THE DURUTTI COLUMN Schallplatten & CDs

Review: On its initial release in 1995, Sex and Death marked the end of an era for Vini Reilly's Duratti Column ensemble, and the start of a new one. It was recorded in the years following the collapse of Factory Records, boasts a string of guest musicians including New Order's Peter Hook, and was their final collaboration with producer Stephen Street. As this expanded reissue proves, the album, remains a strong one, offering a mix of opaque, dream-like soundscapes, jazz-flecked musical meditation, effervescent post-punk pop and jangling downtempo compositions. This edition includes a second disc packed full of alternate takes and previously unheard tracks discovered in Tony Wilson's archive, the majority of which is every bit as interesting and entertaining as the full album.