John - Post-Kino (Live At Scala) John

A decade since their very first live show at the now long-closed, but much beloved, Buffalo Bar in London, duo JOHN have become one the UK independent scene’s most uncompromising offerings. There’s been no stark meteoric rise, but a consistent creative incline that has resulted in four acclaimed albums, a UK number 1 vinyl single and an intensely loyal following. Each release displays the coordinates of a creative journey, audibly growing in depth and complexity as the decade's horizons and headlines have shifted.

It is on these solid foundations that JOHN announce their first live release POST-KINO (Live at Scala), recorded at the historic SCALA venue in Kings Cross, London on the 29th February 2024 whilst supporting their last full length release A Life Diagrammatic.

Recorded and mixed by Front-Of-House live engineer James King, POST-KINO consciously preserves the moment without over-sterilisation. The ricochets from the former cinema walls (hence KINO: a term derived from the German Kinematograph film projector) similarly honoured by celebrated mastering engineer Katie Tavini. As with the rest of their discography, the artwork - designed by Newton of the band - is meticulous in its detail, whilst also refusing the high resolution performance photographs that we might expect from such a release.

In a present where fast consumption is all-to-often favoured over digestion and thought, JOHN offer an alternative view, whilst still offering the primal vigour of a band who have honed their craft at many of the very best venues that this world has to offer.