Mixed Race (album)
Mixed Race | ||||
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Studio album by Tricky | ||||
Released | 27 September 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2010; Paris, France | |||
Genre | Trip hop, electronica | |||
Length |
29:23 31:36 (with bonus track) | |||
Label | Domino Records | |||
Producer | Tricky | |||
Tricky chronology | ||||
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Singles from Mixed Race | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 64/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Robert Christgau | A− [3] |
Pitchfork Media | 5.0/10 [4] |
Under the Radar | 8.5/10 [5] |
Q | [6] |
musicOMH | [7] |
Virgin Media | [8] |
Clash | [9] |
Drowned in Sound | [10] |
Mixed Race is Tricky's eighth studio album, released on 27 September 2010. It is his second album released through Domino Records, following 2008's Knowle West Boy.
Mixed Race was recorded in Paris, where Tricky currently lives, and has been described by Domino Records as "his most passionate album to date".[11] Tricky himself has described it as "the most uptempo album I've done".[11] Musically, the album takes influence from UK, Jamaican, US, North African and French music.[11] Guest artists include Franky Riley, Terry Lynn, Bobby Gillespie, Gavin Brooksbank, Hakim Hamadouche, Blackman, and Tricky's youngest brother Marlon Thaws.[11]
"Murder Weapon" was released as the first single on 30 August 2010 and charted in France #76.
Track listing
- "Every Day"
- "UK Jamaican"
- "Early Bird"
- "Ghetto Stars"
- "Hakim"
- "Come To Me"
- "Murder Weapon"
- "Time To Dance"
- "Really Real"
- "Bristol To London"
- "Friend Went To Jail" (iTunes and Japanese edition bonus track)
References
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/mixed-race/tricky
- ↑ Jurek, Thom. Review: Mixed Race. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-11-30.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (November 26, 2010). Consumer Guide: Mixed Race. MSN Music. Retrieved on 2010-11-30.
- ↑ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14677-mixed-race/
- ↑ http://www.undertheradar.co.nz/utr/review/CID/420/N/Mixed-Race.utr
- ↑ Another smart and limber record. An astute choice of collaborators plays its part. [Oct 2010, p.116]
- ↑ http://www.musicomh.com/albums/tricky-3_0910.htm
- ↑ http://www.virginmedia.com/music/reviews/tricky-mixed-race.php
- ↑ http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/tricky-mixed-race
- ↑ http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15701/reviews/4141121
- 1 2 3 4 "Mixed Race". Domino Records. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
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