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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = The Garden
|name = New Life Christian Fellowship
| Type = [[Album]]
|image = Nclf blacksburg logo.PNG
|image_border =
| Artist = [[John Foxx]]
|size = 149px
| Cover = John Foxx - The Garden - CD album cover.jpg
|caption = NLCF official website logo
| Released = [[25 September]] [[1981]]
| Recorded = The Garden, [[London]] 1981
|map =
|msize =
| Genre = [[New Wave music|New wave]], [[Synthpop]]
| Length = 41:18|
|mcaption =
| Label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
|motto =
| Producer = John Foxx
|formation = 1989
|extinction =
| Reviews =
|type =
*[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5ysqoataqijv link]
|headquarters =
| Last album = ''[[Metamatic]]'' <br />(1980)
|location = [[Blacksburg, Virginia]]
| This album = ''The Garden''<br />(1981)
|membership = 800
| Next album = ''[[The Golden Section]]''<br />(1983)
|language =
|leader_title = [[Pastors]]
|leader_name = Jim Pace, Matt Rogers, Mike Swann
|key_people =
|num_staff = 16<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nlcf.net/articles/ethos/meet-the-staff/|title=Meet the Staff|accessdate=2007-05-25}}</ref>
|budget =
|website = [http://www.nlcf.net/ nlcf.net]
}}
}}
'''New Life Christian Fellowship''' (NLCF) is a [[church (building)|church]] in [[Blacksburg, Virginia|Blacksburg]], [[Virginia]] focused on ministering to [[Virginia Tech]] students. NLCF currently has a combined 800 people attending their three worship services on a weekly basis, 600 of which are college students attending services held on the [[Virginia Tech campus]]. The church was founded in 1989 by J.R. Woodward as a part of [[Great Commission Ministries]]. In 2003, members of NLCF created a church plant in [[Los Angeles]] called [http://kairos.la Kairos].


==Virginia Tech tragedy==
'''''The Garden''''' is a 1981 album by [[John Foxx]], the follow-up to his debut solo album ''[[Metamatic]]'', released the previous year. However its instrumentation and highly [[Neo-romanticism|romantic]] style is more comparable to ''[[Systems of Romance]]'', his last album with former band [[Ultravox]], released in 1978.


Following the [[Virginia Tech Massacre]] in 2007, NLCF received widespread media coverage. NLCF pastor Jim Pace was a guest on [[Larry King Live]] and [[Good Morning America]], [[CNN]] created a video<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/clickability/index.html?url=/video/us/2007/04/22/keilar.tech.return.cnn|title=Faith and forgiveness|publisher=CNN}}</ref> of their memorial service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nlcf.net/multimedia/videos/our-tribute-video/|title=Full Video of April 22 Service}}</ref> Several newspapers, magazines, and radio shows carried quotes from NLCF pastors.
==Production and style==
On [[Larry King Live]] the night of the massacre, Dr. [[Phil McGraw]] applauded Jim Pace's comments and efforts, saying "God bless Pastor Pace for being on site and stepping up and providing a place for people to go to share their thoughts, share their feelings" after Pace told Larry King the church was "just trying to focus on giving some people a variety of different ways they can deal with this. We have some larger group things for people that want to process this with lots of people. And then we've got some smaller things for people that want to hole up in their -- in their dorm or in their apartment and just kind of try to sort this out with a few friends. We're just trying to be as many places as we can. We're helping out with what the university is doing, as well, and just trying to lend our support there."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0704/16/lkl.01.html|title=CNN LARRY KING LIVE - Virginia Tech Massacre|date=2007-04-16|accessdate=2007-08-25}}</ref>
The sound and subject matter of ''The Garden'' were informed by a number of factors: the composer's [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] upbringing and early exposure to [[Mass (liturgy)|Latin mass]] and [[Gregorian chant]]; his exploration of England's countryside, [[Architecture of the United Kingdom|architecture]] and [[History of England|history]] following the release of ''Metamatic''; and the song "Systems of Romance", which had been written during sessions for the Ultravox album of the same name but was not included on the record, even though its title was used.<ref name="A Secret Life">[http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2463/secret.html "A Secret Life" Q&A]</ref>
On [[Good Morning America]] the morning after the shooting, Pace responded to a request for a single comforting sentence by saying that "any sentence would probably just sound fairly trite." He also pointed to free will as part of the cause of the incident and encouraged people to draw closer to God.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3048808&page=1|date=2007-04-17|title=Pastor: Words to Comfort Familes<!-- PLEASE NOTE that "Familes" is deliberately spelled incorrectly here, reflecting the mistake on the external page. --> Would Be 'Trite'|publisher=ABC News}}</ref>

[[Christianity Today]] reported that two NLCF members died in the massacre and ten others were somehow connected to the church in a feature article on the church.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/aprilweb-only/117-12.0.html|title=Asking Why|date=2007-04-23|accessdate=2007-08-25|last=Alford|first=Deann|publisher=Christianity Today}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported Pace as saying "We learned evil is real and evil can hurt us, but God's love is real."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/22/AR2007042200969_2.html?hpid=topnews |title=Clergy Speak of Evil and Suffering, Love and Strength|date=2007-04-23|accessdate=2007-08-25|publisher=Washington Post|coauthors=Salmon, Jacqueline and Harris, Hamil}}</ref> Matt Rogers, another NLCF pastor, was interviewed on [[NPR]]'s [[Morning Edition]], encouraging people to "overcome evil with good."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9615630|title=One Pastor's Prayer Vigil|date=2007-04-17|accessdate=2007-08-25|publisher=NPR}}</ref>
Another connection between ''The Garden'' and ''Systems of Romance'' the album was the presence of [[guitar]]ist Robin Simon, whose textured style had been a significant influence on the sound of the earlier release. Whereas on ''Metamatic'' the only conventional instrument had been [[bass guitar]], Foxx used a full band of musicians on ''The Garden'' to play electric and acoustic [[guitar]], electric bass, [[piano]], and acoustic [[Percussion instrument|percussion]], in addition to [[synthesizer]]s and [[drum machine]]s.

Regarding the album's title and the influence of his travels through England, in a 1981 interview with [[Bruce Elder]] on Australian radio [[Triple J]] Foxx said, "'The Garden' seemed to be a pretty good metaphor because I found a lot of gardens that were overgrown and ruined and a lot of very grand buildings that were almost decaying - but I found them a lot more beautiful than they were in their original state, being overgrown".

The opening track, "Europe After the Rain", encapsulated the style of the album as a whole, featuring discreet synthesizer work in concert with piano, acoustic guitar and a digital drum machine; its title came from a [[Max Ernst]] painting. The tune of "Night Suit" betrayed a [[funk]] influence, whilst its lyrics were among many on the album that alluded to 'The Quiet Man', an alternate persona Foxx had developed prior to Ultravox's ''Systems of Romance'' and which inspired one of its key songs, "Quiet Men". Foxx saw The Quiet Man as the epitome of detachment and observation, and claimed to often write from his perspective.<ref name="A Secret Life"/>

Two songs that reflected the influence of church music and prayer were
"Pater Noster" and the final/title track. The former was played entirely by Foxx, the [[Lord's Prayer]] sung in [[Latin]] against an electronic [[disco]] beat and the composer’s 'Human Host', a collection of tapes, [[vocoder]]s and synthesizer sounds. The latter was a manifestation of the inspiration Foxx took from rural England and cathedral architecture; musically it also bore some resemblance to the final track on ''Systems of Romance'', "Just for a Moment".

==Release and aftermath==
''The Garden'' spent six weeks in the UK charts in 1981, peaking at #24. Initial vinyl copies included a glossy booklet called "Church", with words and photographs by Foxx. "Europe After the Rain" b/w "This Jungle" (plus "You Were There" on 12-inch) was released as the first single, a month prior to the album, making #40. "Dancing Like a Gun" b/w "Swimmer 2" (plus "Swimmer 1" on 12-inch) followed in October 1981 but did not chart. The non-album B-sides appear on the 2001 reissue of ''The Garden''. The album, particularly its title track, is generally cited as having influenced Foxx's current [[Ambient music|ambient]] output, ''Cathedral Oceans'' (1995) and its sequels.<ref>Steven Grant & Brad Reno (2003). [http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=john_foxx Trouser Press retrospective]
</ref>

==Track listing==
All songs written by John Foxx.

# "Europe After the Rain" – 3:57
# "Systems of Romance" – 4:02
# "When I Was a Man and You Were a Woman" – 3:37
# "Dancing Like a Gun" – 4:10
# "Pater Noster" – 2:32
# "Night Suit" – 4:26
# "You Were There" – 3:51
# "Fusion/Fission" – 3:48
# "Walk Away" – 3:52
# "The Garden" – 7:03

===1993 reissue bonus tracks===

# "Young Man" – 2:53
# "Dance With Me" – 3:29
# "A Woman on a Stairway" – 4:29
# "The Lifting Sky" – 4:48
# "Annexe" – 3:10
# "Wings and a Wind" – 5:15

*Most of these bonus tracks date from ''[[The Golden Section]]'' sessions, an album which was not reissued in 1993, explaining the juggling of bonus tracks for the 2001 reissue series.

===2001 reissue bonus tracks===

# "A Long Time" – 3:49
# "This Jungle" – 4:41
# "Swimmer 2" – 2:06
# "Swimmer 1" – 4:07
# "Young Man" – 2:53

==Personnel==
* Duncan Bridgeman – [[synthesizer]], [[Bass guitar|bass]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]], [[Bongo drum|bongos]], [[cymbal]]s, [[Tom-tom drum|tom-tom]]s, [[Music sequencer|sequencer]], [[Brass instrument|brass]], [[piano]], the Human Host
* Jake Durant – bass
* Jo Dworniak – bass
* [[John Foxx]] – synthesizer, piano, [[guitar]], [[Singer|vocals]], [[Drum machine|drum programming]], tom-toms, the Human Host
* [[Gareth Jones (music producer)|Gareth Jones]] – percussion
* Philip Roberts – [[drum kit|drums]]
* [[Robin Simon]] – guitar


==Notes==
==Notes==
{{reflist|2}}
<div class="references-small"><references/></div>


==References==
==External links==
* [http://www.nlcf.net/ New Life Campus Fellowship (official site)]
* Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]], John Bush (2001). ''All Music Guide to Electronica''.


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==External links==
* [http://www.metamatic.com/zDiscdocs02/thegarden.html ''Assembly'' CD liner notes]
* [http://www.barcodezine.com/John%20Foxx%20Interview.htm Barcode interview]


[[Category:John Foxx albums|Garden, The]]
[[Category:Churches in Virginia]]
[[Category:1981 albums|Garden, The]]
[[Category:Blacksburg, Virginia]]
[[Category:Great Commission church movement]]
[[Category:Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]
[[Category:Virginia Tech massacre]]

Revision as of 02:28, 13 October 2008

New Life Christian Fellowship
Formation1989
Location
Membership
800
Jim Pace, Matt Rogers, Mike Swann
Staff
16[1]
Websitenlcf.net

New Life Christian Fellowship (NLCF) is a church in Blacksburg, Virginia focused on ministering to Virginia Tech students. NLCF currently has a combined 800 people attending their three worship services on a weekly basis, 600 of which are college students attending services held on the Virginia Tech campus. The church was founded in 1989 by J.R. Woodward as a part of Great Commission Ministries. In 2003, members of NLCF created a church plant in Los Angeles called Kairos.

Virginia Tech tragedy

Following the Virginia Tech Massacre in 2007, NLCF received widespread media coverage. NLCF pastor Jim Pace was a guest on Larry King Live and Good Morning America, CNN created a video[2] of their memorial service.[3] Several newspapers, magazines, and radio shows carried quotes from NLCF pastors. On Larry King Live the night of the massacre, Dr. Phil McGraw applauded Jim Pace's comments and efforts, saying "God bless Pastor Pace for being on site and stepping up and providing a place for people to go to share their thoughts, share their feelings" after Pace told Larry King the church was "just trying to focus on giving some people a variety of different ways they can deal with this. We have some larger group things for people that want to process this with lots of people. And then we've got some smaller things for people that want to hole up in their -- in their dorm or in their apartment and just kind of try to sort this out with a few friends. We're just trying to be as many places as we can. We're helping out with what the university is doing, as well, and just trying to lend our support there."[4] On Good Morning America the morning after the shooting, Pace responded to a request for a single comforting sentence by saying that "any sentence would probably just sound fairly trite." He also pointed to free will as part of the cause of the incident and encouraged people to draw closer to God.[5] Christianity Today reported that two NLCF members died in the massacre and ten others were somehow connected to the church in a feature article on the church.[6] The Washington Post reported Pace as saying "We learned evil is real and evil can hurt us, but God's love is real."[7] Matt Rogers, another NLCF pastor, was interviewed on NPR's Morning Edition, encouraging people to "overcome evil with good."[8]

Notes

  1. ^ "Meet the Staff". Retrieved 2007-05-25.
  2. ^ "Faith and forgiveness". CNN.
  3. ^ "Full Video of April 22 Service".
  4. ^ "CNN LARRY KING LIVE - Virginia Tech Massacre". 2007-04-16. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
  5. ^ "Pastor: Words to Comfort Familes Would Be 'Trite'". ABC News. 2007-04-17.
  6. ^ Alford, Deann (2007-04-23). "Asking Why". Christianity Today. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
  7. ^ "Clergy Speak of Evil and Suffering, Love and Strength". Washington Post. 2007-04-23. Retrieved 2007-08-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "One Pastor's Prayer Vigil". NPR. 2007-04-17. Retrieved 2007-08-25.

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