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Artist:	DURUTTI COLUMN
Title:	Another Setting
Label:	FACTORY/LONDON (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	FACDO 074CD

1998 CD reissue of the 3rd Durutti Column album, originally issued by Factory in 1982. Includes 7 bonus tracks which originally appeared as a Portuguese only mini-LP Amigos em Portugal/Dedications for Jacqueline in 1983. "Continuing -- perhaps to a fault -- the sound and style of LC, Another Setting is a quite fine effort from Reilly and Mitchell, which makes up for quality what it lacks in surprising reinvention. Whereas LC was a clear leap forward from an impressive start, Another Setting tries slight variations instead, otherwise sticking to the same combination of Reilly's elegant guitar work; Mitchell's subtle, effective drum lines; and a dollop of distanced singing and keyboard work from Reilly on top of that partnership. Given that this combination is already so distinctly and uniquely the band's, though, it's hard to complain too much when hearing numbers like the gently tense 'Bordeaux' and the emotional, oboe-tinged crawl of 'Smile in the Crowd,' later covered by Depeche Mode's Martin Gore. Opening track 'Prayer' is actually one of the best things he's done, a softly rising, meditative piece with soft synth horns mixing with a brief Reilly guitar part just so. 'Francesca,' meanwhile, demonstrates his skills at combining a central melody with subtle improvisation and development throughout the rest of the track, again double-tracking his pieces to create a hypnotic effect. These and many other moments clearly signal where a fair amount of Cocteau Twins' work would eventually go, not to mention other later avatars of experimental guitar calm like Talk Talk and Piano Magic. Mitchell's standout moments crop up throughout, one of the best being 'The Beggar.' Giving just enough drumming heft and power to be as anthemic as an early U2 song without sounding ridiculously overwrought at all, it's a grand fusion of Durutti's general restraint and a more straightforward punch. The sometimes easy-to-miss humor in Durutti also remains present, as the title of one Morricone-tinged number puts it, 'For a Western'."

Artist:	DURUTTI COLUMN
Title:	Domo Arigato
Label:	FACTORY/LONDON (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	FACDO 144CD

1998 CD reissue of the 5th Durutti Column album, originally issued by Factory in 1985. Live recording from Tokyo, April, 1985. Line up of: Vini Reilly (vocals, guitar, piano), Bruce Mitchell (perc., xylophone, DMX), Tim Kellett (trumpet), John Metcalfe (viola). CD includes 3 bonus tracks: 'Our Lady Of The Angles' & 'White Rabbit' (from the 1987 The City Of Our Lady 12" on Factory) & 'When The World' from the 1987 Our Lady Of The Angels CD EP. "The airy and alluring 70-minute-long Domo Arigato CD, recorded live at a 1985 Tokyo concert appearance by Reilly (singing and playing a bit of piano), drummer Mitchell (doubling on xylophone), John Metcalfe (viola) and Tim Kellett (trumpet), draws its material from all of DC's prior releases and has beautifully clear sound."

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