PRESS ARCHIVE
06/2012 | Uk
"'In Passing', the unique and highly innovative film"
I-D showcases "In Passing" in their series of ‘Best Short Film Award’ with the London Short Film Festival for 2013
Time Out
04/2012 | Uk
"the most engrossing element of this enjoyable show...the videos make compulsive viewing"
REVIEW OF "THE BODY ADORNED" EXHIBITION AT THE HORNIMAN MUSEUM
Culture 24
03/2012 | Uk
"a fascinating social experiment in the form of video installation...an absorbing display,"
REVIEW OF "THE BODY ADORNED" INSTALLATION PROJECT AT THE HORNIMAN MUSEUM
DNA Mumbai
02/2012 | India
"a multimedia documentary narrative on Malaysia"
ARTICLE ABOUT "SUPER EVERYTHING" AT EYE MYTH FESTIVAL, EDWARD THEATRE, MUMBAI WITH INTERVIEW
Deccan Chronicle – Bangalore
02/2012 | India
"I'd like to try and move people to think about the world in slightly different ways than they're used to "
INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS ALLEN, BRINGING PROJECTS "SUPER EVERYTHING" AND "LDN-REDUX" TO INDIA
The Sunday Guardian
02/2012 | India
"a multidimensional landscape of sights and sounds"
REVIEW OF "SUPER EVERYTHING" PERFORMANCE AT UN-BOX FESTIVAL, NEW DELHI AND SHORT INTERVIEW
Sound Pad
02/2012 | India
"a poetic audio-visual tapestry"
PREVIEW OF SUPER EVERYTHING AT UNBOX AND LDN-REDUX AT THE EDWARD THEATRE INDIA
Techie talk
12/2011 | Uk
"stunning animations and raw, edgy ambient sequences"
SHORT REVIEW OF CHASE & STATUS TOUR VISUALS
Time Out KL
09/2011 | Malaysia
"an incredible experience"
REVIEW OF "SUPER EVERYTHING" PERFORMANCE AT MAP@PUBLIKA, KUALA LUMPUR
Surface Asia 07
09/2011 | Malaysia
"...almost always sensually beautiful"
ARTICLE ABOUT "SUPER EVERYTHING" AT KUALA LUMPUR DESIGN WEEK AND INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS ALLEN
SURFACE ASIA 08
09/2011 | Malaysia
"...a new way of storytelling"
SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS FROM KUALA LUMPUR DESIGN WEEK. CHRIS ALLEN AND “LDN-24”
Computer Arts
09/2011 | Uk
"a journey from a needle falling on a record to a kind of viral infection of the world"
ARTICLE ABOUT MAKING THE TITLE SEQUENCE of "HOW HIP HOP CHANGED THE WORLD" for FRESH ONE, CHANNEL 4
Eye Magazine
07/2011 | Brazil
"The Light Surgeons’ techniques reveal often invisible information structures and render the familiar anew."
REVIEW OF "LDN-REDUX" PERFORMANCE IN SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
Beyond The Beyond
07/2011 | USA
"some great, inventive projection-mapping effects"
CYBERPUNK AMERICAN SCI-FI AUTHOR BRUCE STERLING COMMENTS ON "VOYAGERS" AND THE LIGHT SURGEONS
Eye Magazine Blog
07/2011 | Uk
"Digital design shines new light on the National Maritime Museum contents"
DESCRIPTION OF "VOYAGERS" EXHIBITION AT THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM WITH SHORT INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS ALLEN
Spoonfed
07/2011 | Uk
"an incredibly complex and fascinating video projection"
ARTICLE ABOUT "VOYAGERS" GALLERY AT THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM
Creative Applications
07/2011 | Uk
" “Voyagers” engages with England’s long standing relationship to the sea, featuring thematic images and film"
DETAILED TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF "VOYAGERS" INSTALLATION AT THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM
Womp TV
04/2011 | USA
"an amazing music video"
CRITIQUE OF TLS VISUAL PRODUCTION FOR CHASE & STATUS TOURS
Information Aesthetics
05/2010 | Uk
"an immersive audio-visual narrative."
REVIEW OF "LDN-24" PROJECT AT THE MUSEUM OF LONDON
Time Out HK
11/2009 | HK
"Leading the blinding cross-over charge.....politically edged audio-visual mash"
TRUE FICTIONS PERFORMANCE AT MICROWAVE, NEW MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL, HONG KONG
Design Week. Uk
11/2009 | Uk
"We want visitors to the museum to stop and experience the unflagging energy of London in the now."
ARTICLE ABOUT INSTALLATION PROJECT “LDN24” AT THE MUSEUM OF LONDON
the Observer supplement
10/2008 | Uk
"film is still the most powerful medium for communicating values and emotion..."
article about brands branching into filmmaking, "Home" directed by Chris allen & Rob rainbow
imagine
01/2008 | Uk
"Audio Visual Architects"
interview with chris allen on the light surgeons' style, techniques and the art of vjing
Mondo
12/2006 | Germany
"...you can't beat a pile of beer mats propping up an old super8 projector and your granny's net curtains..."
article on the rise of the VJ
Design Week. Uk
11/2006 | Uk
"The Light Surgeons are something of a cultural phenomenon….their happenings rarely disappoint"
Feature on TLS with preview of "Articulated"
the straits times
06/2006 | Singapore
"the light surgeons...weave an audio-visual narrative...cutting and splicing things together to comment on and satirise culture"
article about tls at the onedotzero festival in singapore
D&AD – Ampersand Magazine
05/2006 | Uk
"steadily gaining a reputation for producing thought provoking, socially-conscious installations and films.. a substantial piece of stand-alone work"
REVIEW OF "DOMESTIC ARCHAEOLOGY" EXHIBITION AT THE GEFFRYE MUSEUM AND INTERVIEW
VJ Magazine
03/2006 | Uk
"When it's used well it can create and subvert meaning in beautiful and amazing ways"
article by chris allen about sampling
DJ Magazine
10/2005 | Uk
"A collective of multimedia artists that have been stepping across the boundaries of media since 1995"
NO.4 IN THE TOP 20 VJS FOR 2005
Promo Magazine
05/2005 | Uk
"...free of the dogma of TV, free of the restrictions of the art gallery...very directly related to the music"
article about Willie Williams and UVA tour visuals for U2 Veritgo tour. Top visual artists TLS
new routes
03/2004 | Uk
"Internationally renowned vjs...the light surgeons are leading a counter movement...using the widest variety of visual sources possible"
Article on VJ's
a minima – new media art now 22
03/2003 | Spain
"...a.. loose, expressionist form of filmmaking, a collage that left more space for the audience to interpret the narrative"
in depth interview with chris allen
Atmosphere 01
03/2003 | Japan
"the light surgeons stand alone as master architects of space, light and moving image"
INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS ALLEN
DJ Magazine
01/2003 | Uk
"...on a mission to take club visuals way beyond the light show..."
article investigating the rise of the vj and audio visuals in information technology conference (AVIT)
Blueprint
11/2002 | Uk
"the Light Surgeons are known for their episodic, road movie style pieces"
GENERAL ARTICLE ON LIVE VISUALS
mixmag
11/2002 | Uk
"...tls...travel the world putting on shows"
article on how to be a VJ
knowledge magazine
11/2002 | Uk
"...lucky enough to catch it (APB) twice...on both occasions, with infinitely different audiences, the reaction was of awe-inspiring astonishment..."
article on "all points between" and interview with chris allen
sleazenation
10/2002 | Uk
"they are the future"
light years ahead - article about the light surgeons
underside – 3d world
09/2002 | Australia
"...a thought provoking experience with an interesting political slant..."
general article on the light surgeons - sculpting in light
THE DAILY YOMIURI
09/2002 | Japan
"...offering an amazing new form of abstract, fragmented story telling that is powerful, emotional and narrative.."
ARTICLE ON THE FUTURE OF FILM
shots
09/2002 | Uk
"the results are hugely inspiring"
article about ron arad installation at hotel grand salone, milan
EXPOSURE 28
03/2002 | Uk-Japan
"...challenging creating motion graphic art within digital and analogue media"
tls "grand hotel salon" at milan furniture fair 2002 and interview with chris allen
metro
02/2002 | Uk
"...tls have become one of the world's premier live audio-visual acts, drawing accolades from across the globe"
article on onedotzero tyneside festival
Shots
01/2002 | Uk
"the live thing is a forum to experiment...and slowly develop something bigger...our films are part of that"
article about creatives from other media moving into filmmaking
Promo Magazine
09/2001 | Uk
"One of the main frustrations of doing visuals in clubs is that you never have a finished product"
article on vjing. Moving from clubs onto DVD
jockey slut
08/2001 | Uk
"...exquisite breaks and image manipulation. it's all in a day's work.."
article on "electronic manoeuvres"
Straight no chaser
07/2001 | Uk
"the pioneering visual displays of light surgeons"
review of "Electronic Manoeuvres" and "down and out e.p"
Creative Review
05/2001 | UK
"..artists in their own right.."
onedotzero festival and the light surgeons
wax
04/2001 | Uk
"...their creative rainbow...bridges the gap between dancefloor and art house"
interview with the light surgeons and review of "down and out EP"
class magazine
03/2001 | Uk
"as filmmaking becomes more accessible, thanks primarily to dvd, tls are on the edge of the new medium"
spotlight on chris allen
The Guardian
11/2000 | Uk
"...dazzling its audience with an audio-visual extravaganza"
Review of TLS, "Electronic Manoeuvres" at onedotzero festival, berlin
i-d magazine
07/1999 | Uk
"...the collective's design skills are finally being recognised"
Tls new directions, Exhibit b and interview with chris allen
sleazenation
07/1999 | Uk
"old school stitch up"
showcase of addidas urban art initiative "old school stitch up"
Unkle – various publications
03/1999 | Uk
"....a visual extravaganza by The Light Surgeons"
various articles about unkle and their collaboration with the light surgeons
Uk Club guide
03/1999 | Uk
"...exploring the relationship between sound and light"
the future of clubbing - interviews with various DJs, tls and "ocularis" performance
Stealing beauty
03/1999| Uk
"...putting loops together to create new meaning"
Profile on TLs for ICA exhibition Stealing Beauty
Graphics International
11/1999 | Uk
"what makes The Surgeons work interesting and sets them apart...is the blend and variety of techniques and technologies..."
article about tls - biog, methods and inspirations
time out
02/1999| Uk
"...a lighting soundclash"
Article about Ninja tune's No Skool club night. TLS provide visuals
DJ Magazine
10/1998 | Uk
"...a dazzling visual spectacle"
in depth review of kungfusion club night
D+ Magazine
05/1998 | Uk
"...bound to pull a crowd at any venue and create a cracking atmosphere"
review of kung fusion club night
Esquire
0421998 | Uk
"..Our ethos lies in rooting out old technology and doing something new with it"
feature review of the light surgeons
The Daily Telegraph
03/1997 | Uk
"It's got that magic. And it's ephemeral - it decays..."
interview with founder members of tls about the use of analogue projection
Sleazenation
04/1997 | Uk
"with Apple Macs your designers can be filmmakers, photographers....everyones role is shifting"
EARLY PROFILE OF TLS INCLUDING INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS ALLEN
the face
04/1997 | Uk
"...intent on pushing dance culture further into the realms of art.... their beguiling brand of filmic cut 'n' paste"
article about visual artists incorporating film in club nights
Muzik
02/1997 | Uk
"a mix of mad graphic skills and filmic wizardry covering the whole visual field"
interview with the light surgeons
loaded
07/1996 | Uk
"we start in a different corner every week and build something too strange to put into words"
review of "sunday best"