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.:: a klangwerk release ..................................................::.
artist :: Tricky with DJ Muggs and Grease
release :: Juxtapose (Limited Edition)
year :: 1999
genre :: Trip-Hop
label :: Durban Poison
website :: www.durbanpoison.com
ripper :: trickykid
date :: 08/22/2001
encoder :: LameEnc 3.89
quality :: 192kbps/44,100hz
source :: Compact Disc
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cd 1
01 For Real 3:30
02 Bom Bom Diggy 4:05
03 Contradictive 3:04
04 She Said 3:30
05 I Like The Girls 2:58
06 Hot Like A Sauna 4:18
07 Call Me 3:35
08 Wash My Soul 3:51
09 Hot Like A Sauna (Metal Mix) 3:35
10 Scrappy Love 3:14
cd 2
01 Bombing Bastards 5:15
02 Pop Muzik 2:52
playtime :: 00h 43m 47s
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Tricky's potential once seemed boundless, but by the time of his
fifth album, Juxtapose, he hadn't expanded his trademark sound: a
creeping, menacing blend of hip-hop, alternative rock, and ragga,
all delivered with stoned paranoia. Perhaps Tricky realized that
its rewards were smaller with each subsequent album, since he
designed Juxtapose to be his most ambitious, eclectic album since
Maxinquaye, and the one that finally broke him to the mainstream
American hip-hop audience. So, he teamed with DJ Muggs (the
architect of Cypress Hill's sound, a clear precedent for Tricky's)
and DMX's producer, Grease. The end result is hardly a
collaboration - in fact, it feels truncated, weighing in at a mere
35 minutes - but it works in other ways, since Tricky often seems
revitalized. That much is evident on the stellar opening cut, "For
Real"; the music is spaced-out, sexy, melodic, and appealing, even
when it gets foreboding. It's a terrific beginning, suggesting that
this will be the first album to offer significant variations on
Tricky's signature sound. And it does, but it may not go far enough
for some tastes, since a good portion of this brief album is
devoted to retreads, which reveal his weaknesses all too well.
Tricky remains unduly infatuated with ragga, letting British
toaster Mad Dog run wild; his frenetic delivery single-handedly
breaks the spell of each track he's featured on. But elsewhere,
Tricky pushes forward in inventive ways that add weight to
Juxtapose - "Contradictive" is his best pop move to date, blessed
by Spanish guitars and elongated strings; the paranoid drums of
"She Said" successfully deepen the menace; and "Scrappy Love" is a
haunting blend of soul and trip-hop, with eerie piano reminiscent
of DJ Shadow. Juxtapose is a qualified success, but it is a success
since the moments that work are his best in years. --amg.com
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greetings :: sb, qdp, sour, dps, rac, dh, sfe, hbz, tr, igr and mgc
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