JOHN - Nocturnal ManoeuvresNocturnal Manoeuvres the new album from JOHN finds the duo expanding upon their celebrated idiosyncrasies once more. It sees them returning to their trusted producer Wayne Adams (who was behind the boards for both of their previous albums) knowing his success in capturing their presence as a live band. Realising the expansive quality of the resulting recordings, they then enlisted mastering engineer Sarah Register (Protomartyr, Future Islands,

shoving white-hot heart-attack anthems like 'You Gonna Get It

float downstream

experience

which wouldn’t often feature in my music (there are in fact more drums on this LP than in my combined output over the last 8 years) and the pieces are noticeably shorter

12 page booklet

The Last Emperor) fits the bill perfectly

the remastered EP will not only be released as a CD but also

‘Twenty One’ – the remastered and resequenced version of this maverick gem on Rocket Recordings - make it clear he wasn’t kidding

almost impenetrably convoluted literary references and effectively murky production

mostly made by the band with Chris Knox and Doug Hood at the helm of the 4-track

is a triple vinyl album

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