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John Foxx

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John Foxx (born Dennis Leigh) is an English singer and musician, founder and early lead of Ultravox, who launched a solo career in 1980 and is known for seminal synth-pop and later ambient works.

Real name Dennis Leigh. Led Ultravox in the late 1970s; began a solo career in 1980. Notable albums cited in the reviews: Metamatic (1980), The Garden (1981), Cathedral Oceans (1997).

DeBaser reviews praise John Foxx's cold, precise synth-pop debut Metamatic and his ambient return with Cathedral Oceans, while The Garden is celebrated for its crafted arrangements. Reviews emphasize his transition from Ultravox to a singular electronic voice. Overall reception is positive and appreciative.

For:Fans of synth-pop, electronic and ambient music; readers interested in post-punk/new wave eras and John Foxx's solo work.

 "Metamatic" stands as a cold and tense synth-pop monument.

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 An understated electronic music with clear and enveloping sounds.

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 An album to listen to carefully multiple times and to have in your collection!

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 With this solo debut, John Foxx demonstrates all his potential, offering an intellectual transposition of what would later become, in the best cases, refined danceable music for "dandy" discos.

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