DUST sees Ellen Allien returning to the dancefloor after the relative abstraction of SOOL. “Our Utopie” sets things up straightaway, with Allien’s flanged vocals constrasting the chimes against the steady backbeat. Her compositions seem much more sparse this time around: “Flashy Flashy” doesn’t have the tech-house seen of her classic BERLINETTE album (“Ever” will fill in that role later), but instead sticks with icy electro. “My Tree” expands the sonic palette by introducing woodwinds, while “Sun the Rain” similarly brings in some guitars into a warm soundscape, as if Allien were doing her own version of downtempo. But abstraction makes a slight return at the start of “Should We Go Home,” which quickly resolves itself to the beat. The indie-rock stylings of “You,” however, are a bit of a misstep, but the music box-tones on “Huibuh” make up for it. A fine return to form.