Fiat Lux

Fiat Lux have enjoyed an incredible renaissance since they reformed:
Their “comeback” single “It’s You” was voted one of the “Best Songs Of The Decade” by The Electricity Club;
Universal Music digitally released all their Polydor 80’s back catalogue following the success of the remake “Secrets 2017”.
The band put out “It’s You”, the first new song for over 30 years, in May 2018 and, in subsequent years, released albums “Saved Symmetry” and “Twisted Culture” (No12 in The Electric Cafe's Best Of 2021 LP selection)
A Cherry Red Records retrospective set of their Polydor years “Hired History Plus” hit the stores and the lost 1985 Hugh Jones produced album “Ark Of Embers” finally came out on vinyl to the delight of collectors.
To add to the excitement Fiat Lux returned to the live stage with successful festival appearances, including Long Division and the Electric Dreams Weekender, where Steve Wright and David P Crickmore supplemented by Will Howard, (ably taking the role of the late Ian Nelson), once again shared the stage with the likes of Blancmange and Howard Jones whom they had first toured with back in the 1980’s.

The original trio, which included Bill Nelson’s brother Ian, was active from 1982 to 1985 and enjoyed passionate support from Annie Nightingale and other BBC Radio 1 DJs, like Peter Powell, Janice Long and David “Kid” Jenson who all gave regular plays to the singes “Blue Emotion”, “Secrets” and “Photography”. UK and European live dates followed, both headliners and supports, (such as the aforementioned Howard Jones and Blancmange tours, but also with Nik Kershaw, Level 42, Thomas Dolby, Bill Nelson’s Invisibility Exhibition, The Sound, and John Cale). TV appearances included BBC’s Whistle Test, the German “Top Of The Pops” Music Laden and a dedicated hour-long Fiat Lux Channel 4 TV special directed by Mike Mansfield.
First time around, many people were left wondering why Fiat Lux imploded before reaching the full potential that the media had predicted for them. Bands such as A-ha and Black followed in their wake and “criminally underrated” and “lost in action” plaudits abounded during their disbandment, but now they are unarguably back and putting all this right.