Dust (DJ Muggs album)

Dust
Studio album by Muggs
Released	March 11, 2003
Genre	Trip hop[1][2] electronica[2] psychedelic rock[1]
Length	47:43
Label	ANTI-
Producer	DJ Muggs
DJ Muggs chronology
Dust (2003) Bass for Your Face (2013)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Press	3/5[4]
Blender	[5]
The Guardian	[6]
Mojo	[7]
Pitchfork	1.1/10[8]
Q	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Uncut	[1]
Vibe	3/5[11]

Dust is the debut studio album by American music producer and Cypress Hill member DJ Muggs, credited as Muggs. The album was released by ANTI- on March 11, 2003. A stylistic departure from his previous work, Dust saw Muggs exploring a sound rooted in trip hop and electronica.^[2] The album features vocals by Josh Todd of Buckcherry, Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs and The Twilight Singers, Amy Trujillo, and Everlast.

Dust was re-released by ANTI-'s sister label Epitaph Records on May 8, 2007.

Singles

"Rain" and "Morta" were the album's first singles, being released before any other songs on the album through either download sites such as CNet's "music.download.com" or compilation albums such as "Anti-spring." (ANTI- Records, 2003)

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Know"	4:46
2.	"Rain" (featuring Josh Todd)	5:05
3.	"Niente"	1:51
4.	"Morta"	3:10
5.	"Faded" (featuring Josh Todd)	4:01
6.	"Chasing Shadows"	1:32
7.	"Tears"	3:46
8.	"Cloudy Days"	1:51
9.	"Fat City" (featuring Greg Dulli)	3:55
10.	"Believer"	3:16
11.	"Gone for Good" (featuring Everlast)	4:04
12.	"Blip"	1:23
13.	"Dead Flowers"	3:48
14.	"Far Away"	5:05
Total length:		47:43

Notes^[12]

• Track 9 is a cover song of "Fat City (Slight Return)" by The Twilight Singers (2003)
• Track 11 contents elements of "The Sorcerer Of Isis (The Ritual Of The Mole)" by Power Of Zeus (1970)

Personnel

• Lawrence Muggerud – guitar, drums, keyboards, programming, drum programming
• Amy Trujillo – vocals
• Erik Francis Schrody – vocals
• Greg Dulli – vocals
• Joshua Todd Gruber – vocals
• Mike Sims – bass, guitar
• Paula Gallitano – strings
• Reggie Stewart – bass, guitar, piano
• Scott Ables – drums
• Rob Hill – mixing
• Brian Gardner – mastering
• Estevan Oriol – design
• Mark Machado – design
• Sonny Gerasimowicz – design
• Stephanie Chao – photography

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)[13]	134

References

1. "DJ Muggs – Dust". Uncut. No. 71. April 2003. p. 118. Archived from the original on April 27, 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
2. Torreano, Bradley. "Dust – DJ Muggs". AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
3. "Reviews for Dust by Muggs". Metacritic. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
4. "Muggs: Dust". Alternative Press. No. 177. April 2003. p. 82.
5. Patel, Joseph (April 2003). "Muggs: Dust". Blender. No. 15. p. 127. Archived from the original on April 28, 2004. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
6. Lynskey, Dorian (March 7, 2003). "Muggs: Dust". The Guardian. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
7. "Muggs: Dust". Mojo. No. 113. April 2003. p. 100.
8. Martelli, Mark (March 24, 2003). "Muggs: Dust". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
9. "Muggs: Dust". Q. No. 201. April 2003. p. 113.
10. Hoard, Christian (March 20, 2003). "Muggs: Dust". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 14, 2003. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
11. Vaziri, Aidin (April 2003). "Revolutions". Vibe. Vol. 11, no. 4. Vibe Media Group. p. 179. ISSN 1070-4701. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
12. "Dust by DJ Muggs: Album Samples, Covers and Remixes". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
13. "Lescharts.com – Muggs – Dust". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 22, 2020.

External links

• Muggs – Dust at Discogs (list of releases)