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Stuart — Sat, 23 May 2009 11:00:05 +0000

A couple of nice reviews from our recent performance at the Oxford Punt festival… there’s also a half page feature on us in the new issue of Oxford’s music magazine Nightshift.

‘From Light To Sound might have an Oxford track record between them that rivals Roger Bannister’s, but that’s no guarantee of greatness. Except tonight it is. The Cellar’s engineer has given them a huge sound and their music simply soars across a packed venue, all Explosion in the Sky grandeur, Billy Mahonie twistiness and Stereolab intelligence. And they have some proper bleepy noises – when the keyboards aren’t coming on like ELP filtered through Battles, that is. Despite a few mistakes and technical glitches their set flashes by in an instant and the euphoric effect of it stays with us all night.’ – Nightshift

‘A successful gig is as much about right-time-right-place as it is the technical merits of the music, and although in conversation afterwards From Light to Sound reveal they aren’t entirely happy with what they produced, their enormous sound gave a much-needed boost to some flagging reviewers. Their music is as rich, textured and guitar-heavy as the members’ reputations would suggest, and is burgeoning with playful and intelligent ideas. It is at turns brutal, ethereal, and bludgeoningly funky – a stunning and uplifting mixture of intimate soundscapes and ballsy bombast. Never, however, does it stray towards pomposity – all the tunes are just too enthusiastic and exuberant for that. Tonight’s set was a genuine Punt treasure.’ – www.oxfordbands.com

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Photos

Stuart — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:03:08 +0000

Some new band photos have been uploaded over here – they’re all by Miles Walkden.

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The Fly, 6music, new show

Stuart — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:50:23 +0000

From Light To Sound are Oxford’s ‘band to watch’ in the new edition of The Fly magazine, out now across the country. We’re also doing an interview for The Fly website this weekend, which should be live over the next week or so.

We were played on Tom Robinson’s 6music show last Sunday. They closed the show with ‘Heart and Electricity’, and you can listen to the show online here.

We’ve also been confirmed as supporting The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart at the Jericho in Oxford on 11 June. Mark it in your diaries as such.

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Oxford Punt lineup

Stuart — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:16:49 +0000

Friday’s Oxford gig went well – you can see some photos from the show over here, thanks to Dan Paxton.

In other news, we’ve been confirmed on the lineup of the Oxford Punt, the city’s annual showcase of new musical talent. We play at 10pm at The Cellar on Cornmarket on Wednesday 13 May, along with We Aeronauts, Spiral 25 and The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band, apparently.

Cheers

Stuart (keyboards)

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New recordings are finished

Stuart — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:13:38 +0000

Hi all

Just a quick note to say that our new recordings are now online for you to listen to – head to FLTS on MySpace or to the ‘listen‘ page.

If you email fromlighttosound AT gmail dot com with ‘mailing list’ in the subject line, we’ll send you a link to download the MP3s to store on your computer and listen to whenever you like.

Our next live show is Saturday 14 March with Space Heroes of the People and Thin Green Candles at The Wheatsheaf, Oxford. We’ll be on at around 9pm.

Cheers

Stuart (keyboards)

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