Metamatic

Metamatic is the tile of the debut solo album by John Foxx, formerly of Ultravox!. The album was released in January 1980 and is considered a milestone in electronic music. It is the first fully electronic album to be released by a British solo artist.

Foxx had begun writing some of the tracks while still with the band Ultravox, and some of the songs (He's a Liquid, Touch and Go) were even performed live with the band before his departure.

The album reached no.18 in the UK album charts on its original release and spawned two Top 40 singles (see Singles section below).

Metamatic has been re-issued several times on CD, most notably in 2007 as a double disc "definitive" issue with the original album plus a disc of B-sides and other related tracks, some previously unreleased.

A new 3CD deluxe edition with yet more previously unreleased material was issued on 01 June 2018.

Track listing
Side One Side Two
 * original LP, Virgin V2146, 1980
 * 1) Plaza
 * 2) He's a Liquid
 * 3) Underpass
 * 4) Metal Beat
 * 5) No-One Driving
 * 1) A New Kind of Man
 * 2) Blurred Girl
 * 3) 030
 * 4) Tidal Wave
 * 5) Touch and Go

Singles
see individual pages for details


 * Underpass


 * No-One Driving

Live performances
There was no promotional tour for Metamatic although Foxx has performed many of the tracks on various live performances in more recent years, most notably in 2007 as documented on the live album A New Kind of Man (2008).

Metal Beat (album)
Metal Beat (2007) is a 2xCD issue featuring an in-depth interview between Steve Malins and John Foxx, where he discusses the making of Metamatic.

He's a Liquid (EP)
in 2013 a limited edition EP featuring cover versions of John Foxx Metamatic songs, including He's a Liquid, Tidal Wave, O30 and No-One Driving was released in the UK. The EP reached no.2 in the UK Vinyl Singles chart. (Details here).