The project was first commissioned by NYX and was performed on 9 December 2018 as part of a collaborative series at London’s Oval Space. In 2019, Deep England was redeveloped for large-scale live performance with Movement Director Imogen Knight, Sound Associate Peter Rice and Designer Chloe Lamford. The performance, described by The Times in their 4* review as a “spellbinding febrile techno-pagan pageant”, premiered at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in November 2019.

Deep England was transferred to the studio soon after, and the resulting album shows a powerful and often dreamlike Jarman-esque depiction of a country divided by its many selves. Deep England received critical acclaim throughout 2021, including top ten Album of the Year listings for the Guardian and The Quietus.

The performers are Adélaïde Pratoussy, Cecilia Forssberg, Elizabeth Bernholz, Natalie Sharp, Ruth Corey, Shireen Qureshi and Sian O’Gorman. The album was co-produced by Marta Salogni, Sian O’Gorman (NYX) and Elizabeth Bernholz (Gazelle Twin) with mix and additional programming by Marta Salogni, and mastering by Heba Kadry.

In 2021, NYX and Gazelle Twin gathered at Grade 2 listed building, Shoreditch Town Hall to perform an abridged version of Deep England, to create a special short film, directed by BAFTA nominated film directors and artists, Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard.

To accompany the film’s release, NYX Collective Records released a limited series of The Sacred Tape cassette tape designed by cm-dp, featuring the live audio recording of the Deep England performance film. NYX Collective Records also released a limited series of Deep England short and long sleeve tees with 1 of 100, featuring original album illustrations by Elisa Seitzinger and fonts by Jonathan Barnbrook.

Deep England has been supported by Serious’ Giant Steps, a talent development scheme funded by Help Musicians, Arts Council England, and the Serious Trust.