Metatronic


Metatronic is a retrospective compilation of recorded audio and visual material by British musician and recording artist John Foxx. It was released on 3 May 2010 by Edsel Records to mark the 30th anniversary of Foxx's debut solo album Metamatic and the start of his solo career. The idea for the compilation was first mentioned in the Ultravox fanzine Extreme Voice back in 1999.
The three disc set, comprising two CDs and one DVD, highlights on the electronic side of Foxx's recorded work and includes promo videos for 'Underpass', 'No-One Driving' and 'He's A Liquid' on DVD for the first time, along with rare performances of 'The Noise' and 'Shifting City' performed by Foxx and Louis Gordon and filmed by VH1.
The extended version of Underpass and the "early version" of Burning Car remain exclusive to this release, as do the tracks on CD2 recorded live in Sydney.

Track listing

CD 1

  1. "Underpass"
  2. "This City"
  3. "No-One Driving"
  4. "Burning Car"
  5. "The Noise"
  6. "Everyone"
  7. "When It Rains"
  8. "Automobile"
  9. "Broken Furniture"
  10. "Drive"
  11. "Once in a While"
  12. "From Trash"
  13. "Never Let Me Go"
  14. "Smokescreen"
  15. "Cinemascope"
  16. "Phone Tap"
  17. "Smoke"

    CD 2 (Live in Sydney, 2008)

  18. "Crash & Burn"
  19. "Uptown / Downtown"
  20. "The Man Who Dies Every Day"
  21. "Hiroshima Mon Amour"
  22. "Underpass"
  23. "From Trash"
  24. "Shadow Man"
  25. "My Sex"

    CD 2 Bonus Tracks

  26. "Burning Car"
  27. "Underpass"
  28. "Dislocated"
  29. "20th Century"

    DVD

  30. "Underpass"
  31. "He's a Liquid"
  32. "No-One Driving"
  33. "Smokescreen"
  34. "Underpass"
  35. "The Noise"
  36. "Shifting City"