John Foxx & Louis Gordon - Impossible

John Foxx, the man behind Ultravox's first three post-punk albums and his electro solo masterpiece Metamatic (described as 'visionary' by the Klaxons), releases two new albums – Impossible and A New Kind Of Man. This follows 2009's critically acclaimed Mirrorball (with Robin Guthrie), which was described as a 'breathtakingly beautiful' in the NME and by Q as featuring the 'best of both their recent works: Foxx's epic, sepulchral grandstanding and Guthrie's intricate, filmic soundscaping.' A New Kind Of Man was recorded on Foxx's 2007 Metamatic Tour and includes live versions of all the tracks off the pioneering electronic album, plus B-sides and rarities. As Uncut comments, 'This is the Klaxons' all-time favourite album apparently but its influence moves immeasurably beyond that', while The Sunday Times recognizes that Metamatic is 'a hugely influential album and still an eerie experience to hear it all these years later.' Mojo raved about its minimalist approach, concluding that it's cold electronics and stark vocals make it 'one of the most under-emoted records in pop history.' Meanwhile, John Foxx & Louis Gordon’s album, Impossible features two new tracks - ‘Adult Concerns’ and ‘Walk This Way’ - plus 10 re-worked versions of previously released material including classics such as 'Dislocation' and 'The Man Who Dies Every Day'.. Some of these are completely new arrangements, others are closer to the live versions. There’s a raw, analogue, fractured, aggressive style to the material - the closest in sound is Foxx/Gordon's 2003’s Crash & Burn but it’s heavier than that album, featuring ‘rusty metallic synths’, live improvisations and ’shredded’ vocals. William Burroughs, Del Toro and the strobe-lit techno-punk imagery of early Ultravox! are all reference points on one of the darkest albums John Foxx has released in years. 'John Foxx is an amazing musician. He's full of visionary ideas.' KLAXONS 'A true pioneer.' LADYTRON 'John Foxx is a genuinely creative, innovate and inventive artist'.'GARY NUMAN 'I think apart from his incredibly cinematic lyrics – John's msuic always conjures entire movies in my head – I think it is his mastery of atmosphere that has most stayed with me through the years. If I could only make a movie as textured and evocative as John's music I would be a happy man.' ALEX PROYAS, DIRECTOR of I ROBOT & THE CROW
'Early Ultravox were the Velvet Underground of my generation.' JOHN TAYLOR, DURAN DURAN . “A New Kind Of Man” Tracklisting 1/Film One 2/Plaza 3/He's A Liquid 4/Underpass 5/Metal Beat 6/No-One Driving  7/A New Kind Of Man 8/Blurred Girl 9/030 10/Tidal Wave 11/Touch And Go 12/Glimmer  13/Mr No 14/This City 15/ My Face 16/Burning Car 17/21st Century “Impossible”tracklisting 1/Adult Concerns  2/A Million Cars  3/From Trash 4/Impossible 5/Friendly Fire 6/X-Ray Vision 7/The Man Who Dies Every Day 8/Walk This Way 9/Dislocation 10/Drive 11/The One Who Walks Through You 12/Crash And Burn

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