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
From Light To Sound online 