Tricky - Maxinquaye

Label:

Island Records

Catalog#:

314-524 089-2

Format:

CD, Album

Country:

Released:

18 Apr 1995

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Leftfield, Trip Hop, Downtempo

Tracklist

1	Overcome	4:28	X
	Written-by [Sample] - M. Detroit* , S. Fahey*
2	Ponderosa	3:30	X
	Music By, Lyrics By - Howie B. , Martine*
3	Black Steel	5:39	X
	Written-By - C. Ridenhour* , E. Sadler* , H. Shocklee* , W. Drayton*
4	Hell Is Round The Corner	3:46
	Written-by [Sample] - I. Hayes*
5	Pumpkin	4:30	X
6	Aftermath	7:37	X
7	Abbaon Fat Tracks	4:26
8	Brand New You're Retro	2:54	X
9	Suffocated Love	4:52	X
10	You Don't	4:39	X
11	Strugglin'	6:38	X
12	Feed Me	4:02	X

Credits

Artwork By [Art Direktion Und Design] - Cally
Artwork By [Tricky Sticky] - Richard Baker , Rob Crane
Bass Guitar - Pete Briquette (tracks: 9)
Flute - Tony Wrafter (tracks: 6)
Guitar - James Stevenson (tracks: 8)
Guitar, Drums - FTV (tracks: 3)
Keyboards - Mark Saunders (tracks: 1)
Music By, Lyrics By - Tricky (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 12)
Photography [Random Shots] - Baron Von Callmeister
Photography [Tricky Shoot] - Andy Earl , Paul Rider , Valerie Phillips
Producer - Howie B. (tracks: 2) , Kevin Petrie (tracks: 6) , Mark Saunders (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 8 to 12) , Tricky
Vocals - Alison Goldfrapp (tracks: 5) , Martine* (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 9, 11, 12) , Ragga (tracks: 10) , Tricky

Notes

Art Direktion Und Design: Cally on Art Island G.M.B.H.

All songs published by Songs Of Polygram International Inc. (BMI) except:
1. sample "Moonchild" (S. Fahey/M. Detroit) performed by Shakespear's Sister courtesy of London Records Ltd. Songs of Polygram International, Inc. (BMI)/EMI April Music Inc./Polygram International Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP);
2. Songs of Polygram International, Inc./Sony Music UK Adm by Sony Songs Inc. (BMI);
3. Bring The Noize, Inc./Def American Songs, Inc. (BMI);
4. sample: "Ike's Rap" II (I. Hayes) performed by Isaac Hayes courtesy of Fantasy Records Inc. Songs of Polygram International, Inc./Irving Music, Inc. (BMI);
5. sample: "Suffer" performed by Smashing Pumpkins courtesy of Virgin Records America Inc./Hut Records Ltd.;
9. sample: "Look In Your Eyes" performed by The Chantals courtesy of Rhino Records/EMI Records Ltd. Songs of Polygram International, Inc./Atlantic Music Corp (BMI).

Island (logo)
Island Records Inc.
(C)(P) 1995 Island Records Ltd. except 2 & 6 (P) 1994 Island Records Ltd.
Printed and made in the U.S.A.
Barcode: 7 314-524089-2 1

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Rated 5/5

Review by Tox-cds May 11, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)

Definitly one of the highlights of the whole "trip-hop" movement. So, laidback Bristol beats + Tricky's trademark voice & a whole LOAD of samples, both cleared & uncleared.
A small selection : the most uptempo track "Black Steel" is a cover of Public Enemy, "Pumpkin" uses a little piece of Smashing Pumkins & Tricky exploits the same Isaac Hayes-sample that made Portishead famous. And in "Brand New You’re Retro" he even borrows a groove from no lesser than Micheal Jackson.
About the lyrics, they are as much a patchwork as the music is. Tricky carries around a scrap-book so he can write down every cool line that comes to mind & than later on he picks those he'd like to use. That's why nearly every song has several catch-phrases that stick inside your brain for weeks.
In my opinion this is great music to make love to, especially the slowburning decadence that makes up "Suffocated Love" or "Overcome".
Tricky made a lot of great music after this album aswell but he never quite managed to produce a whole album of this quality...

Review by zthrockm Mar 02, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)

Rather than a shameless display of laziness, this album seethes with languor, which seems to be its very essence. The juxtaposition of Tricky & Topley-Bird's vocals is a treat throughout the album; the beats are throbbingly sensual, and the lyrics often have a hint of menace to them.
Tricky's debut is in my opinion, his best, and probably the best place to start for those new to his music.

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Review by isolationist Oct 03, 2004 (edited over 5 years ago)

Tricky's cockiness and excessive self-consciousness on MAXINQUAYE completely distracts the listener... and the music suffers. His reuse of some of his Massive Attack material and his lazy, tired uninteresting looping of dull programmed beats make this an inessential album.

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