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'''Modern Art - the Best of John Foxx''' is the title of an 18-track compilation album by British recording artist [[John Foxx]], issued in [[2001 in music|2001]].
'''Modern Art - the Best of John Foxx''' is the title of an 18-track compilation album by British recording artist [[John Foxx]], issued in [[2001 in music|2001]].


Its issue coincided with the publication of a new album with [[Louis Gordon]] "The Pleasures of Electricity" and the re-issue of Foxx's first four solo albums on CD, [[Metamatic]], [[The Garden]], [[The Golden Section]] and [[In Mysterious Ways]], all published by Edsel Records. Unlike the previous compilation, [[Assembly (compilation album)|Assembly]], "Modern Art" is a chronological and fairly straightforward compendium of Foxx's 1980s singles (with the exception of "20th Century" which was a B side) plus a selection of tracks covering musical ouput since returning to the music scene in 2007.
Its issue coincided with the publication of a new album with [[Louis Gordon]] "The Pleasures of Electricity" and the re-issue of Foxx's first four solo albums on CD, [[Metamatic]], [[The Garden]], [[The Golden Section]] and [[In Mysterious Ways]], all published by Edsel Records. Unlike the previous compilation, [[Assembly (compilation album)|Assembly]], "Modern Art" is a chronological and fairly straightforward compendium of Foxx's 1980s singles (with the exception of "20th Century" which was a B side) plus a selection of tracks covering musical ouput since returning to the music scene in 2007. Although the content of the album features output from all of Foxx's musical output to date (including the [[Cathedral Oceans]] ambient project, the cover art uses photographs of Foxx from his relatively short [[Metamatic]] era.


==Track Listing==
==Track Listing==
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# Shifting City
# Shifting City
# My Face
# My Face
#He's A Liquid
# He's A Liquid


Tracks 1-12, all single edits or remixes. This version of Endlessly is the original 1982 single version, not the version featured on the previous Assembly compilation.
Tracks 1-12: all single edits or remixes. This version of "Endlessly" is the original 1982 single version, not the 1983 version featured on the previous [[Assembly (compilation album)|Assembly]] compilation.


"Nightlife" is stated as being from [[The Pleasures of Electricity]], even though said album had yet to be published.
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The final two tracks are prevously unavailable 'bonus' tracks, namely [[My Face]], issued in 1980 as a flexi-disc only, and an alternative version of the [[Metamatic]] track "He's A Liquid", quoted as being the B side to [[Underpass (song)|Underpass]] promo-only 12" single.


This version of "Shifting City" is the live in the studio version as appears on the "Subterranean Omnidelic Exotour" album.


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The final two tracks are prevously unavailable 'bonus' tracks, namely [[My Face]], issued in 1980 as a [[flexi-disc]] only with [[Smash Hits]] magazine, and an alternative version of the [[Metamatic]] track "He's A Liquid", quoted as being the B side to [[Underpass (song)|Underpass]] promo-only 12" single.




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Modern Art - the Best of John Foxx is the title of an 18-track compilation album by British recording artist John Foxx, issued in 2001.

Its issue coincided with the publication of a new album with Louis Gordon "The Pleasures of Electricity" and the re-issue of Foxx's first four solo albums on CD, Metamatic, The Garden, The Golden Section and In Mysterious Ways, all published by Edsel Records. Unlike the previous compilation, Assembly, "Modern Art" is a chronological and fairly straightforward compendium of Foxx's 1980s singles (with the exception of "20th Century" which was a B side) plus a selection of tracks covering musical ouput since returning to the music scene in 2007. Although the content of the album features output from all of Foxx's musical output to date (including the Cathedral Oceans ambient project, the cover art uses photographs of Foxx from his relatively short Metamatic era.

Track Listing

  1. Underpass
  2. No-One Driving
  3. Burning Car
  4. 20th Century
  5. Miles Away
  6. Europe After The Rain
  7. Dancing Like A Gun
  8. Endlessly
  9. Your Dress
  10. Like A Miracle
  11. Stars On Fire
  12. Enter The Angel
  13. Sunset Rising
  14. The Noise
  15. Nightlife
  16. Shifting City
  17. My Face
  18. He's A Liquid

Tracks 1-12: all single edits or remixes. This version of "Endlessly" is the original 1982 single version, not the 1983 version featured on the previous Assembly compilation.

"Nightlife" is stated as being from The Pleasures of Electricity, even though said album had yet to be published.

This version of "Shifting City" is the live in the studio version as appears on the "Subterranean Omnidelic Exotour" album.

The final two tracks are prevously unavailable 'bonus' tracks, namely My Face, issued in 1980 as a flexi-disc only with Smash Hits magazine, and an alternative version of the Metamatic track "He's A Liquid", quoted as being the B side to Underpass promo-only 12" single.


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