Metamatic Records
Encyclopedia
Metamatic Records is an English record label predominantly used to release recordings by the English musician and artist John Foxx
. The record label includes other notable artists' work, including Louis Gordon
, Steve Jansen
& Robin Guthrie
.
John Foxx
John Foxx is an English singer, artist, photographer and teacher. He was the original lead singer of the band Ultravox before being replaced by Midge Ure, when he left to embark on a solo career in 1979...
. The record label includes other notable artists' work, including Louis Gordon
Louis Gordon
Louis Gordon 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:...
, Steve Jansen
Steve Jansen
Steve Jansen is an English drummer, percussionist, singer and composer. He was educated at Catford Boys' School, Catford, South East London, where he failed academically, leaving at 16....
& Robin Guthrie
Robin Guthrie
Robin Guthrie is a musician best known as co-founder of the Cocteau Twins. During his career Guthrie has played guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums and other musical instruments, in addition to programming, sampling and sound processing...
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Albums
- META 01CD : John FoxxJohn FoxxJohn Foxx is an English singer, artist, photographer and teacher. He was the original lead singer of the band Ultravox before being replaced by Midge Ure, when he left to embark on a solo career in 1979...
- Cathedral OceansCathedral OceansCathedral Oceans is an album of ambient music by John Foxx, released in 1997. Alongside Shifting City released on the same day, it marked Foxx's return to the music scene after an absence of seven years. It was also his first solo album since 1985's In Mysterious Ways...
(1997) - META 02CD : John FoxxJohn FoxxJohn Foxx is an English singer, artist, photographer and teacher. He was the original lead singer of the band Ultravox before being replaced by Midge Ure, when he left to embark on a solo career in 1979...
& Louis GordonLouis GordonLouis Gordon 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:...
- Shifting CityShifting CityShifting City is an album by John Foxx and Louis Gordon, released in 1997 . Released simultaneously with Foxx's ambient album Cathedral Oceans, Shifting City was Foxx's first album release since In Mysterious Ways .Stylistically Shifting City marked a return to the electronic sound of Foxx's 1980... - META 03CD : John Foxx & Louis Gordon - Exotour (EP)
- META 04CD : John Foxx & Louis Gordon - Subterranean Omnidelic Exotour
- META 04CD : John Foxx & Louis Gordon - The Pleasures of ElectricityThe Pleasures of ElectricityThe Pleasures of Electricity is an album by John Foxx and Louis Gordon, released in 2001. It was the duo's second studio album, and Foxx's third after his return to the music scene in 1997....
(2001) - META 05CD : John Foxx & Louis Gordon - Crash and BurnCrash and Burn (John Foxx album)Crash and Burn is the third studio album by John Foxx and Louis Gordon, released in 2003.-Track listing:# "Drive" — 6:55# "Cinema" — 5:09# "Broken Furniture" — 5:25# "Crash and Burn" — 4:03# "Once in a While" — 4:10# "Sex Video" — 5:00...
- META 06CD : John Foxx & Louis Gordon - Drive EP
- META 07CD : John Foxx - Cathedral Oceans III
- META 09CD : John FoxxJohn FoxxJohn Foxx is an English singer, artist, photographer and teacher. He was the original lead singer of the band Ultravox before being replaced by Midge Ure, when he left to embark on a solo career in 1979...
- Tiny Colour MoviesTiny Colour Movies-Background:Foxx attended a birthday celebration screening of a friend’s private film collection in Baltimore. The films in the collection were all short pieces collected from various sources, including surveillance agencies and Hollywood cutting room floors...
(2006) - META 10CD : John Foxx & Louis Gordon - Live from a Room
- META 11CD : John Foxx - The Hidden Man
- META 12CD : John Foxx & Louis Gordon - From TrashFrom TrashFrom Trash is the fourth studio album by John Foxx and Louis Gordon, released in 2006. Further material from the same sessions was released during the same year as Sideways.-Track listing:# "From Trash" — 4:34# "Freeze Frame" — 3:57...
(2006) - META 13CD : John Foxx & Louis Gordon - Sideways
- META 14CD : John Foxx - Metal Beat
- META 15CD : John Foxx & Louis Gordon - Retro Future (Live)
- META 16CD : John Foxx - A New Kind of Man
- META 18CD : John Foxx & Louis Gordon - Impossible
- META 19CD : John Foxx & Louis Gordon - Neuro Video (Live)
- META 20BX : John Foxx - Cinemascope - box set
- META 21CD : John Foxx - My Lost City (2009)
- META 22CD : D'Agostino/Foxx/JansenSteve JansenSteve Jansen is an English drummer, percussionist, singer and composer. He was educated at Catford Boys' School, Catford, South East London, where he failed academically, leaving at 16....
- A Secret Life (2009) - META 23CD : John Foxx & Robin GuthrieRobin GuthrieRobin Guthrie is a musician best known as co-founder of the Cocteau Twins. During his career Guthrie has played guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums and other musical instruments, in addition to programming, sampling and sound processing...
- Mirrorball (2009) - META 24CD : John Foxx - The Quiet Man (2009)
- META 25CDDVD : John Foxx - D.N.A. (2010) (9 audio tracks featuring Foxx, Robin GuthrieRobin GuthrieRobin Guthrie is a musician best known as co-founder of the Cocteau Twins. During his career Guthrie has played guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums and other musical instruments, in addition to programming, sampling and sound processing...
, Steve JansenSteve JansenSteve Jansen is an English drummer, percussionist, singer and composer. He was educated at Catford Boys' School, Catford, South East London, where he failed academically, leaving at 16....
and Steve D'Agostino, 9 short films by Karborn, Ian EmesIan EmesIan Ronald Emes is a British animator and film director, from Handsworth, Birmingham, England, known for his work with Pink Floyd, who have used his animated films as back-projections in concert and released them as extras on their DVDs...
, Jonathan BarnbrookJonathan BarnbrookJonathan Barnbrook , is a British graphic designer and typographer. He trained at Central St Martin's and at the Royal College of Art .- Work :...
and Macoto TezkaMacoto Tezkais a Japanese film and anime director, born in Tokyo. He partially owns Tezuka Productions and helped in releasing the posthumous works of his father, the famous Osamu Tezuka. He also runs his own company, Neontetra...
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Vinyl albums
- META 005LP : John Foxx & Louis Gordon - Crash and BurnCrash and Burn (John Foxx album)Crash and Burn is the third studio album by John Foxx and Louis Gordon, released in 2003.-Track listing:# "Drive" — 6:55# "Cinema" — 5:09# "Broken Furniture" — 5:25# "Crash and Burn" — 4:03# "Once in a While" — 4:10# "Sex Video" — 5:00...
DVDs
- META DVD0001 : John Foxx - Cathedral OceansCathedral OceansCathedral Oceans is an album of ambient music by John Foxx, released in 1997. Alongside Shifting City released on the same day, it marked Foxx's return to the music scene after an absence of seven years. It was also his first solo album since 1985's In Mysterious Ways...
(2003) - META 8DVD : John Foxx - Cathedral OceansCathedral OceansCathedral Oceans is an album of ambient music by John Foxx, released in 1997. Alongside Shifting City released on the same day, it marked Foxx's return to the music scene after an absence of seven years. It was also his first solo album since 1985's In Mysterious Ways...
(2006)