Spent Time

Spent Time....Durutti Column

Durutti Column is a weird band. People who know them dig them in a big way. Most people do not know them. I don't think they ever had a hit. To me they make me think of 4AD and the Cocteau Twins, as most of their songs are instrumentals and bear some resemblance to what solo guitar works by Robin Guthrie of the Cocteau Twins would sound like (although i know that Robin Guthrie has recorded solo guitar works and i have never heard them).

Anyways, this song is a perfect mixtape song. On its own, it might not impress or overwhelm. But in the middle of a mix, its perfect. Its very subtle, vaguely sad. And very echoey. Quite beautiful, in a very minor-key way. The guitar instrumental leads in a long way before the vocals come in, its very beautiful throughout. Definitely worth hearing and checking out.