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11/2009 - DESIGN WEEK
“We want visitors to the museum to stop and experience the unflagging energy of London in the now.”
PIECE ABOUT UP AND COMING INSTALLATION PROJECT “LDN24″ AT THE MUSEUM OF LONDON - UK
11/2009 - TIME OUT HONG KONG
“Music sees the light.”
PIECE ABOUT “TRUE FICTIONS” PERFORMANCE AT THE MICROWAVE NEW MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL - CHINA
01/2008 - IMAGINE
“TLS combine modern technology with old theatre tricks to create layers and a sense of illusion.”
PIECE ON ANIMATION AND THE VJ ART - UK
10/2008 - THE OBSERVER
“Some people throw their hands up in horror at the idea of businesses having a direct involvement in documentaries but their thinking is old fashioned.”
BRANDS BRANCHING INTO FILMMAKING - UK
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2006 - AMPERSAND MAGAZINE
“The exhibition marks a turning point in the history of The Light Surgeons.”
REVIEW OF ‘DOMESTIC ARCHAEOLOGY’ + INTERVIEW - UK
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06/2006 - THE STRAITS TIMES
“A lot of my art is generated from meeting people, travelling, engaging with the real world.”
GENERAL PIECE ON TLS & ONEDOTZERO + INTERVIEW - SINGAPORE
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12/2006 - MONDO
“…you can’t beat a pile of bear mats propping up an old super8 projector and your granny’s net curtains, believe me!”
PIECE ON THE RISE OF THE VJ - UK
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07/2006 - FL.ag
“I feel creative ideas should drive technology, and not the other way around.”
INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS ALLEN - SINGAPORE
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2006 - VJ: AUDIO-VISUAL ART + VJ CULTURE
“It’s as easy as pressing the record button, but its effects are far-reaching and collectively changing the world around us.”
CHRIS ALLEN COMMENTING ON SAMPLING - INTERNATIONAL
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10/2005 - DJMAG
“A collective of multimedia artists that have been stepping across the boundaries of media.”
NO.4 IN TOP 20 VJS CHART - UK
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2005 - ICON05
“…creating multi-sensory vignettes of domestic life that explore the living room as a site of collective identity.”
LISTING FOR “DOMESTIC ARCHAEOLOGY” EXHIBITION - UK
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05/2005 - PROMO MAGAZINE
“An art form free of the dogma of TV, free of the restrictions of the art gallery and very directly related to the music.”
GENERAL PIECE ABOUT VISUALS IN CONCERT DESIGN WITH WILLIE WILLIAMS, UVA & TLS - UK
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2004 - NEW ROUTES
“Internationally renowned VJS.”
PIECE ON VJING IN BRITISH COUNCIL MAGAZINE - INTERNATIONAL
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04/2003 - ATMOSPHERE 01
“The Light Surgeons stand alone as master architects of space, light and moving image.”
INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS ALLEN - JAPAN
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09/2003 - CLONE MAGAZINE
GENERAL INTERVIEW AND HISTORY - SPAIN (IN SPANISH)
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01/2003 - DJ MAGAZIN
“Visuals in clubs are becoming more creative as the role of the VJ commands increasing respect.”
INVESTIGATING THE RISE OF THE VJ - UK
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2003 - A MINIMA:: NEW MEDIA ART NOW
“We’re always fascinated by the happy accidents that occur in any process but particularly that of a live performance.”
IN DEPTH CHRIS ALLEN INTERVIEW - SPAIN (IN SPAINISH & ENGLISH)
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11/2002 - BLUEPRINT
“The Light Surgeons are known for their episodic, road movie style pieces.”
GENERAL PIECE ON LIVE VISUALS - UK
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12/2002 - CGWORLD
GENERAL PIECE ABOUT THE LIGHT SURGEONS - JAPAN (IN JAPANESE)
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09/2002 - THE DAILY YOMIURI
“… offering an amazing new form of abstract fragmented story telling that is powerful, emotional and narrative…”
PIECE ON FUTURE OF FILM - JAPAN
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11/2002 - MIXMAG
“… TLS… travel the world putting on shows…”
PIECE ON HOW TO BE A VJ - UK
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11/2002 - KNOWLEDGE
“… Lucky enough to catch it (APB) twice… on both occasions, with infinitely different audiences, the reaction was of awe-inspiring astonishment…”
PIECE ABOUT LIVE CINEMA PROJECT “ALL POINTS BETWEEN” - UK
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02/2002 - METRO
“… TLS have become one of the world’s premier live audio-visual acts, drawing accolades from across the globe.”
PIECE ABOUT LIVE CINEMA PROJECT “ALL POINTS BETWEEN” - UK
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10/2002 - SLEAZENATION
“…exploding expressionistic live documentary.”
GENERAL PIECE ABOUT TLS - UK
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09/2002 - SHOTS
“…the results are hugely inspiring.”
PIECE ON RON ARAD/TLS AT MILAN PROJECT HOTEL GRAND SALONE - UK
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09/2002 - 3D WORLD
“TLS have been pioneers of innovative party visuals since they first formed in 1995.”
GENERAL PIECE ABOUT TLS - AUSTRALIA
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01/2002 - SHOTS
“The live thing is a forum to experiment and slowly develop something bigger, our films are a part of that.”
CREATIVE FILMMAKING - UK
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07/2001 - EXPOSURE
GENERAL PIECE ON TLS - JAPAN (IN JAPANESE)
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08/2001 - JOCKEY SLUT
“… exquisite breaks and image manipulation. It’s all in a day’s work…”
PIECE ABOUT AUDIO VISUAL PROJECT “ELECTRONIC MANOEUVRES” - UK
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2001 - CLASS MARCH
“As filmmaking becomes more accessible, thanks primarily to DVD, TLS are on the edge of the new medium.”
INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS ALLEN - UK
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05/2001 - CREATIVE REVIEW
“They were tired of DJs getting all the credit and wanted to become artists in their own right.”
PIECE ABOUT ONEDOTZERO FESTIVAL - UK
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09/2001 - PROMO MAGAZINE
“One of the frustrations of doing visuals in clubs is that you never have a finished project.”
GENERAL PIECE ON VJING - UK
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04/ 2001 - WAX
“Their creative rainbow bridges the gap between dancefloor and arthouse.”
THE DEVELOPMENT OF TLS - UK
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04/2001 - THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER
“We used film in a lo-tech way, differently to the way it was being used.”
TLS INTERVIEW - UK
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11/2000 - THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER
“They mix film and graphics in the way DJs mix records.”
PIECE ABOUT ONEDOTZERO FESTIVAL & TLS - UK
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07/1999 - SLEAZENATION
“It’s a homage to the old school trainer fetish of a couple of years ago. Like our equipment, the trainers are old and cheap.”
GRAPHICS SHOWCASE FOR ADIDAS’ URBAN ART INITIATIVE - UK
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07/1999 - I-D MAGAZINE
“We want to integrate sound and image better, we want things to have a start and a finish.”
NEW DIRECTIONS OF TLS - UK
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02/1999 - BLUEPRINT
“…despite the plunging temperature a hearty crowd ensured that the party went with a bang.”
BULO DESIGN COMMISSION - UK
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1999 - GRAPHICS INTERNATIONAL (69)
“What makes the surgeons work interesting and sets them apart is the blend and variety of techniques and technologies present in their performances.”
GRAPHIC DESIGN SHOWCASE + TLS BIO, METHODS AND INSPIRATIONS - UK
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1999 - CHASER, EXPOSE, MELODY MAKER, MINISTRY, NME, Q.
VARIOUS ARTICLES COVERING THE LIVE SHOW FOR “UNKLE” - UK
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1999 - STEALING BEAUTY: BRITISH DESIGN NOW
“It’s putting loops together to create new meaning.”
TLS PROFILE FROM EXHIBITION CATALOGUE - UK
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1999 - UK CLUB GUIDE
“TLS are a collective of filmmakers who explore mixed media through multiple projections.”
PIECE ON THE FUTURE OF CLUBBING - UK
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02/1999 - TIME OUT
“‘Eclectic’ doesn’t really do this event justice.”
PIECE ON “NINJA TUNES” NO SKOOL CLUB NIGHT - UK
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05/1998 - D+
“TLS providing a cancas of Ninja logos and other paraphernalia that is bound to pull a crowd at any venue.”
PIECE ON “NINJA TUNES” KUNGFUSION CLUB NIGHT - UK
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1998 - DJ MAGAZINE
“Experimental film-makers TLS are transforming a performance by supremos Coldcut into a dazzling visual spectacle.”
PIECE ON “NINJA TUNES” KUNGFUSION CLUB NIGHT - UK
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02/1998 - ESQUIRE
“Our ethos lies in rooting out old technology and doing something new with it.”
TLS FEATURE REVIEW - UK
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02/1997 - MUZIK
“A mix of mad graphic skills and filmic wizardry covering the whole visual field.”
TLS IN PROFILE - UK
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04/1997 - THE FACE
“The Light Surgeons are now intent on pushing dance culture further into the realms of art.”
ON PIONEERS OF VISUALS IN LONDON CLUB SCENE - UK
04/1997 - SLEAZE NATION
“Projecting their work as art, rather than as backdrop to a club night.”
UK EARLY PROFILE OF TLS - UK
09/1997 - THE TELEGRAPH
“This is the lo-tech visual revolution”
FEATURE ON TLS AND NEW CLUB MOVEMENTS - UK
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04/1997 - SEVEN MUSIKMAGAZIN
PIECE ABOUT THE RISE OF THE ANALOGUE VJ - GERMANY (IN GERMAN)
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