Jeremy Deller + Melodians Steel Orchestra: Voodoo Ray
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Recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studio Two in collaboration with Vinyl Factory, English Magic is the three-song soundtrack to a new film by Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller, currently on view in the British Pavillion at the Venice Biennial. Our friends at Amateurism recently came across the EP, and along with highlighting the playful rendition of A Guy Called Gerald’s 1988 hit “Voodoo Ray,” there’s an insightful video explaining the project in full, as well as Deller’s interest in using the steel drum sounds of London’s renowned Melodians Steel Orchestra.
