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''Dust'' is the sixth studio album by the Scottish Celtic fusion band Peatbog Faeries, released on August 8, 2011 on Peatbog Records, although pre-release copies were released July 20, 2011 on the band's online shop. Following the band's 2008 tour and subsequent live album, the band's fiddle player Adam Sutherland and drummer Iain Copeland left the band, replaced by Peter Tickell and Stu Haikney respectively whose experience helped stir the band in a new direction. The band set to record ''Dust'' in 2011 with longtime producer Calum MacLean, beginning work in Orbost and concluding work at Cumbernauld College. Haikney brought experimental fiddle techniques to the band, and similarly experimental production techniques, whilst the entire band experimented with various genres of music including African music, funk, reggae, ambient music and electronic music alongside the band's traditional Celtic fusion sound. The brass sound of previous albums also returned. The album was also an attempt to translate the band's live sound to studio work. ''Dust'' was released to positive reviews from critics, with ''The Guardian'' noting "Peatbog Faeries provide another reminder of the strength and variety of the Scottish music scene",〔http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/aug/04/peatbog-faeries-dust-review〕 The band's supporting tour also earned them a nomination at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for Best Live Act. Producer Calum MacLean later described the album as "the best musical experience of () life."〔http://www.peatbogfaeries.com/index.php?id=16〕 ==Background and release== Rumours of the band's sixth studio album started to circulate after the release of the band's ''Live'' album in 2009, which records performances from two of the band's gigs as part of their summer 2008 tour in support of their previous album ''What Men Deserve to Lose'' (2007). The band's drummer Iain Copeland, who also co-produced the band's six albums with Calum MacLean, left the band in 2010, whilst the band's fiddle player Adam Sutherland left around the same time. Their departures left a hole in the band. Nonetheless, prior to ''Dust'', fiddle player Peter Tickell, who "brings his own dynamics and youthful enthusiasm to the band", and drummer Stu Haikney who "brings a vast store of experience" joined the band and made their debut appearance on ''Dust''. Tickell had indeed worked as a dep for Sutherland so his role as successor was seen as natural. Haikney was described by one biography as being "furiously fast".〔http://www.pri.org/stories/2012-03-07/video-peatbog-faeries-dust〕 Following many rumours, evidence of recording came to light as the band released images of their work in the studio in early 2011. ''Dust'' was officially announced in June 2011 via the band's website and Facebook page as the title of the new album. The album cover and track listing were released in July 2011 and pre-release copies were released on 20 July on the band's online shop. It was officially released elsewhere on 8 August. The band spoke to Mary Ann Kennedy about the album in a live nine-minute interview on BBC Radio Scotland on 24 August.〔http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00k12gt〕 ''Dust'' was the first studio album by Peatbog Faeries to be released in a digipak, and the second Peatbog Faeries album to do so whatsoever, after ''Live''. As with all Peatbog Faeries album, small descriptions for the songs can be found in the liner notes. The album cover, which incorporates an artwork entitled ''It's Magic'', is strikingly similar to the cover of ''Evil Heat'' by Primal Scream. ''Dust'' clocks in at over sixty minutes and is the second longest Peatbog Faeries studio album, behind ''Faerie Stories'' which is approximately seven minutes longer, and their third longest album overall after ''Live'' which lasts seventy-six minutes long. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dust (Peatbog Faeries album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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