Evidence

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The new John Foxx And The Maths album brings together various new collaborations with The Soft Moon, Gazelle Twin, Xeno & Oaklander and Matthew Dear from the last 18 month, an unlikely cover version and some recently recorded Foxx/Benge material. Initially planned as an EP, Evidence grew into an album as it became clear that a certain mood and style was emerging from The Maths studio in London – darkly percussive and full of troubled but fascinating characters and strange, atmospheric twist. The edgy beats of the opening track ‘Personal Magnetism’ are followed by an extended version of ‘Evidence’ featuring The Soft Moon’s Luis Vasquez. There’s a sense of being disrupted and confused, as whole new layers of sound whirl around Foxx’s brooding, psychedelic vocal. The minimalist electro-pop of ‘That Sudden Switch’ was inspired by a Xeno & Oaklander riff, while ‘Talk (Beneath Your Dreams) features US electronic artist Matthew Dear taking the role of ‘the sleeper’ as a conversation is held in a dream. It’s a stark, nightmarish track but like much of this album, it has motion – Dear adding new techno rhythms to this version. ‘Neon Vertigo’ furthers the noir atmosphere with massive bass and some ‘space violin’ from Maths regular Hannah Peel, while ‘Changelings’ is in many ways the centre of the album. Written and recorded by new Maths collaborator Gazelle Twin, ‘Changelings’ only retains the vocals of the original as The Maths rebuild it completely from scratch. It’s arguably one of Benge’s finest moments in the studio so far while Foxx’s vocals are re-purposed from Cathedral Oceans to complete this beautiful end-of-the-world song. .

via Last.fm

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