John Matthias' debut album was championed by the likes of Ross Allen and David Holmes and combined John's love of classic strong structures and live instrumentation with loose grooves and producer Nick Ryan's dissonant electronic arrangements. The album also benefited from a brief production hand from Matthew Herbert (who also remixed John's second single, 'The Insurance Man') and artwork by Stanley Donwood.
At the time of the album's release John had already collaborated or worked on albums by The Blue Aeroplanes, Lunatic Calm and Radiohead. He has since gone on to collaborate with Corker-Conboy and Coldcut amongst others.
In September 2004, John and his band performed live at the Union Chapel, London as part of Accidental's acoustic 'Powercut'.