Title: The Lanes Re-Development - Transparent Vinyl Artist: Carlisle City Council Label: Subexotic Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 5060911680611 Genre: Dance Release Date: 2024-12-13 Number of Discs: 1 Additional Details: UNITED KINGDOM - IMPORT, CLEAR VINYL
Carlisle City Council is the latest project of acclaimed musician and producer Jonathan Sharp. Well known for a raft of musical incarnations, including more lately acclaimed 'hauntological' musings as Jonathan Sharp, and The Heartwood Institute, this latest revision sees Sharp turn his attention to the evolution of town planning, where the intersection of civic and the personal proves to be fertile new ground. The Lanes shopping centre in Carlisle (a city in Sharp's native Cumbria, in the North of England) opened it's doors in 1984, with the development proving to be controversial. While some welcomed the bright, airy new spaces replacing what was seen as a run down and dilapidated quarter of the working-class poor, others railed against these historic cobbled streets being swept away under a tide of comprehensive commercial development. Whilst the tone knowingly assimilates the bright, yet sterile language of the faceless council comms of postwar Britain, a nostalgic affection for what was lost haunts the melodies and refrains. Equally, there is a sense of dynamic reverence for what was to come - the concrete 'shock and awe' that seemed to herald a bright future. Sharp's vision embodies this tension, providing a poignant autobiographical soundtrack for a post-modern generation. Genre: Electronic
Tracks: 1.1 The Border City 1.2 Crown And Anchor Lane 1.3 Grapes Lane 1.4 Demolishing The Old Lanes 1.5 The New Lanes Development 1.6 Shopping Centre 1.7 A Modern Retail Environment 1.8 The New Library 1.9 A Changing City 1.10 Your Council Working For You
