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Death And Vanilla

Whistle And I’ll Come To You (Reimagined Score)

    Swedish trio Death And Vanilla follow their much-praised re-imagined soundtracks to ‘Vampyr’ (2017) and ‘The Tenant’ (2018) with their interpretation of the soundtrack to cult 1968 TV show ‘Whistle And I’ll Come To You’ via Fire Records.

    At a time when post-ambient electronica and bedevilled folk music are co-habiting, and the public’s interest in Pagan rites and rituals has been sparked by a new generation of fans. The bizarre storyline of Whistle And I’ll Come To You seems even more pertinent… and strangely haunting.

    The Jonathan Miller-adapted 1968 ghost story was originally part of BBC’s Omnibus series and featured Michael Horden as a fussy professor who discovers an ancient whistle which summons up the spirits. A black and white folkloric tale in the style of The Wicker Man, the original TV programme received rave reviews.

    The esoteric live score was recorded at the Hypnos Theatre in Malmö. The 42-minute soundtrack utilises stuttering tape loops on ‘Intro’ before breathing new life into the primitive John Carpenter-like drum machine on ‘Supernatural Breakfast’, while ‘Walk On The Beach 2’ sounds like a hauntological rendition of a Broadcast classic. Indeed, that effect is amplified on ‘Nightmares’, with its swirling wind and other-worldly choral effect, before the feeling of some supernatural presence is suggested on the penultimate cut ‘Evidence Of Spiritualism’.

    TRACK LISTING

    1. Intro
    2. Arrival
    3. Has It Been Good Here?
    4. Spooky Breakfast
    5. Walk On The Beach
    6. Whistle
    7. Supernatural Breakfast
    8. Walk On The Beach 2
    9. Nightmares
    10. Evidence Of Spiritualism?
    11. The Apparition

    Death And Vanilla

    Whistle And I'll ComeTo You (Reimagined Score)

      At a time when post-ambient electronica and bedevilled folk music are co-habiting, and the public’s interest in Pagan rites and rituals has been sparked by a new generation of fans. The bizarre storyline of Whistle And I’ll Come To You seems even more pertinent… and strangely haunting.

      The Jonathan Miller-adapted 1968 ghost story was originally part of BBC’s Omnibus series and featured Michael Horden as a fussy professor who discovers an ancient whistle which summons up the spirits. A black and white folkloric tale in the style of The Wicker Man, the original TV programme received rave reviews.

      The esoteric live score was recorded at the Hypnos Theatre in Malmö. The 42-minute soundtrack utilises stuttering tape loops on ‘Intro’ before breathing new life into the primitive John Carpenter-like drum machine on ‘Supernatural Breakfast’, while ‘Walk On The Beach 2’ sounds like a hauntological rendition of a Broadcast classic. Indeed, that effect is amplified on ‘Nightmares’, with its swirling wind and other-worldly choral effect, before the feeling of some supernatural presence is suggested on the penultimate cut ‘Evidence Of Spiritualism’.

      TRACK LISTING

      Side 1
      1. Intro
      2. Arrival
      3. Has It Been Good Here?
      4. Spooky Breakfast
      5. Walk On The Beach
      6. Whistle

      Side 2
      1. Supernatural Breakfast
      2. Walk On The Beach 2
      3. Nightmares
      4. Evidence Of Spiritualism?
      5. The Apparition.

      Death And Vanilla

      Flicker

        Death and Vanilla return with ‘Flicker’, presenting their unique pop music that defies categorisation. Housed in a beautifully austere post-ironic de-constructed sleeve; ‘Flicker’ is a modern reflection on these difficult times. World crises notwithstanding, they return reborn, re-arranged and revitalised after assimilating dub reggae, the motorik spirals of Can, the modal meander of Philip Glass and The Cure’s dreamier pop sounds; plus the twice removed symphonic ambience of Spiritualized and Talking Heads under heavy manners from Brian Eno. By osmosis their period of transition since 2019’s much darker ‘Are You A Dreamer?’ has hatched new eclectic electronica anthems riddled with melody lines, and layered for lush love.

        Forming in Malmö, Sweden, Death And Vanilla gravitated towards vintage musical equipment; from vibraphone, organ and mellotron, to tremolo guitar and Moog synthesisers. Soaking up soundtracks from the 60s and 70s, listening to library music, kosmiche, French Ye-ye pop and 60s psych, Marleen Nilsson, Anders Hansson and Magnus Bodin were fashioned by the city’s austere industrial past and flat pack present, and all in the shadow of the Orsesund Bridge that links their dreamworld to mainland Europe and a darker reality.

        Death And Vanilla at once sound like everything is possible; but nothing else at all. There is a flicker of hope for everyone.

        “Deploying vintage instruments in their quest for melancholic utopia.” - Electronic Sound

        “Baroque pop through a dreampop filter.” - The Guardian.

        STAFF COMMENTS

        Barry says: It's hard to define exactly what Death and Vanilla do. It's deeply psychedelic but rooted in classic songwriting, taking familiar progressions and twisting them into perfectly produced fever dreams. 'Flicker' has a ton of melody, is warm and brooding but remains resolutely listenable, and endlessly fascinating.

        TRACK LISTING

        Side A
        A1. Out For Magic
        A2. Baby Snakes
        A3. Find Another Illusion
        A4. Perpetuum Mobile
        Side B
        B1. Looking Glass
        B2. Mercury's Rising
        B3. Fearless
        B4. Transparent Things
        B5. Perpetuum Reprise

        New album from the Malmo-based trio of Marleen Nilsson, Anders Hansson and Magners Bodin.

        Following the critically-acclaimed ‘To Where The Wild Things Are’ from 2015 and their haunting collection of soundtracks in between.

        “Lush and enveloping, reminiscent of Curt Boettcher and Margo Guryan.” The Wire. 

        “Fantastically eerie.” Clash.


        Exposing the trio’s love of all things retro with a nod to everything from Fun Boy Three to Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Contonou, while still roaming somewhere between an ambient Eno and Cocteau Twins at a late-night soiree. A unique, individual sound: Longer, more plush and pampered; more hypnotic and haunting, mixing mellotron and affected guitar with a refined rhythm. Electronic melancholy at its most evocative, riddled with super-memorable motifs and melodies that nestle in reflective echo.

        STAFF COMMENTS

        Barry says: Death and Vanilla have eschewed their classic sound slightly for a more open and airy offering, channelling the vibes of 70's soundtracks, hazy psychedelia and tie-dyed synthplay as well as their more direct offerings mixed in for good measure. Definitely the soundtrack to the summer. Stunning stuff.

        TRACK LISTING

        1. A Flaw In The Iris
        2. Let's Never Leave Here
        3. Mercier
        4. Eye Bath
        5. The Hum
        6. Nothing Is Real
        7. Vespertine
        8. Wallpaper Pattern

        Death And Vanilla

        Vampyr

          A Standard LP and CD release will follow later. Now re-issued as a double vinyl package, ‘Vampyr’ is full of “eerie haunted ambience” (©The Guardian), an atmospheric and spaced out 78 minutes that galvanizes Moog, glockenspiel, zither and vibraphonette in a beautiful piece of claustrophobia, a timeless slice of suitably scary sound filled with an unnerving sonic vibe that sticks in the psyche. “The retro leaning Scandi duo fire up their Moogs and mellotrons, sonic archaeologists with a hauntological bent.. there is an alluring sexiness to their avant-Kraut Moog-pop excursions.” 

          TRACK LISTING

          A1. Vampyr Pt.1
          B1. Vampyr Pt.2
          C1. Vampyr Pt.3
          D1. Vampyr Pt.4
          D2. Vampyr Rehearsals

          Death And Vanilla

          Death And Vanilla EP (Reissue)

            The first release for the Swedish Psychedelic dream-pop band, their self-titled EP caught the attention of French label ‘Hands In The Dark’. They originally released EP in 2010 on CD an extremely limited edition run of 100 copies. The EP is reissued on blue vinyl to match the cover alongside the ‘From Above’ 7” and their self-titled debut long player.

            TRACK LISTING

            01 Ghosts In The Machine
            02 Godspeed
            03 Run Rabbit Run
            04 The Colour Of Space
            05 Ascend And Descend
            06 The Dödens Vaniljsås Theme
            07 Between The Circles

            Death And Vanilla

            Death And Vanilla Album (Reissue)

            Marleen Nilsson and Anders Hansson AKA Death and Vanilla released their first full length self-titled eponymous debut LP in 2012. It radiates sophisticated retro-futuristic psych-pop whilst channeling their passion for hauntology, library, krautrock and radiophonic music. Mastered by Linus Sjölund at RED audio it was initially released on French label ‘Hands In The Dark’ which like their EP sold out on pre-order.

            Fire Records now release the album on black/yellow splatter vinyl and CD alongside the ‘From Above’ 7” and their self-titled debut EP. 

            STAFF COMMENTS

            Andy says: Krauty, moog, hushed, library baroque pop that breezes along in a sultry fashion.

            TRACK LISTING

            01 Rituals
            02 Dreams Of Sheep
            03 Cul-De-Sac
            04 Somnambulists
            05 The Unseeing Eye
            06 From Elsewhere
            07 Library Goblin
            08 The Clearing
            09 The Unseeing I


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