Author: Tricky

Format: Remixes included

Release Date: 02-06-1998

Details: Product Description Distilling dub basslines, poignant lyrics and hip hop rhythms, Tricky has taken the Bristol-bred sound once known as trip hop beyond it's club roots, creating his own hybrid of pain, beauty and musical intensity. With this latest self-produced release, Tricky once again takes the listener through uncharted musical territory filled with potent strangeness and dope beats. Guest artists include Polly Jean Harvey and Scott Ian (Anthrax). 1st single: "Broken Homes"/"Money Greedy." Amazon.ca What's really tricky is following up a debut as innovative and exquisite as 1995's Maxinquaye. Third time out (fourth if you count 1996's perplexing duets project Nearly God) and the artist formerly known as Adrian Thaws is still struggling to find the right balance of ambition and ability on Angels with Dirty Faces. The album has its moments: including a stirring collaboration with Polly Harvey on the bluesy "Broken Homes" and singer Martina Topley-Bird's eerie rendering of Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child" on "Carriage for Two." If you liked the claustrophobic mire of last year's Pre-Millennium Voltage, Angels won't disappoint. Otherwise, you may find it a downer. -- Aidin Vaziri

UPC: 731452452023

EAN: 0731452452023

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood