Death and Vanilla: A Flicker Of Hope

byWill Salmon
March 9, 2023

Reinvigorated after a difficult few years in the wilderness, Swedish trio Death and Vanilla are back with a new album, a more focused pop sensibility, and a renewed sense of optimism

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Andrew Ostler: Drone Ranger

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The founder of music tech company Expert Sleepers, Edinburgh’s Andrew Ostler also employs modular synths in his deeply immersive ambient/drone soundscapes

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Barry Adamson: Talking Pictures

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Andrew Weatherall: Fisherman’s Friend

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When Andrew Weatherall died in February 2020, one phrase became a parting mantra for many who were mourning on social media – “Fail we may, sail we must”.

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Blanck Mass: The Power of Music

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Organ Reframed: A Fine Set of Pipes

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Death and Vanilla: A Flicker Of Hope

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Will Salmon

Andrew Ostler: Drone Ranger

Barry Adamson: Talking Pictures

Faizal Mostrixx: Days of Future Past

Andrew Weatherall: Fisherman’s Friend

Blanck Mass: The Power of Music

Organ Reframed: A Fine Set of Pipes

When Heldon Met Kraftwerk

This Heat ‘24 Track Loop’

Add N To (X) ‘Metal Fingers In My Body’

‘Fairlight Computer Musical Instrument’

Ambient: An Introduction

Sleaford Mods: Grim Tales

Cold War Electronica: Atomic Anthems

Holden & Zimpel: Cosmic Custodians

Death and Vanilla: A Flicker Of Hope

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