Car enthusiasts might get starstruck by the tonal similarity to Nissan (manufacturer) and (Ford) Mondeo, but if you're thinking Nissenmondai warrant such bland compartmentalising, their symbol of experimental post-punk noise will blow you away. Unfortunately I unlocked their jewellery box of MySpace audio when I got home - I had to leave before seeing them, but judging by the crammed-in-a-shoebox nature of the beast downstairs, where students, seeming regulars and dedicated gig-goers united, the murmured yet prominent drones of From Light To Sound, the band I did catch, fluidly surfing over the debris of Mogwai and Godspeed You! Black Emperor, would be just the tip of the iceberg. When the time comes to settle down, who's to blame if you're not around?Guesting the Truck festival this weekend, I took disc two of a limited edition hand-made fifty set. It's a CD that presents hard-wearing, at points krautrock kismet, climaxing with the adorable riff-tastic "Compliance", which at one turn presents post-rock with an ambient punch, later flipping the script of a nondescript, woodpecker tick-tock metronome, giving you that "everything's going to be alright" adulation in bucketloads. They don't play swings and roundabouts, whereby you're not sitting through 15 minutes of tedious trolling for replies - From Light To Sound are weavers of strong heart, twisting the ventricles into fluid musical ribbons, and necessary electricity. As put on their grubby, shredded-pencil riff-beavering, "No, You Listen". There's reason for sound, now there's reason for light. Shine it over here, will you.
Nissenmondai: MySpace
From Light To Sound: MySpace
Nissenmondai: website
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