20/02/1995 | Happy Release Day 1995 | Tricky - Maxinquaye 4th & Broadway | UMC 2018 | Reissue | Gatefold | 180g #tricky #maxinquaye #4thandbroadway #UMCrecords @trickyofficial @4thandbway @umc.records Allmusic: âTricky's debut, Maxinquaye, is an album of stunning sustained vision and imagination, a record that sounds like it has no precedent as it boldly predicts a new futureâŚâ âIt also shimmers with mystery, coming not just from Tricky -- whose voice isn't even heard until the second song on the record -- but his vocalist, Martine, whose smoky singing lures listeners into the unrelenting darkness of the record. Once they're there, Maxinquaye offers untold treasures.â âLyrics flow in and out of consciousness, with lingering, whispered promises suddenly undercut by veiled threats and bursts of violence.â âAnd that air of mystery that can be impenetrable upon the first listen certainly is something that keeps Maxinquaye tantalizing after it's become familiar, particularly because, like all good mysteries, there's no getting to the bottom of it, no matter how hard you try.â Pithchfork: âTricky's uniquely muddy form of soundclash shocked the mid-90s listening populace with his merger of angular, raw sampling, dark synth innovation, and pseudo-intellectual lyrics to build the convention-destroying music of Maxinquaye.â âUnforgettable moments appear frequently, from the gorgeously hard drum break of "Ponderosa" to the clicking future saloon shootout screamer of "Strugglinâ⌠âŚ.Itâs hard to imagine the landscapes of modern electronica and underground hip-hop without this record's influence.â Stereogum: âIt was fun to think that, in this dank little British city, people were finding ways to mash rap and dub reggae and Sade and Bond themes and Dusty Springfield torch songs into one dizzy, staggering whole. But there wasnât anything fun about Tricky, and there didnât seem to be anything calculated about his fusions.â https://www.instagram.com/p/CaMh9J7L_Qk/?utm_medium=tumblr
