''Dust'' is the sixth solo studio album by English musician Peter Murphy. It was released on 23 April 2002 through

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. Produced by Turkish musician

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, ''Dust'' utilizes traditional Turkish instrumentation and songwriting, abandoning Murphy's previous pop and rock incarnations, and juxtaposing elements from

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and

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, coupled with Dede's trademark atmospheric electronics. ''Dust'' features extensive contributions from various Turkish musicians, as well as other musicians such as violinist

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and jazz bassist

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. The album also includes re-recorded versions of two songs from earlier in Murphy's career: "Subway" from ''

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'' (1995) and "My Last Two Weeks" from ''

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'' (1988). It charted on ''

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, peaking at number 38.

Critical reception

Upon its release, ''Dust'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 66, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 6 reviews. MacKenzie Wilson of

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wrote: "''Dust'' is a stunning look into his exotic, sharp imagination and a vibrant effort for those who've watched him evolve." He also further stated: "Murphy has bravely restructured the simplicities of each song, introducing a massy richness. ''Dust'' itself materializes into a new chapter for Murphy." Michael Hubbard of

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stated: "From the beginning of Things To Remember, it is clear that ex-

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frontman Peter Murphy has done more than just move to Turkey. On the evidence of this new album, he now lives and breathes the place.", while describing the record as "one of the most individual albums of the year." ''

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'' described the album as "an emotive, evocative, electrifying mystery," while ''Q'' magazine wrote that the album is "perverse, contrary and, on stand-out tracks "No Home Without Its Sire" and "Just For Love", surprisingly engaging." Will Harris of

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criticized the album, writing: "There are no particular melodies to highlight on ''Dust'', however, and, as a result, it’s just one long drag." He also further expanded his comments, stating: "This is just one big gloomfest, and, to the album’s detriment, Murphy never once opts to crack a smile."

Track listing

Personnel

* Peter Murphy - vocals, production, mixing; keyboards (4, 7, 9); programming (3) Other musicians *

- production, mixing; percussion (1, 3, 6 - 7, 9); electronic sound effects (2, 5 - 9); backing vocals (4); drums (8); turntables (8); samples (3) *

- bass (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) * Göksel Baktagir - kanun (1, 5, 8 - 9) * Yurdal Tokcan -

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(2, 9);

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(2);

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(7) *

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(1 - 2, 4 - 9); keyboards (7);

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strings (8) * Scott Russell - drums (1, 2); drum programming (2, 6); keyboards (1) *

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(2, 6 - 7) *

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(4);

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(7) * Matthew Burton - bass (3, 7); programming (3, 7); sound effects (4);

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(4) * Ertan Tekin - ney (6, 9) * Neva Özgen -

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(4) * Yelda Özgen -

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(4) * Jesse Owen-Sims - programming (5); sound effects (5) ;Technical personnel * Orkan Telhan - graphic design * Daniel Cinelli - engineering, recording, editing, mixing * Wolfman - mastering * Tom Tiberio - additional recording * Kemal Çetinkaya - recording supervision (Istanbul)

Chart positions

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2002 albums Peter Murphy (musician) albums Metropolis Records albums World music albums by British artists