JOHN FOXX & LOUIS GORDON

John Foxx & Louis Gordon – Retro Future

Released:2007

Retro Future is a live album, recorded on the 1998 Exotour, on 10th January at Shrewsbury Music Hall. It was released for John Foxx’s 2007 Metamatic tour, and originally limited to 1000 pressings.

Retro Future is a marvellous, fresh-sounding recording, full of energy, with the live arrangements taken from the Omnidelic Exotour album (which was originally on sale at the shows).These live rentidions of the Exotour tracks really come to life, bringing a whole new perspective to them, most of them being significantly improved. It really feels like this recordings perfectly encapsulates what must have been an electrifying atmosphere, on what was a landmark tour in John's career.

Unfortunately, this recording omits three tracks from the original show, which were present on a bootlegged version; “The Noise”, “Through My Sleeping” and the encore, “Endlessly”, but even so, Retro Future really works well as a live album, showcasing some of Foxx’s best songs.

Retro Future is really a release for the fans. It is a real gem from the archives, and I think that tour was the perfect opportunity to release it for those who really care.