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DREAM INTO DUST

No Man's Land
1997
CDEP
Chthonic Streams MYRK 010

Dream Into Dust's first release is the poignantly presented No Man's Land, a CDEP created by Derek Rush with Patrick Hogan (Figurehead) and Bryin Dall (Loretta's Doll).

The words, music, and vocals are distinctly those of Derek Rush, and if I describe this CD as a deranged and depressive nightmare I'm pretty sure he'll take that as a compliment.

Of the poetry I was particularly struck by the lines:

we were prisoners of hope
now defeat has set us free

The pain expressed here seems less personal than his previous work. Although rich in historical allusion, this is strangely ambiguous, suggesting a universal rather than a specific meaning.

That the CD is in part highly atmospheric/industrial presumably reflects the contribution of Derek's new collaborators, although I have no doubt that the overall vision is entirely his own.

Rik - 10 September 1997