Showing posts with label fiat lux. Show all posts
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Thursday, January 8, 2009

Fiat Lux

Fiat Lux was an english synthpop band formed in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, in 1982, by Steve Wright (vocals) and Dave Crickmore (guitars, bass, keyboards). Ian Nelson (sax, keyboards), younger brother of Be Bop Deluxe guitarist and lead vocalist Bill Nelson, joined shortly afterwards, complementing the classic line-up of the band, who remained until the mid 1980s, when Crickmore departed. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Lux_(band))

Scheduled
Saturday, 22 September 1984, "Kleine Box", 22:30 - 23:15

Line-up
Steve Wright – vocals; David P Crickmore – keyboard, guitar; Ian Nelson – sax, keyboards, clarinet; a tape recorder...?

Set list
01 Photography
02 No more proud
03 The moments
04 Boundary
05 Comfortable life
06 Secrets

Recordings
I have a lossless (flac) recording of tracks 01 - 06 (total time 21'06"), taken from a radio broadcast

Other info
Ian Nelson joined the Sound (also on Pandora's 84) on saxophone for the tour to support their Heads & Hearts album a few months later, from March 1985.


Article from festival booklet

Friday, October 26, 2007

The Sound

The Sound was a British post-punk band fronted by Adrian Borland, which evolved from his previous band, The Outsiders. Their career spanned 1978 to 1987. They were labelmates of fellow literate, intense post-punk groups such as Echo & the Bunnymen and The Chameleons.

Scheduled
Friday, 21 September 1983, "Grote Box", 21:00 - 22:00

Line up
Adrian Borland – vocals, guitar; Colvin "Max" Mayers – keyboards; Graham Bailey – bass guitar; Mike Dudley – drums

Set list
01 Monument
02 Fire

Recording
01 – 02 officially released as bonus tracks on the cd re-release of In the Hothouse (Renascent, 2002). Liner notes: “Bonus tracks are from a great Dutch festival called 'Pandora's Music Box' - September 21 1984.”



I have 01 - 02, taken from In the Hothouse.

Other info
Ian Nelson (who played Pandora's 84 with Fiat Lux) joined the Sound on saxophone for the tour to support their Heads & Hearts album a few months later, from March 1985.

Ook ik ben in een ver verleden nog bij No Nukes geweest. Helaas niet van dichtbij kunnen zien ivm de massaalheid van het geheel. Waren ze ook niet bij Pandora's Box in de Doelen Rotterdam najaar 84? (blunnie, http://www.musicmeter.nl/album/4286/info/180#messages)