
Essentially a solo-project for Manchester
guitarist Vini Reilly, these albums are the second part of a
reissue programme which follows on from the first batch released
around 1997. 1982's 'Another Setting' is very similar in style
and quality to the first two albums, featuring chiming post-punk
guitar and Reilly's trademark mumbling and is largely superb. 'Without
Mercy' is an ambitious attempt by Reilly to create his own
version of Tubular Bells; it's no worse than that record although
the bonus tracks offer less self-indulgent treats. The
appropriately-titled 'Obey The Time', released in 1990, nods
towards more modern sounds and is far less guitar-based, opting
instead for blissed-out melodies, even featuring a drum-and-bass
remix bonus track.