Sunday, April 18, 2010

Track of the week: Otis by the Durutti Column

Don't go looking up tour dates for this band unless you live in the UK because they don't play outside too often anymore, they're from the late 70s and got their start on Factory Records, the same label Joy Division was on. They play a unique blend of spacey quiet rock with echoes of classical music and even feature vocals, occasionally. This happens to be one of the few songs with vocals and they compliment the music perfectly. I couldn't find a freely available studio version but here's a live version that gives you close to the full effect:



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