Modern Art: The Best of John Foxx

by John Foxx

Modern Art: The Best of John Foxx cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 4 June 2001
  • Label: Edsel Records
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:12:52
  • Community rating: 3.96/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Subtitled 'The Best of John Foxx', 'Modern Art' collects the solo work of the original Ultravox singer, from 'Metamatic' through his later ambient-leaning albums. Foxx's cold synthesizer arrangements and Ballard-influenced imagery made him a foundational figure in British electronic pop.

Genres

Descriptors: synthesizers, atmospheric, melodic, retro, minimal

Tracklist

  1. Underpass (3:18)
  2. No-One Driving (3:42)
  3. Burning Car (3:09)
  4. 20th Century (3:02)
  5. Miles Away (3:14)
  6. Europe After The Rain (3:35)
  7. Dancing Like A Gun (3:43)
  8. Endlessly (3:46)
  9. Your Dress (3:59)
  10. Like A Miracle (4:50)
  11. Stars On Fire (4:52)
  12. Enter The Angel (3:58)
  13. Sunset Rising (2:37)
  14. The Noise (4:14)
  15. Nightlife (5:47)
  16. Shifting City (8:39)
  17. My Face (3:21)
  18. He's A Liquid (3:06)

Credits

  • Daryl Easlea - liner notes [march 2001]
  • David McGeachie - management
  • Steve Crickmer - management
  • Pete Griffiths - written-by
  • Louis Gordon - written-by

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