An authentic slice of Italy, Oxford
Err, just kidding. It’s only a Peroni glass. Probably brewed in Stoke-on-Trent or something. Anyway, this was my well-earned pint after From Light To Sound had finished our Oxford show on Friday night. The streetlight coming in from Jericho outside and the position of the Helen & Douglas House booklet behind it made for a [...]
Cumnor, Oxfordshire
This is a view from roof of the studio where From Light To Sound rehearse. Sunday was a particularly fine and bright September afternoon, and we came up with some satisfyingly interesting and bright-sounding new music, so it was perhaps a case of that old literary device the pathetic fallacy rearing its head on such [...]
From Light To Sound recording – day one
The recording continues apace. Yesterday was a day in the studio recording drum and guitar parts for three tracks, ending at 11pm… this morning we kicked off at 10am recording synth and bass parts, then we’ll move onto rough mixes. Here are a few photos from yesterday’s recording session…
Recording my new band
Exciting times ahead this weekend, as my new band From Light To Sound (although it’s been going for a year, so I should probably stop calling it ‘new’) goes into the studio this weekend to record our first tracks together. It should be an interesting process for me particularly, as I’ve never done a ‘traditional’ [...]
Doing your first gig
Well, my new band, From Light To Sound, played our first ever gig this weekend, so I thought I’d post a belated reflection on what that was like and how it went. I also play in Sunnyvale Noise Sub-element, and have played in The Evenings, so it was far from my first gig of all [...]
