf you - like me - love this (and the following 6 albums), you need the foxxy Edsel 2007 2-CD release too...
ReplyDelete/J.