The Arcades Project

John Foxx
The Arcades Project

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Metamatic
Release date: 14/Apr/2023
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Details / Tracklist: 1.1 A Formal Arrangement
1.2 Floral Arithmetic
1.3 Daylight Ghost
1.4 In All Your Glory
1.5 Last Golden Light
1.6 Momentary Paris
1.7 Forgotten In Manhattan
1.8 The Sea Inside
1.9 Lovers And Strangers
1.10 Starlit Summer Night
1.11 Coincidentalism
1.12 This Evening
Number of discs: 1
Description:The Arcades Project by John Foxx, released 31 March 2023, includes the following tracks: "Daylight Ghost", "Last Golden Light", "Forgotten In Manhattan", "Lovers And Strangers" and more. This version of The Arcades Project comes as a 1xCD. -
Following his blissfully abstract, piano-based collaborations with Harold Budd and Ruben Garcia over the last 20 years, The Arcades Project is John Foxx's first solo piano album. This latest work has a fresh sense of wonder, as if returning to the instrument after the raging analogue noise of his last major work, 2020's Howl (by John Foxx And The Maths) necessitated a further retreat into quiet, minimal music. The half-light, atmospheric flow of the album recalls the artist's own series of short stories, The Quiet Man (published by Essential Works in 2020). However, as Foxx writes in an essay to accompany the album, there's another text - by Walter Benjamin - that provides some of the inspiration, as well as the title for the new record. Foxx explains how he first came across the book, 'when I was at art school, in the mid 1960s a number of obscure books were discussed and dog-eared copies often circulated. Among these 'The Arcades Project', by Walter Benjamin, was especially tantalizing. It was often referred to, but it's existence seemed no more than a rumour. In those days before the internet, you could never find a copy. Of course, all that elusiveness and mystery lent the book a legendary status." He continues: "The book itself is a sort of stroll through new ideas emerging from the city life of Paris in the 19th and early 20th century. It was also concerned with what the French poet Baudelaire had termed flâneurism. The flâneur enjoys walking randomly, drifting with the tides on the streets, taking great pleasure in a dreamlike state of coincidentalism - being open to all the unfolding daily events of a great modern city." The glass-roofed Parisian arcades that are described in Benjamin's The Arcades Project, offered it's citizens a chance to "meander, dream, gather impressions" through the rows of shops and elegant apartments. Foxx in turn - "with the piano and the help of some old electronics" - set out to create "immediate, often imperfect, gestural fragments of music and atmosphere that might allude to some momentary experience - a chance meeting, a glimpse into a garden, a coincidence, a life behind a window revealed at twilight, someone indistinct. And it all comes from walking."
Gatefold digipak with 24-page booklet. Main cover image: Courtesy of Newcastle City Library. All other images: Public Domain, Rijksmuseum, Netherlands. ? &© 2022 Metamatic Records LLP Made in the EU
"The Arcades Project" is a captivating CD release by the influential electronic music pioneer John Foxx, produced under the renowned label Metamatic. This album showcases Foxx's signature blend of atmospheric synth textures and innovative soundscapes, taking listeners on an evocative journey through urban landscapes and introspective moods. The tracks are meticulously crafted, reflecting both nostalgia for classic electronic sounds and a forward-thinking approach to composition. As one of the founding members of Ultravox and a solo artist with critically acclaimed albums like "Metamatic" (1980) and "The Garden," John Foxx has left an indelible mark on the evolution of synth-pop and ambient music. His work continues to inspire new generations of musicians worldwide. Metamatic, named after Foxx?s seminal debut solo album, is more than just a record label?it represents a creative hub dedicated to pushing boundaries in electronic music. Known for its high-quality releases that emphasize artistic innovation over commercial trends, Metamatic has become synonymous with visionary projects in contemporary electronica.
No. of tracks: 12
Manufacturer No.: 00168038
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