John Foxx discography

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John Foxx discography
Studio albums0
Live albums3
Compilation albums5
Video albums2
EPs3
Singles10
B-sides15

This is a complete discography of the British recording artist John Foxx.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

Ultravox!

as John Foxx

  • 1980 - Metamatic (# 18 UK), (# 98 AUS)
  • 1981 - The Garden (# 24 UK)
  • 1983 - The Golden Section (# 27 UK)
  • 1985 - In Mysterious Ways (# 85 UK)
  • 1997 - Cathedral Oceans
  • 2003 - Cathedral Oceans I + Cathedral Oceans II (02/06/2003)
  • 2005 - Cathedral Oceans III (08/08/2005)
  • 2006 - The Hidden Man (2CD interview set, a reading from The Quiet Man and three new songs.)
  • 2006 - Tiny Colour Movies
  • 2007 - Metal Beat (2CD interview set between Steve Malins and John Foxx, discussing the making of Metamatic .)
  • 2009 - My Lost City (23/02/2009) [1]
  • 2009 - The Quiet Man (Extracts from the ongoing Quiet Man book read by Justin Barton, together with a new piano score by John Foxx - 27/07/2009)
  • 2010 - D.N.A. (06/2010)
  • 2014 - B-Movie (Ballardian Video Neuronica) (14/04/2014)
  • 2015 - London Overgrown(30/03/2015)
  • 2016 - Complete Cathedral Oceans 12" vinyl LP Box Set (02/09/2016) - “Cathedral Oceans I” (1997), “Cathedral Oceans II” (2003) and “Cathedral Oceans III” (2005) on five LPs.
  • 2022 - The Marvellous Notebook
  • 2023 - Avenham

as John Foxx and Louis Gordon

  • 1997 - Shifting City
  • 1997 - Subterranean Omnidelic Exotour EP - recorded live in the studio
  • 1998 - Subterranean Omnidelic Exotour
  • 2001 - The Pleasures of Electricity
  • 2003 - Crash and Burn
  • 2003 - The Drive EP
  • 2003 - The Omnidelic Exotour- Subterranean Omnidelic Exotour re-release with The Golden Section Tour CD
  • 2006 - Live From A Room (As Big As A City) - recorded live in the studio
  • 2006 - From Trash
  • 2006 - Sideways- with second bonus disc featuring an interview with John Foxx
  • 2008 - Sideways- re-issue with second disc featuring live tracks, remixes and extended versions
  • 2008 - Impossible
  • 2009 - Shifting City- 2 disc remaster
  • 2009 - The Pleasures of Electricity- 2 disc remaster
  • 2010 - Crash and Burn- re-issue with bonus disc

Crash And Burn and From Trash were also released as part of the John Foxx boxset Cinemascope (2008)

as John Foxx And The Maths

  • 2011 - Interplay
  • 2011 - The Shape of Things
  • 2012 - Evidence
  • 2012 - Rhapsody- recorded live in the studio, shortly after 2011's Interplay tour.
  • 2014 - The Good Shadow - digital release only featuring eight tracks which originally appeared on the second disc of The Shape Of Things
  • 2017 - The Machine
  • 2020 - Howl(# 80 UK)

Live albums

as John Foxx

  • 2003 - The Golden Section Tour- released together with The Omnidelic Exotour with Louis Gordon
  • 2008 - A New Kind of Man- live performances of all Metamatic and related tracks.
  • 2009 - In the Glow- recorded on The Golden Section tour, 1983.

as John Foxx and Louis Gordon

  • 2007 - Retro Future- recorded on the Exotour, on 10 January 1998 at Shrewsbury Music Hall
  • 2008 - Neuro Video- recorded at The Luminaire in London, on 24 November 2007.

Compilation albums

with Ultravox

  • 1980 - Three Into One
  • 1993 - Slow Motion
  • 1999 - The Island Years(as Ultravox!)
  • 2016 - Ultravox!: The Island Years4-CD boxset

as John Foxx

  • 1992 - Assembly
  • 2001 - Modern Art – The Best of John Foxx
  • 2008 - Glimmer - Best of John Foxx
  • 2008 - Cinemascope- boxset including Crash and Burn (2003), Cathedral Oceans III (2005), Tiny Colour Movies (2006), From Trash (2006), Electrofear (as Nation 12) (2005) and Cathedral Oceans DVD (featuring the music of Cathedral Oceans III).
  • 2010 - The Complete Cathedral Oceans boxset including Cathedrals Oceans I, II & III on CD and III on DVD
  • 2010 - Metatronic
  • 2013 - Metadelic
  • 2014 - The Virgin Years 1980-1985- CD boxset including Metamatic (1980), The Garden (1981), The Golden Section (1983), In Mysterious Ways (1985), Fusion/Fission (compilation of bonus tracks).
  • 2015 - 20th Century: The Noise
  • 2016 - Burning Car EP (vinyl only)
  • 2016 - 21st Century. A Man, A Woman and A City

other collaborations

Singles & EPs

Tiger Lily

"Monkey Jive"/"Ain’t Misbehavin’" 7" (1975)

Ultravox!

"Dangerous Rhythm" (1977)
"Young Savage" (1977)
"ROckWrok" (1977)
"Quirks" (1977)
"Frozen Ones" (1977)
"Slow Motion" (1978) - re-issued 1981 (# 33 UK)
"Quiet Men" (1978)
[5]

as John Foxx

as John Foxx And The Maths

2009 - Destination/September Town(digital download only)

other collaborations

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Foxx</span> Musical artist

John Foxx is an English singer, musician, artist, photographer, graphic designer, writer, teacher and lecturer. He was the original lead singer of the new wave band Ultravox, before leaving to embark on a solo career in 1980 with the album Metamatic.

<i>Metamatic</i> 1980 studio album by John Foxx

Metamatic is the debut solo album by John Foxx, released in 1980. It was his first solo project following his split with Ultravox the previous year. A departure from the mix of synthesizers and conventional rock instrumentation on that band's work, Metamatic was purely electronic in sound. The name 'Metamatic' comes from a painting machine by kinetic artist Jean Tinguely, first exhibited at the Paris Biennial in 1959. The album peaked at #18 on the UK Albums Chart.

<i>The Golden Section</i> 1983 studio album by John Foxx

The Golden Section is a 1983 album by English musician John Foxx. A progression from the sound of The Garden (1981), Foxx called The Golden Section "a roots check: Beatles, Church music, Psychedelia, The Shadows, The Floyd, The Velvets, Roy Orbison, Kraftwerk, and cheap pre-electro Europop". The album was Foxx's first work with a producer since his final Ultravox album, Systems of Romance, in 1978; The Golden Section was co-produced by Zeus B. Held, well known in the Krautrock scene of the 1970s. In addition to Foxx's wide array of synthesizers, the production made extensive use of vocoder effects and sampling, along with traditional rock guitar.

<i>In Mysterious Ways</i> 1985 studio album by John Foxx

In Mysterious Ways is a 1985 album by John Foxx, the follow-up to his album The Golden Section, released two years previously. It features some of the highly romantic style similar to 1981's The Garden album. Largely missing from this recording are many of the styles Foxx was known for in favor of a more soulful, contemporary pop sound.

<i>The Garden</i> (John Foxx album) 1981 studio album by John Foxx

The Garden is a 1981 album by John Foxx, the follow-up to his debut solo album Metamatic, released the previous year. By comparison, it features more diverse instrumentation and romantic stylings.

<i>Ultravox!</i> (album) 1977 studio album by Ultravox!

Ultravox! is the debut studio album by British new wave band Ultravox. It was recorded at Island Studios in Hammersmith, London in the autumn of 1976 and produced by Ultravox! and Steve Lillywhite with studio assistance from Brian Eno. It was released on 25 February 1977 by Island.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Burning Car</span> 1980 single by John Foxx

"Burning Car" is a song by John Foxx, released as a single in 1980. It was his third solo single, following "Underpass" and "No-One Driving" earlier in the year. The track was not included on Foxx's debut solo album Metamatic, post-dating its January 1980 release, but has been included as a bonus track on the 2001 and 2007 CD reissues. It was Foxx's last 1980s record in a hard-edged electronica style.

<i>The Pleasures of Electricity</i> 2001 studio album by John Foxx and Louis Gordon

The Pleasures of Electricity is an album by John Foxx and Louis Gordon, released in 2001. It was the duo's second studio album, and Foxx's third after his return to the music scene in 1997.

Robin Simon is a British guitarist who was a member of Ultravox, Magazine and Visage.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Young Savage</span>

"Young Savage" is the second single by Ultravox!. It was released as a single by Island Records on 28 May 1977, during a time of experimentation to define a new sound for the band, in advance of their second album.

Retro was the only EP (7") by Ultravox, then Ultravox!, released on 10 February 1978. It was the last recording released by the band as Ultravox!. Also this was the last disc featuring original guitarist Stevie Shears, who left the band after its release.

<i>Shifting City</i> 1997 studio album by John Foxx & Louis Gordon

Shifting City is an album by John Foxx and Louis Gordon, released in 1997. Released simultaneously with Foxx's ambient album Cathedral Oceans, Shifting City was Foxx's first album release since In Mysterious Ways (1985).

<i>Metatronic</i> 2010 compilation album by John Foxx

Metatronic is a retrospective compilation of recorded audio and visual material by British musician and recording artist John Foxx. It was released in 2010 by Edsel Records to mark the 30th anniversary of Foxx's debut solo album Metamatic and the start of his solo career. The idea for the compilation was first mentioned in the Ultravox fanzine Extreme Voice back in 1999.

John Foxx and the Maths is a musical project featuring electronic music pioneer John Foxx, Benge and more recently Hannah Peel. The group specialises in the use of analogue synthesizers and drum machines. It was initially a studio based project working from Benge's studio in Shoreditch, London but has also engaged in live work.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">No-One Driving</span> 1980 single by John Foxx

"No-One Driving" is a 1980 song by UK artist John Foxx, and was released as a single in March 1980. It was the second single release from the Metamatic album, after "Underpass". The song is typical of Foxx's musical output of the time, featuring a Ballardian dystopian scenario involving an automobile in the lyrics, with music produced using electronic instruments only.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Underpass (song)</span> 1980 single by John Foxx

"Underpass" is a song by UK artist John Foxx, and was released as a single in January 1980. It was the artist's first solo single release after leaving the band Ultravox and the first single release from the Metamatic album, which was released shortly after.

<i>Assembly</i> (John Foxx album) 1992 compilation album by John Foxx

Assembly is the title of an 18-track compilation album by British recording artist John Foxx, issued in 1992. It contains tracks from the artist's first four albums – Metamatic, The Garden, The Golden Section and In Mysterious Ways as well as tracks which had not been previously issued in an album format. The album was remastered for CD by Foxx himself, and although was the first time many of his solo tracks had appeared on CD there were no new tracks and none of the tracks remain exclusive to this release.

<i>Modern Art – The Best of John Foxx</i> 2001 compilation album by John Foxx

Modern Art - the Best of John Foxx is the title of an 18-track compilation album by British recording artist John Foxx, issued in 2001.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Europe After the Rain</span> 1981 single by John Foxx

"Europe After The Rain" is the title of a John Foxx song, released as a single in August 1981, and included on The Garden album released later the same year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dancing Like a Gun</span> 1981 single by John Foxx

"Dancing Like A Gun" is the title of a John Foxx song, released as a single in October 1981, taken from The Garden album released a month previously.

References

  1. "My Lost City (Townsend Records Exclusive)". Townsend Records. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  2. John Foxx Official Discography entry
  3. Metamatic Official site News
  4. Ghost Harmonic website
  5. Ultravox discography