''Metatronic'' is a retrospective compilation of recorded audio and visual material by British musician and recording artist

John Foxx John Foxx (born Dennis Leigh; 26 September 1948) is an English singer, musician, artist, photographer, graphic designer, writer, teacher and lecturer. He was the original lead singer of the New wave music, new wave band Ultravox, before leaving ...

. It was released in 2010 by Edsel Records to mark the 30th anniversary of Foxx's debut solo album ''

Metamatic ''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 music, rock instrumentation ...

'' and the start of his solo career. The idea for the compilation was first mentioned in the

Ultravox Ultravox (earlier styled as Ultravox!) were a British new wave band, formed in London in April 1974 as Tiger Lily. Between 1980 and 1986, they scored seven Top Ten albums and seventeen Top 40 singles in the UK, the most successful of which wa ...

fanzine A fanzine (blend word, blend of ''fan (person), fan'' and ''magazine'' or ''zine'') is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) for the pleas ...

''Extreme Voice'' back in 1999. The three disc set, comprising two CDs and one DVD, highlights on the electronic side of Foxx's recorded work and includes promo videos for '

Underpass A subway, also known as an underpass, is a grade-separated pedestrian crossing running underneath a road or railway in order to entirely separate pedestrians and cyclists from motor or train traffic. Terminology In the United States, as ...

', '

No-One Driving "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, feat ...

' and 'He's A Liquid' on DVD for the first time, along with rare performances of 'The Noise' and 'Shifting City' performed by Foxx and

Louis Gordon Louis Gordon (born 1965) is an English musician notable for his collaboration with John Foxx. He has worked with Foxx on a number of albums since 1995. His solo work has also been released on the Toffeetones record label. Biography John Foxx had ...

and filmed by VH1. The extended version of

and the "early version" of Burning Car remain exclusive to this release, as do the tracks on CD2 recorded live in Sydney.

Track listing

CD 1

# "

" (Extended Version) # "This City" # "

" # " Burning Car" # "The Noise" # "Everyone" # "When It Rains" # "Automobile" # "Broken Furniture" (Single Version) # "Drive" (Single Version) # "Once in a While" # "From Trash" # "Never Let Me Go" # "Smokescreen" # "Cinemascope" # "Phone Tap" # "Smoke"

CD 2 (Live in Sydney, 2008)

# "Crash & Burn" # "Uptown / Downtown" # "The Man Who Dies Every Day" # "Hiroshima Mon Amour" # "

" # "From Trash" # "Shadow Man" # "My Sex"

CD 2 Bonus Tracks

# "Burning Car" (Early Version) # "

" (Mark Reeder's Sinister Subway Mix) # "Dislocated" (Jussi Pekka's Pointed On a Map Remix) # "20th Century" (Dubterror Vs. Karborn Mix)

DVD

# "Underpass" (B&W) # "He's a Liquid" # "No-One Driving" # "Smokescreen" # "Underpass" (Mark Reeder's Sinister Subway Mix) # "The Noise" (Live) # "Shifting City" (Live)

References

External links

Metamatic
- the official John Foxx website (discography section) *
Metatronic at discogs.com
{{Authority control John Foxx compilation albums 2010 compilation albums Video albums by British artists New wave video albums