Vini Reilly’s second album as The
Durutti Column came out in 1981. It was
very much a continuation of the almost supernatural aesthetic of previous album
The Return Of with the addition of Reilly's ghostly, unobtrusive vocals on
certain tracks (Sketch for Dawn I & II, Never Known, The Missing Boy). Isolating individual tracks here is not easy,
much of the album is composed of Reilly’s unhurried guitar noodling,
accompanied by minimal, electronic percussion.
That’s not to say there aren’t strong
melodies here – Messidor and Never Known both echo Sketch for Summer (from The Return of the Durutti Column). Final track The Sweet Cheat Gone avoids
guitar altogether, replaced by piano. If
you’re a fan of conventional verse/chorus songs, this album isn’t for you. If however, you enjoy more abstract guitar compositions
would recommend checking this or its predecessor out.
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