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John Foxx: Trash And Treasure

Scott McLennan, Rip It Up (Australia), 1 May 2008

WITH A HISTORY that includes formative years in 1970s synth act Tiger Lily soundtracking a porno, a brief flirtation with the mainstream as a founding member of Ultravox and plaudits from current chart favourites such as Klaxons, English musician John Foxx's evolving roles on the musical periphery have seen him cross paths with eclectic cultural identities including film-maker Michelangelo Antonioni, Nick Cave and Brian Eno.

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