Beats by Darren Nixon.

Featuring the voice of Charlotte Brontë via Leslie Flint in 1973. 
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD88j1j3Ruc

Trance 1

A wintry landscape of Eurotrance artefacts. Originally presented as an installation for Mark Leckey's event Salamagundy at Dreamland, Margate.

Fluchtpunkt [Dreamland version]

A wintry landscape of Eurotrance artefacts. Originally presented as an installation for Mark Leckey's event Salamagundy at Dreamland, Margate. This version was made for Basket 3, an event series at SOUP in Manchester.

Fluchtpunkt [SOUP version]

'Interesting Times' is a  portentous reading of Britain’s current relationship with the European Union project in the form of an ongoing series of ‘90s Eurodance mix tracks, dance floor installations and DJ sets.

Emerging in the immediate aftermath of the Berlin wall, Eurodance is noted for its lyrical optimism alongside an emotively charged minor key, storm cloud samples and references to bad weather, melodies reminiscent of breaking news sound effects, and beats that suggest states of both euphoria and emergency. Interesting Times provides a potential for togetherness through collective dance whilst disrupting the escapism and emotional catharsis associated with this genre, appearing to reference the present political crisis in an unsettling blend of doubt and hopefulness.

Track listing:

Sashi feat. Tina Cousins - Mysterious Times

Aqua Ninja - I see the Light

Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone

Trancex - It's Gonna be Alright

Ginger - It's a Shame

Phutura - Tell Me Like it Is

Felix - Don't You Want Me

Sash! feat La Trec - Stay

Alice Deejay - No More Lies

Feelings - Feeling Emotions

La Cream - Free

Interesting Times 30 min mix

A live work made of physical gestures and musical phrases sourced from death scenes in cinema and ballet. The piece follows a modular structure, in which a group of dancers and musicians are free to determine the sequence of these discrete sounds and actions across its one hour duration. Made with Jack Sheen.

Rowland Hill