(NEW YORK) - Watch out for a possible collaboration between new neighbors Liam Howlett of Prodigy and veteran solo artist Gary Numan. |

Both have moved into the same area of rural Essex and agreed to hook up after Howlett completes Prodigy's dates in Beirut and Lebanon, and gets current projects out of the way. Numan -- best known for his 1980 hit "Cars" -- is enjoying a revival in the wake of last year's Random covers tribute on his original label, Beggars Banquet. He is currently promoting his latest album, Exile (Eagle Records), with a U.S. tour that opened May 5 in Philadelphia.

"I'm doing quite a lot at the moment, getting involved with little things with other people," Numan says , adding that he's also been speaking to Tricky, the Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan and George Clinton.

Howlett says it's too early to talk of material, but says, "Gary represents this whole weird, abstract element of music. I wished I had thought about doing something with him on the last album."