John Moore (born 23 December 1964) is a British musician, best known for his work as the drummer in the Jesus and Mary Chain and as a member of Black Box Recorder.
John Moore joined the Jesus and Mary Chain in 1986, succeeding Bobby Gillespie on drum duties, later moving to guitar. When he left the Jesus and Mary Chain in 1988, he formed John Moore & The Expressway, releasing two albums. He later formed a new band called Revolution 9. who released several singles, and one album You Might as Well Live.
In 1997, he formed Black Box Recorder with Luke Haines and Sarah Nixey. The band released three studio albums: England Made Me, The Facts of Life and Passionoia, as well as a compilation The Worst of Black Box Recorder. The single "The Facts of Life" reached number 20 on the UK chart and the band appeared on Top of the Pops.
In 2005, he released an album, Half Awake on his own The Germ Organization label.
Following a 2007 collaboration with Art Brut and an appearance at the Nick Sanderson (Earl Brutus) tribute concert in October 2008, it was announced that Black Box Recorder would perform their first headlining gigs in five years during February 2009.
Moore is also known for his saw playing; he has played saw on both Art Brut albums, namely the 2007 single "Direct Hit". Moore also occasionally plays saw at Haines' concerts.
Moore was born in Wokingham, Berkshire and went to school at Wescott Road and later to The Forest School. From 2001 until 2006, Moore was married to Black Box Recorder vocalist Sarah Nixey, with whom he has one child.
Links to Peel[]
Peel played tracks from John Moore's old band of the Jesus And Mary Chain on his radio programmes and did play his song, 'Out Of My Mind' from his group, John Moore & The Expressway. However, he never played any material from Moore's group, Revolution 9, in the mid-90's, but did play his tracks from his band, Black Box Recorder, in the early 00's.
Shows Played[]
- 06 March 1989: Out Of My Mind (7") Polydor
- 15 March 1989: Out Of My Mind (LP - Expressway Rising) Polydor
- 31 March 1989 (BFBS): 'Out Of My Mind (12")' (Polydor)