Pretty mesmerizing video he made for B-Movies:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHzPXCcIfyk&feature=youtu.be
― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, 6 September 2016 02:02 (seven years ago) link
Been listening to his ambient collaborations. I really like them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1RMB-iop7A
― brownie, Saturday, 11 April 2020 23:21 (four years ago) link
yeah they're lovely
walking around near-empty city recently have often found myself thinking about Cathedral Oceans
― umsworth (emsworth), Sunday, 12 April 2020 00:03 (four years ago) link
New record Howl out w The Maths today:
https://johnfoxx.bandcamp.com/album/howl-2
― Naive Teen Idol, Friday, 24 July 2020 13:06 (three years ago) link
Just dropped in to say that the aforementioned album Howl is literally perfection. There is not a song on the album I dislike. Every single song on it is amazing and I love every single bit of it. I know that won't mean much to anyone but I really, highly encourage each of you to at least give it a try.
― We Live as We Dee, Alone (deethelurker), Thursday, 30 July 2020 15:06 (three years ago) link
Also, speaking of John Foxx in general, his song "Running Across Thin Ice with Tigers" is on my personal funeral playlist along with his former band Ultravox's "Alles Klar".
― We Live as We Dee, Alone (deethelurker), Thursday, 30 July 2020 15:07 (three years ago) link
I'm still digging into this but man, not too many 72-year-old guys are making music with this much vitality. It's like he literally hasn't lost a thing in 40 years.
― Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 30 July 2020 15:46 (three years ago) link
It's true! He's not exactly in Scott Walker territory but great, relevant releases at his age are rare.
I found "Howl" a bit of a grower, but once I went through it a couple of times it started to reveal itself. Robin Simon is such a perfect addition! Still not quite sold on the closing ballad but give me a few more spins.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 30 July 2020 15:58 (three years ago) link
I'm liking what I'm hearing of this. There's a lot of guitar but I can probably overlook that
― imago, Thursday, 30 July 2020 21:45 (three years ago) link
B-b-but that's ROBIN SIMON!! You know, the only other element of Ultravox that was no longer present once they came back with Midge Ure?
― We Live as We Dee, Alone (deethelurker), Saturday, 1 August 2020 01:12 (three years ago) link
Also, I fell in love with this album IMMEDIATELY. There was no "oh, maybe if I listen to this a couple more times I'll get into it" with me. Upon my first listen I was all, "Holy shit, this could end up tying for my favorite album of all time." Like, right now I have the title track playing through my head. It is insanely good.
― We Live as We Dee, Alone (deethelurker), Saturday, 1 August 2020 01:14 (three years ago) link
Oh shit ok! Will probably grab hold and see how I get on with the whole album
― imago, Saturday, 1 August 2020 01:41 (three years ago) link
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. PLEASE DO. You will not regret it, mark my words.
BTW, this is making me feel like listening to Foxx's back catalogue as well, e.g. The Golden Section and Metamatic. But first, another spin of Howl.
― We Live as We Dee, Alone (deethelurker), Sunday, 2 August 2020 00:03 (three years ago) link
Such a great album. That final track is all kinds of epic, very Bowie somehow.
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Saturday, 5 September 2020 15:58 (three years ago) link
Interesting post on his work as a book illustrator: http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2023/05/10/dennis-leigh-book-covers/
― Zelda Zonk, Monday, 15 May 2023 00:01 (eleven months ago) link