Rebellion

Artist: The Durutti Column
Label: Umvd Import
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 684340000557
EAN: 0684340000557
ASIN: B00005LK9G

Release Date: 2001-06-07

Rebellion

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Tracks:

4 Sophia
Longsight Romance
Ceh Cak Af en Yam
Fields of Athenry
Overload, Pt. 1
Falling
Voluntary Arrangement
Mello, Pt. 1
Mello, Pt. 2
Protest Song
Meschugana

Album Description

2001 album for long running alternative act long associated with Manchester's Factory scene. 11 tracks, '4 Sophia', 'Longsight Romance', 'Geh cak af en yam', 'The Fields Of Athenry', 'Overlord Part One', 'Falling', 'Voluntary Arrangement', 'Mello Part One', 'Mello Part Two', 'Protest Song' & 'Meschugana'.

Customer Reviews:

better with time.......2007-01-09

I used to be a huge Durutti Column fan back in the 80s, grew tired of it in the 90s, and am back to liking its music again. Looking at the recent last 3 albums by DT, one can see that it has got technically better, the recordings have better quality, and Vini Reilly has toned down the weird experimentations that he used to make with his music with funk and other rhythms, that in my opinion never went together. Back is the sadness in his music that has always made it easily recognisable that the tune you are listening to is a DT.

Good Stuff.......2004-05-01

This is a good record. It is a bit common within the context of Durutti. It just doesn't stand out when compared to "The Guitar and Other Machines" for example. For folks just starting up with Durutti I would say that the aforementioned title, "Vini Reilly", and/or "Someone Else's Party" would be better starting points.

Vini Really Put His Mind to This One!.......2001-10-20

Many of the recent DC albums were... well, half hearted, so to say. "Life was Gigantic" (was it?) album started great, but then many of the remaining songs just sort of fades away in the middle, or maybe rather unclear where he wants to go. But this one is not like that. The first track is, ahhhh, it's THE DC guitar that we all love and expect, and then Vini took the time and effort to make the rest of the tracks tight and thorough. It was really worth the wait. This is a DC album that can be recommended even to a non-DC fan. If you like quiet, melodic and clever guitar music, try this out.

Blue is the color.......2001-10-09

Durutti Column's first album, "The return of the DC", was one of the most subtle revolutions ever in rock music; released in the heyday of the post-punk movement in 1979, it seemed to transcend both time and musical boundaries with its web-like guitar textures, soft melodies and dark atmospherics. More than 20 years later, Vini Reilly's one-man project is still around -- now he's the leader of UK's oldest independent outfit and enters the new millennium with "Rebellion", an album which isn't as consistently innovative and strong as his signature '80s material ("LC", "The guitar and...", "Vini Reilly"), but is nonetheless a very respectable effort with a number of reasonably contemporary influences added into the mix. Keir Stewart's production methods are very transparent and keep things at a much more complex level than Durutti Column's recent '90s albums, allowing each sonic detail and element to thrive and often combining seemingly disparate elements to amazing effects. This becomes immediately apparent with the opening track "4 Sophia", a piece that definitely deserves 'classic' status. Typical for DC's acoustic songs it's actually quite simple: various guitar lines play over airy synth backings, but it's the arrangement of melodies and chord changes which make it all sound so unique. On the other hand, the better part of "Rebellion" encompasses an amazing variety of styles and genres and seems to have a definite desire not to sound too similar to anything else from the band's catalog; at times one thinks Vini and his mates try a bit too hard in exploring new avenues, particularly with the rap section of "Overlord part 1" (perhaps to win new fans in urban markets?), but it's a really refreshing change of pace from an outfit that had seemed to have gone stagnant. In terms of production, "Longsight romance" is another brilliant piece, with Vini's soft singing and gentle guitar drones surrounded by ethnic drums and acoustic guitar parts. The exquisite "Geh cak..." provides some of the album's best moments, featuring crystal-clear guitar picking interspersed with nagging feedback and dense, powerful percussions patterns by long-time musical partner Bruce Mitchell. Elsewhere, the emphasis is more on light pop melodies and lyrics about love and devotion - although it should be said that no artist here is a singer in the usual sense of the word - an approach which will be familiar to owners of 1998's "Time was gigantic". While the catchy "Voluntary arrangement" leans more towards the electronic and beat-heavy end of DC's sound, "The fields of Athenry" (complete with harmonica and Mediterranean flavor), "Falling" and "Mello part 1" expand on the romantic and tuneful component one usually associates with Durutti Column. "Mello part 2" and "Protest song" are also worth mentioning, the former offering a dramatic blend of echoed guitar riffs with looped, metallic-sounding rhythm samples, the latter combining banjo tinklings and somewhat fluffy female vocals not far removed from Mike Oldfield's more esoteric work. However, the album's least successful song arrives at the end in the shape of the noisy and pretentious "Meschugana", which isn't a particularly memorable way to conclude this 55-minute disc. In sum, this is one of the most rewarding albums with the Durutti Column name on it - varied styles, flawless production and great audio quality ensure that this is an exciting listening experience and as a fan of independent pop music you'll not be disappointed. And once again, Durutti Column aren't getting the major label support they deserve...

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