John Foxx - London Overgrown (2015)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | Tracks: 10 | 53:24 min | 122 Mb
Style: Electronic, Ambient | Label: Metamatic Records
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | Tracks: 10 | 53:24 min | 122 Mb
Style: Electronic, Ambient | Label: Metamatic Records
John Foxx remains a truly remarkable, always insightful figure. The ever-industrious producer is due to release new album 'London Overgrown' on October 23rd, a record which comes equipped with an intriguing note. The material was seemingly inspired by the ruins John Foxx encountered in the early 80s, a time when large swathes of London were derelict and 'gentrification' had yet to become such a buzz word.
Imagining a city becoming truly overgrown, these fantasies underpin the new album. John Foxx seeks to propose "an actual city. A plan for London. A beautiful new overgrown city. Perhaps this may be initiated gradually, by obtaining permission to allow a street or two to become overgrown, them it may come to be seen as a Post Carbon City, a way of greening London…"
Tracklist:
01. Oceanic II (10:06)
02. The Beautiful Ghost (6:10)
03. A Man, A Woman And A City (3:24)
04. London Overgrown (4:09)
05. A Small Revolving World (1:42)
06. Everything Is Illuminated (7:37)
07. Often Now, I Wake (6:32)
08. Persistence Of Vision (3:34)
09. City Of Mirage (7:33)
10. Imaginary Music (2:41)