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Durutti Column – Fidelity
Durutti Column
Fidelity
Style: Electronic
Label: Les Disques Du Crépuscule
Catalog Number: TWI 976
Released: 1996
Originally released on CD-only in 1996 on the cult Brussels-based label Les Disques Du Crépuscule, Fidelity continues on the downtempo chill-out themes of the group’s final outing on Factory Records Obey The Time. Guitarist Vini Reilly is joined here by vocalist Eley Rudge on a few tracks with the album mostly featuring synthesizers, drum machines, and samples alongside Reilly’s signature understated, but immensely beautiful guitar playing. B1 “Future Perfect” is an especially dreamy track with a bubbling acid synthesizer line, far away piano chords, and Rudge singing about being present: “Tell me some stories / Don’t live in the future.” C2 “Grace” is another heart-stopper based around some sort of Southeast-Asian vocal sample that’ll immediately transport you to another world.
Recommended – Full Listen
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Tags: Ambient / Chillout / Downtempo
Tracklist:
A1 Fidelity
A2 For Suzanne
A3 G+T
B1 Future Perfect
B2 Abstract Of Expression
B3 Remember Me
C1 Sanko
C2 Grace
C3 Storm For Steve
D1 Guitar For Mother
D2 My Only Love
D3 The New Fidelity
Credits:
Lacquer Cut By – KR (3)
Producer, Programmed By – Laurie Lexicon
Sleeve, Design [Sleeve] – Benoît Hennebert
Vocals – Eley Rudge (tracks: A1, B1)
Written-By, Performer, Photography By [Cover Portrait], Sleeve – Vini Reilly
