Carlisle City Council
The Lanes Re-development
Carlisle City Council is the project of acclaimed electronic musician and producer Jonathan Sharp. The Lane's shopping centre in Carlisle (a city in the North of England) opened its doors in 1984, with the development proving to be controversial. While some welcomed the bright, airy new spaces, 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.