Dust

Bpitch label head and scene linchpin redefines herself as a melancholy techno-pop songwriter with interests well outside her Berlin dance sphere.

Ellen Allien's sixth full-length in just under a decade is something of a hybrid affair, revisiting familiar territory for the producer while also flirting with a few new ideas (guitar rock, tropicalia, songwriting) as befits her noted capacity for subtle reinvention.

Was the 2003 sophomore release from Ellen Allien, Berlinette, something of a fluke? Not to discredit Allien's penchant for creating pulsating dance tracks...

The queen of Berlin techno gets feet moving and hearts melting on Dust, says <strong>Alex Macpherson</strong>