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▓ [ release info ] ▓
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░ artist: Martina Topley-Bird ░
album: Quixotic
░ label: Independiente ░
genre: Electronic
rip date: 01/07/2004
rel date: 07/29/2003
# tracks: 13
size: 68,5 MB
time: 51:10 min
ripper: PushiTooL
encoder: Lame 3.90.3
quality: --alt-preset standard (VBR)
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▓ [ about this release ] ▓
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http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70311062044412590&sql=Ae10e4j276wa4
Longtime Tricky chanteuse Martina Topley-Bird's solo
debut is a fine but entirely inoffensive affair, and
thus perhaps exactly what the doctor ordered for her
trip-pop-adoring admirers. For the most part, Quixotic
sees Topley-Bird straddling tasteful chillout vibes
with patches of soul, blues, and rock thrown in for
good measure. The far too short "Intro" is the deepest
excursion into Topley-Bird's blues jones, and if it
were just another minute longer, it would be worth the
price of admission on its own. The appropriately
titled "Soul Food" sees the singer donning her very
best Dusty Springfield garb. Just a touch too
commercial and plastic, the song is still a wonderful
showcase for Topley-Bird's beautifully sweet voice.
Similarly geared toward the Top 40 is "Need One," a
collaboration with Queens of the Stone Age's Josh
Homme. The track is certainly catchy, but its airy
background vocals drown out Homme's contributions.
"Too Tough to Die" and "I Wanna Be There" round out
the rock tracks and present another dose of mimicry:
Topley-Bird's snarling aggression on these two tracks
positions her as an absolute dead ringer for Rid of
Me-era PJ Harvey. With other collaborators such as
David Holmes, David Arnold, and Tricky himself lending
helping hands, every note, sample, and genre flourish
feels exactly in the right place. The album showcases
both Topley-Bird's range and her gorgeous voice, and
while its stylistic shifts make for a consistently
engaging listen, one can't shake the sense that
specific musical formulas are in place at every
corner. Still, most listeners will probably revel in
the album's eclecticism, as Topley-Bird is an
absolutely first-rate musical and vocal chameleon.
Satisfying but rarely challenging, Quixotic is a
fantastic start to a solo career, and its display of
range, talent, and charm suggests that Martina
Topley-Bird has an endless well of creativity at her
disposal and that she is most likely destined for
greater things. ù Tim DiGravina
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▓ [ track listing ] ▓
░ trk title time ░
01 Intro 01:11
02 Need One 03:55
03 Anything 04:25
04 Soul Food 05:32
05 Lullaby 04:23
06 Too Tough To Die 03:58
07 Sandpaper Kisses 03:52
08 Ragga 03:15
09 Lying 04:14
10 I Wanna Be There 01:54
11 I Still Feel 05:21
12 Ilya 04:38
13 Stevie's (Day's Of A Gun) 04:32
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With the introduction of the year 2004, comes change.
As of 01/01/2004, iRO will now be encoding in the APS
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