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The Durutti Column

The Durutti Column is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Peter Hook, Bernard Sumner, Nico, Joy Division and Morrissey. Those roots explain a lot about how The Durutti Column arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Felt, Disco Inferno, Young Marble Giants, Public Image Ltd. and Wire, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Blood Orange, James, By the Way, Simply Red and Magazine, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around The Durutti Column, reaching back through Peter Hook and forward to Blood Orange. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Durutti Column are an English post-punk band formed in 1978 in Manchester, England. The band is the project of guitarist and occasional pianist Vini Reilly, often accompanied by Bruce Mitchell on drums and Keir Stewart on bass, keyboards and harmonica.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The Durutti ColumnPeter HookBernard SumnerNicoJoy DivisionMorrisseyOtis ReddingTracy ChapmanAnnie LennoxBlood OrangeJamesBy the WaySimply RedMagazineGlowFeltDisco InfernoYoung Marble GiantsPublic Image Ltd.WireThe Wedding PresentJosef KThe Pop Group

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The Durutti Column connections

The Durutti Column grew out of Peter Hook, Bernard Sumner, Nico and Joy Division, shares an orbit with Felt, Disco Inferno, Young Marble Giants and Public Image Ltd., went on to shape Blood Orange, James, By the Way and Simply Red. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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