I do love ‘Maxinquaye’- but I love ‘Pre -Millennium Tension’ far more. A staggeringly claustrophobic and really v.odd record. Like walking in circles through the Amazon rainforest fleetingly thinking that you’ve gone miles but you’ve actually only gone meters, and you’re going mad. his masterpiece. - ThreadSky

harrysword.bsky.social • 2 days ago

I do love ‘Maxinquaye’- but I love ‘Pre -Millennium Tension’ far more. A staggeringly claustrophobic and really v.odd record. Like walking in circles through the Amazon rainforest fleetingly thinking that you’ve gone miles but you’ve actually only gone meters, and you’re going mad. his masterpiece.

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'Maxinquaye was an album of its time largely because it made its time what it was. For better or for worse. Out of its time, it belongs to a category beyond that of mere genre.'

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danball57.bsky.social•2 days ago

Nearly God is up there as well

chrisbutcher.bsky.social•2 days ago

Both of those and I love Nearly God too. Only saw Tricky live once but it was support for PJ Harvey so immense show

noiseisafriend.bsky.social•2 days ago

Odd that he fell out of favour after those albums (which are excellent). He's still doing good things, I reckon.

jahduran.bsky.social•2 days ago

I interviewed Tricky once and he was so high he kept on going on about his favourite song by The Cure 'Love Socks' – he realised right before the end and slapped his head in the over exaggerated manner that Fred from Scooby Doo does when he realises he's made a big mistake.

spinal-bap.bsky.social•2 days ago

This is such an accurate description. I must dig it out as it’s been a while. 💿

finn789.bsky.social•2 days ago

I would agree i was obsessed with the drum sound on tricky kid, and the overall feel of the record was intense.

edentizard.bsky.social•2 days ago

Nearly God is his masterpiece to me, but similarly deranged territory

jumblesaleradio.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yea, the third album is even odder, though not quite as good. Well worth revisiting tho

harrysword.bsky.social•2 days ago

‘Angels with…’ ? I don’t think it’s odder at all. Good record though. I also like the one he did with DJ Muggs and ‘Blowback’. I don’t know any of the newer ones.

rhysdelany.bsky.social•2 days ago

Both 2020's Fall To Pieces and last year's Fifteen Days are excellent, might even be his best albums from start to finish since Pre-Millenium...

harrysword.bsky.social•2 days ago

Ah, nice. Cheers for the tip, will check for sure.

jumblesaleradio.bsky.social•2 days ago

Maybe not thematically odder, but those weird DIY loops are just wrong

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