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Manchester, England (1978 – present)
The Durutti Column, formed in 1978 is the ongoing band project of guitarist (and occasional pianist) Vini Reilly (born in Didsbury, Manchester, England in August 1953), often accompanied by drummer Bruce Mitchell.
The basic idea behind Durutti Column’s music is to break with whatever structure supports the foundations of musical formalism, in order to try and create a kind of music which really can belong to everyone.
The Durutti Column partly derives its name from the struggle of revolutionary anarchist Buenaventura Durruti to liberate Spain during the bloody civil war of the 1930s. A legendary assassin and anarchist, he fueled a libertarian communist movement with lofty ideals and eventually led a formidable column of 6,000 men towards Zaragoza during the summer of 1936. His aim was to liberate the city, defeat Fascism and declare a free commune but his plan failed when the column became entrenched just outside the city. Later he was persuaded to go to Madrid with his men and take on Franco’s Moroccan militia. During this escapade he was shot in the back.
The second source for the title comes from the activities of the Situationists Internationale in Strasbourg in 1966. In a grand gesture of anarchism they papered the walls of the city with a comic strip titled “The Return of the Durutti Column”. (Note the change of spelling of Durruti’s name).
The basic idea behind Durutti Column’s music is to break with whatever structure supports the foundations of musical formalism, in order to try and create a kind of music which really can belong to everyone.
The Durutti Column partly derives its name from the struggle of revolutionary anarchist Buenaventura Durruti to liberate Spain during the bloody civil war of the 1930s. A legendary assassin and anarchist, he fueled a libertarian communist movement with lofty ideals and eventually led a formidable column of 6,000 men towards Zaragoza during the summer of 1936. His aim was to liberate the city, defeat Fascism and declare a free commune but his plan failed when the column became entrenched just outside the city. Later he was persuaded to go to Madrid with his men and take on Franco’s Moroccan militia. During this escapade he was shot in the back.
The second source for the title comes from the activities of the Situationists Internationale in Strasbourg in 1966. In a grand gesture of anarchism they papered the walls of the city with a comic strip titled “The Return of the Durutti Column”. (Note the change of spelling of Durruti’s name).
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The Return of the Durutti Column
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The Best of The Durutti Column (disc 1)
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optimistic_tour wrote:
the first two albums have been reissued on vinyl by 4 Men With Bears and I got 'Return of' for $17 and there appear to be many copies left.. I just hope they continue on, at least through Without Mercy.
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seamoss wrote:
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ativke wrote:
I was lucky enough to discover the band right around the time of the FactoryOnce reissues, ca 1997, and I could walk into my local CD store USA and just pluck 'Return' out of the Durutti Column section, if you can imagine that.
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grosun wrote:
Goddammit, i would happily buy "the return of" for any kind of reasonable price, but I refuse to pay 48 pounds on Amazon... whence a reissue? What the hell is up with the pricing? More people should be able to hear this.
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Kseven wrote:
It always makes me angry the fact that abominable pieces of musical shit (I could make a 50 pages list) get more attention than artists like Vini Reilly, for example. What a talented musician!
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Retinend wrote:
His music is serene and out of time - like Mike Oldfield but a lot better.
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visslingarorop wrote:
would somebody help me out with wich the most jazz-influenced entrance to the world of vini reilly would be?
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snowbleed wrote:
The Durutti Column is one of those artists that can trap me in the discography for the better part of a day. I listen to one thing and then I want to listen to everything.
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peirastic wrote:
stellar. truly.
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Bloodyafternoon wrote:
Very much love for The Durutti Column!!! Quite amazing! My favourite record so far is LC, but I still have so many to check out. They are a bit harder to find.
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trashcity_ wrote:
∞ [∞]
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optimistic_tour wrote:
Without Mercy [∞]
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Icros wrote:
King of kings [2]
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alligatorindian wrote:
so good
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icarokar wrote:
King of kings
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James_Hartley wrote:
The Return of is amazingly good.
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minimalnoize wrote:
I can't stop listening.
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Ins_Gadget wrote:
wow
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psynumb wrote:
Without Mercy is ridiculously beautiful,I'm hating myself for not checking this out earlier.
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optimistic_tour wrote:
don't be such a cunt, T50L. listen if you want to
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