When Wire recorded its eponymous 2015 album they came out of the studio with a rather schizophrenic result. About half of the material aesthetically didn't really fit in with the album as planned. Those recordings formed the basis for 'Nocturnal Koreans'. The difference between the two clusters of work has its roots in discrete approaches to the studio process itself. 'Nocturnal Koreans' emphasises studio construction over authentic performance, using the recording environment as an instrument, not just as a simple means of capturing Wire playing.