This is not Allien’s best work, but perhaps a sampler, a catalyst for new ears to seek out her back-catalogue – which are more focussed on one style or another. Dust is also an indicator that Ellen is not done with us yet, nor is she done experimenting with the art-form she’s been exploring for so long.A shootout that left 21 people dead and six wounded on the road last week is the most gruesome sign that a relatively tranquil pocket of northern Mexico is quickly turning into a hotbed of drug-fueled violence on Arizonas doorstep. The violence in recent months is grist for supporters of the states tough new law against illegal immigration, who are eager to portray the border as a lawless battlefield of smugglers both of drugs and humans.The doyen of disco house Dimitri from Paris is back with his much-awaited compilation Get Down with the Philly Sound The first of the double-CD set unearths definitive disco classics straight from the archives of legendary Philadelphia-based production duo Gamble Huff The second features the very same tracks reworked by Dimitri from long lost studio outtakes, with subtle finesse worthy of his reputation as the past decade’s remixer du jour.