tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post7742963368287478930..comments2023-11-02T07:19:05.284-07:00Comments on (La) luna: John Foxx- Metamatic (1980) Deluxe Edition (Bonus Disc) / The Garden (1981) Deluxe Edition (Bonus Disc) MP3 & FLACvoixautrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11109534987997144240noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-52083998834955780172012-11-02T22:53:56.560-07:002012-11-02T22:53:56.560-07:00dead link (FBI WARNING)dead link (FBI WARNING)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-255095936122085282011-10-05T22:06:30.695-07:002011-10-05T22:06:30.695-07:00Anon., you're welcome and thanks for reminding...Anon., you're welcome and thanks for reminding me about those two Foxx posts that I somehow forgot about. I'll have them up on PPP soon. I am alsoi planning to post all three "Cathedral" albums here in the next week or twovoixautrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109534987997144240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-14019659729234008172011-10-05T20:06:58.621-07:002011-10-05T20:06:58.621-07:00This has really made my week. Wore these out on vi...This has really made my week. Wore these out on vinyl back in the day but never got around to replacing my lps with cds. Thanks! Any chance of posting the next 2 on PPP as you mentioned earlier? While I agree with your assessment of them (especially In Mysterious Ways) it would be nice to hear them again and I remember there being a least a couple of songs on The Golden Section that I loved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-28657027888762875292011-09-25T10:22:36.275-07:002011-09-25T10:22:36.275-07:00Michael, you're welcome and I'll see if I ...Michael, you're welcome and I'll see if I can find the Foxx/Jansen album. Sounds very intriguingvoixautrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109534987997144240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-29747477361344255482011-09-25T04:35:29.340-07:002011-09-25T04:35:29.340-07:00Gratitude Voixautre, still have Garden on vinyl ha...Gratitude Voixautre, still have Garden on vinyl haven't listened in (many) years - delghtful.<br /><br />You might want to watch out for 'A Secret Life' - John's Steve Jansen collaboration. >40 mins and minimalist enough to appease even Mr. Hollis - track 3 will slink over and caress you. <br />Yep I did say abandoned, Steve D'Agostino rescued and completed the work.<br /><br />Michael 2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-90037261108811711622011-09-20T02:08:07.937-07:002011-09-20T02:08:07.937-07:00Anon., in my opinion, one criminally underrated al...Anon., in my opinion, one criminally underrated album ("Metamatic") and one very solid album that I agree tends to be a little overrated (The Garden")voixautrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109534987997144240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-45725898986981057082011-09-20T02:06:54.088-07:002011-09-20T02:06:54.088-07:00Dr Hank, you're welcome!Dr Hank, you're welcome!voixautrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109534987997144240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-82322583851200562522011-09-19T12:36:10.630-07:002011-09-19T12:36:10.630-07:00In my opinion two overrates albums (i have all 2 L...In my opinion two overrates albums (i have all 2 LPs).<br />Thanks anyway for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-3747144261264204022011-09-19T10:59:05.604-07:002011-09-19T10:59:05.604-07:00Europe after the rain, I love that song. After rea...Europe after the rain, I love that song. After reading the commentary I feel it's time to revisit the Metamatic album as well. Probably still have the vinyl somewhere. But hey, now I can enjoy it in glorious flac! Thanks!Dr Hankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06877234149526696174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-60585045032792921962011-09-18T11:50:02.321-07:002011-09-18T11:50:02.321-07:00yoshi, I love the whistle test clips too. I wish t...yoshi, I love the whistle test clips too. I wish there were more around to post. I recently posted the first three Ultravox albums at PPP, and I must confess, I wish I had posted them all here with reviews. Maybe I'll do so in a few months after they're buried on the other blogvoixautrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109534987997144240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-61333429847123094362011-09-18T11:47:43.904-07:002011-09-18T11:47:43.904-07:00deruf, keep your eyes open for two more eighties F...deruf, keep your eyes open for two more eighties Foxx solo albums on Plastic Palace People. I'm thinking of posting all of his "Cathedral" albums herevoixautrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109534987997144240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-82825881753201232622011-09-18T11:46:29.287-07:002011-09-18T11:46:29.287-07:00kurt, my pleasure. Foxx deserved the royal treatme...kurt, my pleasure. Foxx deserved the royal treatmentvoixautrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109534987997144240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-20294017898716438362011-09-18T11:45:35.006-07:002011-09-18T11:45:35.006-07:00Anon., these remasters do sound very good. I have ...Anon., these remasters do sound very good. I have his other two eighties albums, which I don';t think are nearly as good. I'm thinking of posting them on PPP since I don't want to review themvoixautrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109534987997144240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-64813451240338996912011-09-18T11:43:52.894-07:002011-09-18T11:43:52.894-07:00Paulo X, you're welcome!Paulo X, you're welcome!voixautrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109534987997144240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-63461000831146732202011-09-18T08:35:35.342-07:002011-09-18T08:35:35.342-07:00sorry, correction, first album i guess, anyway, th...sorry, correction, first album i guess, anyway, the one with the big red lipstick sign in the back and they're all standing like zombies looking straight out ahead under it... yoshiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-71775510050663496922011-09-18T08:31:49.829-07:002011-09-18T08:31:49.829-07:00foxx was one of the genuine things that came out o...foxx was one of the genuine things that came out of the punk ethos.. anyone who ever heard ultravox 2nd album for the first time knew they were listening to something radically new and philosophical even.. the violin fadeout on one of those numbers is awe-inspiring and unique, but there are some many points of dazzling beauty on that album.. his ambient stuff is top drawer too..thanks for this, by the way. weird what happened to ultravox after they got co-opted.. always scratched my head on that one.. middle-brow tastes i guess .. love yr. website and any swatches of ol' grey whistle test are welcome.. thankanou, yoshiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-67228487980819913922011-09-18T07:29:13.292-07:002011-09-18T07:29:13.292-07:00Thank you so much for this post and all the inform...Thank you so much for this post and all the information. I remember being disappointed with "Metamatic", actually expecting a fourth Ultravox-Album. The album disappeared in the shelves until a few years ago. The Garden therefore is a nice addition to my collection.derufnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-10230832489268223702011-09-18T06:49:03.604-07:002011-09-18T06:49:03.604-07:00This is jaw-dropping! Thanks so much for the John...This is jaw-dropping! Thanks so much for the John Foxx collection. This is very much appreciated. Beyond words.... KurtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-30660100677993451292011-09-18T05:55:54.500-07:002011-09-18T05:55:54.500-07:00Muchisimas gracias, estaba buscandolos a buena cal...Muchisimas gracias, estaba buscandolos a buena calidad hace muchisímo tiempo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-3904206380766688472011-09-18T04:41:16.082-07:002011-09-18T04:41:16.082-07:00Whoa, you don't mess around do you? Great post...Whoa, you don't mess around do you? Great post. I still have my original vinyl of these records and the subsequent cd versions that followed. Both far inferior to these remastered discs and all the extras. Thanks so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-1102210650224554162011-09-18T03:38:36.562-07:002011-09-18T03:38:36.562-07:00Great post, as usual... Thanks!Great post, as usual... Thanks!Paulo Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120566755682165240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-89769816981359769642011-09-17T20:53:15.334-07:002011-09-17T20:53:15.334-07:00Anon., you're welcome!Anon., you're welcome!voixautrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109534987997144240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-73692759477718172922011-09-17T20:25:02.633-07:002011-09-17T20:25:02.633-07:00Thanks very much!Thanks very much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-57072346971542714622011-09-17T19:51:04.151-07:002011-09-17T19:51:04.151-07:00bv, thank you, I put a lot of work into this one a...bv, thank you, I put a lot of work into this one and I'm glad you enjoyed it. "Metamatic" is as essential as it gets. I'm thinking of doing a triple "Cathedral" post here at luna down the roadvoixautrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109534987997144240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601536791094593042.post-69611812089732460112011-09-17T19:33:26.948-07:002011-09-17T19:33:26.948-07:00Thanks, v. Totally enjoyed the commentary. When M...Thanks, v. Totally enjoyed the commentary. When Metamatic came out, I was stunned at the minimalism. It wasn't Ultravox. Then I realized what he had created was the essence of the aesthetic at the heart of (the first incarnation of) Ultravox. It truely was the new punk, stripped of all the artifacts of the old (rock)regime. When I sold all of my records, this was one of the few I held on to.bvnoreply@blogger.com