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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Miki Yui has produced a beguiling body of work rooted in elemental electronics and field recordings. She describes being shaped by the art and music of Düsseldorf, the influence of her late husband Klaus Dinger, and her recent conversion to modular synths

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Teeth Of The Sea: Cosmic Thing

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Ralf Dörper: Why Does It Hurt When My Heart Misses The Beat?

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Michael Rother and Vittoria Maccabruni: The Light Fantastic

byJoe Banks

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Will Salmon

Miki Yui: Deep Listening

Teeth Of The Sea: Cosmic Thing

Nicolás Jaar: Shock Of The New

Glows: Shining Bright

Ralf Dörper: Why Does It Hurt When My Heart Misses The Beat?

Michael Rother and Vittoria Maccabruni: The Light Fantastic

Berlin ‘The Metro’

Annie Nightingale

Laibach

Jean-Michel Jarre: Man Of The Future

Scritti Politti: The Beez Knees

Herb Deutsch: Out Of The Ether

Late 1960s Greek Music

Miss Grit: Human After All

Death and Vanilla: A Flicker Of Hope

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