Stokes had a residency at Grizedale Arts in 2002 during which he researched the history of rave culture in the Lake District.
[1] In 2006, he won the Beck's Futures art prize for his film Long After Tonight.
Recordings based from these live performances were released on a CD also titled Sacred Selections.
[3] In 2006 Sacred Selections was shown as part of EASTinternational which was selected by Jeremy Deller and Dirk Snauwaert, and presented as a series of organ recitals replacing ecclesiastical music with happy hardcore, Northern soul and black metal.
[4] From the liner notes:- 'Sacred Selections was conceived by artist Matt Stokes, and comprises three pipe organ recitals that present music chosen by people from a range of underground music and cultures strongly represented within Dundee - Northern Soul, Happy Hardcore and Black Metal.'