{"id":37,"date":"2005-03-27T02:30:55","date_gmt":"2005-03-27T02:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/doktorjohn.com\/?p=37"},"modified":"2010-07-03T20:46:32","modified_gmt":"2010-07-03T20:46:32","slug":"peter-murphyunshattered-viastar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doktorjohn.com\/?p=37","title":{"rendered":"Peter Murphy\/Unshattered\/ Viastar"},"content":{"rendered":"

After three disappointing CDs in the past five years. Peter Murphy<\/strong> has come back with a fine album that is strictly in the rich style that he has been developing ever since the breakup of his seminal band Bauhaus. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Unshattered\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/strong>contains eleven tracks characteristic of Murphy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s development since he went on his own and has the potential to undo the damage done to Murphy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fan base by the last prior album \u00e2\u20ac\u009dDust\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/strong>—a poorly-received but highly-accomplished effort in which he abandoned the rock idiom in favor of entering the Near Eastern genre.<\/p>\n

Show-casing his rich baritone, he sings and recites mysterious, sometimes enigmatic poetry to the accompaniment of heavily rhythmic, dark and mainly minor-key instrumentals. A few tracks have the harsh, monotonous dissonance that is reminiscent of old Bauhaus numbers, but most songs on this album are profoundly, richly melodious. A couple make odd but sparing use of an accordion or delicate, bent note guitar accompaniment. All entries on this album represent a returning to the beloved style of his best prior discs, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Cascade,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Holy Smoke\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and those albums previous.<\/p>\n