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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0731452408921 Format: Explicit Lyrics Label: Island Manufacturer: Island MPN: 524089 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Island Release Date: April 18, 1995 Studio: Island Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Less experimentally brash than his more recent release, Tricky's debut CD Maxinquaye is actually a better introduction to the British hip-hopper turned international trip-hopper than his later work. The dozen smoldering, moonlit tracks are less concerned with loopy aural exaggeration than they are with showcasing Tricky's slow-mo rap and singer Martine's sexy soprano. With the exception of the stellar "Pumpkin," (featuring vox from Alison Goldfrapp), the duo mix a colorful palate of rhythmic vocals, throbbing backbeats and gravelly electronic textures. Toss in large doses of sexual innuendo and Maxinquaye becomes a libidinous foray into languor and lust. --Nick Heil Average Rating:
 Rating:  - GREAT DEBUT; THIS IS THE TRICKY YOU WILL WANT.I HAVE MANY MAXIVE ATTACK AND PORTISHEAD CDS, I BOUGHT TWO TRICKY CDS; MAXINIQUE AND PRE-MILLINEUM. MAXINIQUE IS THE ONE TO HAVE. IT CONTINUES THE MELLOW THEME OF HIS PREVIOUS COLLABORATIONS. I'D STAY AWAY FROM PRE-MILLINEUM, IT'S DOES SOMETHING TO TRICKY'S VOICE THAT CAN START A HEADACHE...SOME OVER OR UNDER SYNTHESIZED NOISE. Rating: - Fascinating sound, but emotionally lacking.Listening to Maxinquaye, it's clear that Tricky had to break with Massive Attack. His vision was just too different. Maxinquaye is a dense, heavily textured album, more like a sound collage than a pop record. Massive Attack's albums, by contrast, have a clean and direct pop approach, especially Protection, which prompted Tricky's departure. Maxinquaye feels "dirty," in the sense of something fertile and organic, fashioned from soil and resin. There are no clean distinctions between instruments. ... Read More Rating: - Glorious!I just picked up this disc after getting heavy into Massive Attack, and I must say, it really is incredible. Tricky seems to have taken everything I love about Massive Attack, and cranked the knobs up to 10. Dark, brooding, and paranoid to the limits, Maxinquaye really puts the "trip" into trip hop. I think Tricky has gotten his hands on some serious weed here, and I'm glad he has. If you're into heavy beats and a desolate vibe, you will love the time you spend tripping with Tricky. ... Read More Rating: - I love my cdI am so glad I bought this CD. Tired of the top 40 crap that is played to death, I wanted something different and I definitely found it in Maxinquaye. The music has a dark and sensual vibe to it. Trip hop is such an accurate description of Tricky's music. The vibe created here, takes you to a place where you can just chill and let the music carry you away. I am a lousy reviewer, but this cd is amazing. If you love dark, moody and sensual music, this is definitely a purchase I recommend. Rating:  - One of Tricky's very bestMaxinquaye is definitely a breakthrough album--perhaps the Nevermind of trip hop. What's amazing about this CD, especially in the context of so many others in Tricky's catalogue, is that while it is able to maintain the uncompromising creative feel that is ubiquitous of Tricky in his first few albums (basically continuing up to Angels With Dirty Faces), this album is also pretty easy to access for most listeners. Other CDs Tricky has released, while often equally creative and hypnotic, are much harder to grasp ... Read More |
