John Foxx Interviews

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Foxx first solo LP 'Metamatic', spawned a couple of modes hits, including his best known track, Unerdpass. His bleak and stark work on this LP owed much to the Kraftwerk school of electronic music but he pursued a more lush sound on the three further offerings, The Garden, The Golden Section and In Mysterious Ways, before retreating from the music scene in 1985. In 1987 John recorded what was to become an unreleased LP, Cathedral Oceans, the only public airing of which was a few snippets on the BBC's Horizon documentary program. Since then, Foxx has performed a number of one-off shows in churches around Europe, each chosen for their sonic qualities.

The only material he has released since 1987 has been two twelve inch singles under the name Nation 12. The First, 'Remember', in 1990 was a collaboration with 'Bomb The Bass' Tim Simenon. He has also been writing music for video games, including Gods and Speedball II and has been so busy he had to blow out a collaboration with Andy Partridge of XTC and Harold Budd. Foxx now earns a living as one of the world's experts in computer imaging, and teaches the technique across the country. His work in this field has adorned many book covers including Jeanette Winterson's Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit. His latest musical work is with former Ultravox member Robin Simon (who replaced Stevie Shears in 1978) and his brother Paul Simon.

Future Music Article and images courtesy of Cerise Reed & Robin Harris ofExtreme Voice Ultravox Fanzine.