JOHN FOXX - THE HIDDEN MAN

John Foxx – The Hidden Man

Released: 2006

The Hidden Man is a double CD, originally produced for Foxx's 2006 tour along with Live From A Room (As Big As A City).

The Hidden Man is essentially a candid interview with John; the first disc deals with the first three Ultravox! albums, while the second disc sees John talking about his later work, collaborating with Louis Gordon and talking in detail about Tiny Colour Movies. It's not all talk though, the narrative is broken up by various song snippets from Tiny Colour Movies, The Pleasures of Electricity and The Omnidelic Exotour.

The second disc also offers three brand new tracks, produced with Louis Gordon. "Freeze Frame", "Running In Traffic" and "From Trash" emerged from the recording sessions of 2006’s From Trash.

The second disc ends with Foxx reading a passage from his unreleased Quiet Man book. Foxx's calm narration is set against beautiful music from the Translucence / Drift Music albums, and is a wonderful listen. Until I heard this, I never thought a story about an old grey suit could be so moving.