A Winged Victory For The Sullen: Grand Gestures

byBen Willmott
February 11, 2021

Ambient kingpins A Winged Victory For The Sullen talk us through the making of their epic soundtrack for the acclaimed ‘Invisible Cities’ multimedia theatre production

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A Winged Victory For The Sullen: Grand Gestures

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Ben Willmott

Matt Berry: Make Some Noise

Veryan: Go Wild

Der Plan: Shouting Schlager, Schlager, Schlager

Lol Tolhurst x Budgie x Jacknife Lee: Stick It Out

Holden & Zimpel: Cosmic Custodians

808 State: State of the Nation

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Man Parrish ‘Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don’t Stop)’

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A Winged Victory For The Sullen: Grand Gestures

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