It is going to get a little Tricky in here

May 28, 2008

Tricky

Trip Hop icon Tricky is back.  I first heard him with the Wild Bunch aka Massive Attack, and then he put out Maxinquaye which was an amazing album.  He has had other releases, but none can compare to Maxinquaye. Pre-Millennium Tension was also good record. He has a new album coming out entitled Knowle West Boy. It will drop July 9th in the UK and in September in the states. 

Knowle West Boy is the album that sums up everything that Trickyhas accomplished since his 1995 Maxinquaye debut. From the sardonic bar-room blues of Puppy Toy to the haunting quasi-classicism of Joseph; from the twisted Specials-worshipping punk ofCouncil Estate to the bereft torchery of Past Mistake; from the Roxy Music’s The Bogus Man-at-the-dancehall art-stomp of Bacative to the poignant autobiographical tale of teen pregnancy that is School Gates, Knowle West Boy sees our misunderstood hero reaching into the post-punk, Two-Tone, reggae, hip hop and pure pop he grew up adoring, twisting it all into surreal Tricky shapes using his astonishingly accomplished band and a host of great undiscovered singers, and ending up with the most varied and accessible set of his career.

You can check out some of the tracks over at the website. There is a cool South Rakkas remix as well.  After listening to them, Tricky is back.  There is also a remix competition for all you producers and djs.


Tricky - “Puppy” Live Jools Holland 


Tricky - Council Estate 

 

 

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Posted by Tarik | Filed Under Music 

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One Response to “It is going to get a little Tricky in here”

  1. jon jon on May 29th, 2008 11:22 am

    Maxinquaye is one on me favourite albums. I hope the Trickster can reclaime his glory as one of the genres poineers.

    I was lookin back to see if you lookin at me to see lookin back at you

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