In the run up to the John Foxx And The Maths Interplay tour in October, Artrocker ran a series of articles on John, including a new filmed interview taken at The Garden studios in London. There are also quotes and comments about John’s work from a vast array of different musicians and film-makers. Click HERE to start exploring all the fantastic content that’s on there!
Here are two new Artrocker interviews with John –
A PERSONAL VIDEO HISTORY
And a selection of quotes from the articles –
LONELADY: ‘I live in a high-rise right next to a dual carriageway, so John Foxx’s music makes a lot of sense to me. I find his dystopias exciting and at times full of longing and romance. At first merely functional, the surfaces of the city become exotic, seductive.’
PAUL DALEY (SOLO ARTIST, EX-LEFTFIELD): ‘John Foxx was an idea for vocals I had for the second Leftfield album but this never happened. I’ve always respected and liked his approach and attitude – the quiet man from another dimension bending sounds from the 23rd century underneath cinematic sci fi future vocals while keeping his distance from the brashness of pop culture and celebrity. Afrika Bambaataa is a big fan too.’
JUNIOR BOYS: ‘Even though it was made by a guy much older than me, and from a different country, I have never felt that there was a music that reached into my unconscious quite like John Foxx’s’
JOHN TAYLOR (DURAN DURAN): ‘People are discovering John’s music now because class cannot be erased.’
CLINT MANSELL (COMPOSER OF BLACK SWAN, THE WRESTLER AND MOON SOUNDTRACKS): ‘John’s music, both with Ultravox and solo, is built for the Internet. It’s technology manipulated by man. Man & machine in perfect harmony! Consistent quality output. The new album Interplay is a great record. Vibrant.’
PHIL OAKEY (THE HUMAN LEAGUE): ‘John Foxx’s Metamatic is one of the few essential albums of the movement I call the Alienated Synthesists. And I like his newer material a lot.’
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