These songs are sunlight and blue skies (a rainbow, even) after a torrential downpour. To exist in 2025 is often turbulent at best and these songs sonically evoke better worlds and always more joy.
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With East London in the midst of planned urban regeneration, on the site of the 2012 Olympic Games, Time is Away considers the cautionary tale of the London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC). Contributions from Doreen Massey, David Harvey, William Raban, the LDDC and SPLASH (South Poplar & Limehouse Action for Secure Housing) reveal who and what gets left behind when cities privilege enterprise zones over community and quality of life.
With East London in the midst of planned urban regeneration, on the site of the 2012 Olympic Games, Time is Away considers the cautionary tale of the London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC). Contributions from Doreen Massey, David Harvey, William Raban, the LDDC and SPLASH (South Poplar & Limehouse Action for Secure Housing) reveal who and what gets left behind when cities privilege enterprise zones over community and quality of life.