Peter Murphy "Dust" Metropolis Records Met 238 2002 (68:09)
Things
To Remember (7:44)
Fake Sparkle Or Golden Dust? (8:23)
No Home Without Its Sire (6:47)
Just
For Love (6:37)
Girlchild
Aglow (7:19)
Your Face (9:00)
Jungle Haze (7:39)
My
Last Two Weeks (7:04)
Subway
(Epilogue) (7:36)
With the aid of co-producer Mercan Dede and a small cadre of Eastern and Western musicians, Peter Murphy has immersed himself within a new sound. "Dust" picks up where 2000's stripped down "Just For Love" tour left off by retaining classically trained violinist Hugh Marsh. Then the sound is fleshed out with the ancient ones of and near Murphy's adopted homeland of Turkey - percussion, kanun, ud, cumbus, etc. - plus additional programming and keyboard and guitar atmospheres. The majority of the nine songs are sprawled out between seven and nine minutes, thus flowing like molasses and/or indulging in instrumental passages. To these Western ears there is a perfectly tasteful balance between East and West, old and new, electronic and acoustic, in a genuinely spiritual way. The environment lends itself to the voice and vice versa (certainly far better than the KMFDM backed "Recall" EP) and the voice and lyrics are as strong as ever. This is the album that should have been entitled "Deep". If you're looking for upbeat pop like past gems "Cuts You Up" and "The Scarlet Thing In You" you won't find anything remotely like that here. You also won't find any obvious singles as the album is undoubtedly meant for listening to in its entirety. Murphy's message is poetic but clear, reminding us to "love anything", that "there is no place like just for love" and "let love begin". The midsection of "Just For Love" and "Girlchild Aglow" is the apex. The next couple songs slightly dip in quality but are rescued by the striking vocal of "My Last Two Weeks" and then 1995's "Subway" is revisited, extended and successfully "Dust"-ed off. This is a really lovely album. By my third listen it all made perfect sense. Murphy is currently on tour in North America through June ...
Where did I get this CD? - CD Universe