TAG: Tricky

Apr04

Röyksopp @ The Wiltern 3/29/11 (Live Review)

“That’ll be 28 dollars,” said the bartender at The Wiltern, as I cautiously slid my debit card to him thinking he might have made a mistake. “Wait, 28 dollars for two beers. Are you sure?” He nods, annoyed. Enter the heavy bass and vocal sirens of Röyksopp to refresh a beer and make it taste like, well, a 14 dollar beer. Norwegian duo and electronic music veterans Röyksopp prove once again that they’re still relevant and should be excused for their uncharacteristic work with pop artist (and fellow Scandinavian) Robyn. The duo, composed of the unassuming yet brilliant Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland, performed in front of the appreciative crowd at the historic Wiltern in Los Angeles last Tuesday March 29th. Admittedly, not very well versed in the vast catalog of music Röyksopp has produced since their inception …

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Dec20

10 Decent Albums By Great Bands in 2010

With the year wrapping up, lists have been dominating the music blogoshere. Of course, everyone wants to give their top 10 list of faves. And more than a few sites have been happy to share their least liked albums of 2010. But thinking about how ‘10 really played out, it seems like more than anything there was a lot of excellent acts who released albums that were decent, but just didn’t live up to past achievements. A great many of these albums actualy ended up on Year’s Best lists, but mostly because there wasn’t a whole lot of other fantastic albums to overshadow them. But you know when the Decade’s Best lists start coming in nine year, most of these efforts will be relegated to the back of the list (if …

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Oct07

Tricky – ‘Mixed Race’ (Review)

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Mixed Race

Released by Domino Records


Adrian Thaws gained notareity in the early-'90s as "Tricky Kidd," one half of the Bristol based production duo Massive Attack. He later rose to international solo acclaim with the release of his 95" debut Maxinquaye. In 2010, the internationally lauded trip-hop innovator returns with his ninth studio effort Mixed Race. Predominately up-tempo compared to some of his more maudlin moments, Tricky explores early jazz, blues and electro-pop avenues on tracks like "Time To Dance", "Everyday", "Kingston Logic" and "Early Bird" while offering up a fresh re-vamp of ...

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Sep14

TRICKY on Public Enemy, Boxing, Kurt Cobain, and Living in Paris.

URB spoke to Tricky about his forthcoming album Mixed Race – which drops in October – and dives into his thoughts on Public Enemy, Kurt Cobain, working with his brother, his accidental collaborative recording sessions, living in Paris, and how writing lyrics to his songs is like picking fruit.

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Sep07

URB’s Best Fall Albums Preview

With Labor Day behind us, Summer is officially disappearing in the review mirror. But the best thing about fall isn’t the colors, it’s the great new music that the season brings to get us through the shorter days and colder nights until Christmas. Here’s the albums you should be certain to check every week. …MORE

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