Jeremy Deller and the story of "English Magic"

Chosen for the British pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition -- La Biennale di Venezia, Jeremy Deller has turned to the country's rich and varied musical heritage for inspiration, with the soundtrack to his film "English Magic" to be released as a limited edition EP by The Vinyl Factory.
The eclectic picture of England Deller presents in "English Magic" through a series of stunning slow motion bird shots, a wintry scrapyard, an inflatable stonehenge and a street parade is reflected in the accompanying soundtrack; a 3 track EP that draws on three major junctures in UK music history.
Drenched in cultural significance and recorded at the iconic Abbey Road studios in London, Deller has called upon South London English/Trinidadian steel band the Melodians Steel Orchestra to interpret composer Vaughan Williams' 'Symphony in D minor', seminal UK acid house track "Voodoo Ray" by A Guy Called Gerald and David Bowie's 1971 pop refrain "The Man Who Sold The World", for what is a daring and evocative celebration of modern day England.
In this short video, Deller discusses the significance of music in his work, the reasons behind his choice of songs and offers a glimpse of the exhibition's opening and party, hosted by The Vinyl Factory in Venice last week.
Jeremy Deller's British Council commission is at La Biennale di Venezia until 24th November and will tour national UK venues in 2014. Click here for more info. For more information about the EP and to order a signed (or unsigned) copy, visit our shop.

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English Magic has been conceived and created for the British Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition - la Biennale di Venezia. The exhibition is focusing on British society - its people, icons, myths, folklore and its cultural and political history. He weaves together high and low, popular and rarefied to create unique and thought provoking work. English Magic addresses events from the past, present and an imagined future. Deller frames these instances in a way that is contemporary but also true to the original subject, weaving a narrative that is almost psychedelic; hovering delicately between fact and fiction, real and imagined.

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6:10 celebratory of what? And why?