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I Am John's Pancreas, reviewed by Matt Turner, May 2006 Having carved a distinctive and original path through the 1980s indie scene in Manchester, A Witness' seminal record has now been re-issued and re-mastered, and as such, must join the wanted list for any fan from their first time around. Falling somewhere between the death of punk in the mid 80s and the rise of Britpop, I Am John's Pancreas is joyfully moody and angular, experimental and weird, trivial and complex. Admittedly, this might sound paradoxical, and at times, the album does leap from the profound to the explorative, yet this wilful experimental and challenging style is exactly that which excited John Peel so much, and explains the album's great appeal. Always pushing the boundaries of its listeners expectations, I Am John's Pancreas is a wonderful reminder of what A Witness could have become. Read the review in full at subba-cultcha.com
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