Biography

This three-piece synthesizer outfit took their name from the Latin for ‘Let There Be Light’. “they pioneered a unique sonic stamp, the influence of which is still felt today” -www.theseconddisc.com . Vocalist Steve Wright and multi-instrumentalist David P. Crickmore were discovered by Bill Nelson (ex-Be Bop Deluxe and Red Noise) who produced and released Feels Like Winter Again on his own Cocteau label. A UK indie chart Top Ten. Later in April 1982, Bill’s brother Ian joined Fiat Lux Polydor signed them and they recorded with producer Hugh Jones. The singles -Secrets and Blue Emotion - both skirted the UK charts. “one of the most criminally underrated singles of the decade.” www.louderthanwar.com UK and European tours followed along with radio sessions and TV appearances. In 1985 Crickmore quit after the shelving of the album Ark Of Embers. Fiat Lux disbanded soon afterwards. Ian Nelson died in 2006. Crickmore and Wright reformed Fiat Lux in 2017 releasing a remake of their signature song Secrets 2017 followed by an album of new material Saved Symmetry in March 2019. In April 2019 came Hired History Plus – A double CD set of the Polydor years, including the previously unreleased Ark Of Embers album. That LP, in its original form as a stand alone vinyl edition, finally came out later that year. November 2019 also saw Fiat Lux return to live work. 2020 Saw the single (How Will We Ever) Work This Way preview the Nov 2021 album release entitled Twisted Culture.