Chapter 8: Solace

The sky at war — Rehabilitation — Consolations — The Fender Rhodes — Fusion — A dog — Vintage instruments — Frankenstein repairs — Cassettes — “Roads” — Earth-shattering vibration — A working man’s club band and the London Philharmonic Orchestra — The right syllables — Communication — Mannequins and dummies — Public assembly — Post-apocalyptic drought — Grief — The sensation of evil — Fireworks 

In this chapter:

• The Fender Rhodes
• Music as consolation
• Vintage instruments
• Cassette tape; the sound of recording technology
• "Roads"
• Dummy's lyrics
• The Peddlers' Suite London
• Film: Tank Girl (1995)
• Dummy, depression, and consolation