( By 虾米)作为与Portishead和Massive Attack齐名的Trip Hop三巨头之一,Tricky自从发行那张石破天惊的《Maxinquaye》后就比其他两位来得更低调,其后发行的作品都充满着鲜有人问津的自我意识。第十张新作《False Idols》算是他近几年比较正常的作品,甚至可以认为是一张比较舒服的咖啡馆作品。其中大部分的作品都配有轻柔的女声,甚至有来自Patti Smith、Chet Baker等人的作品采样。除此之外,“Is That Your Life”的Funky节拍、“Hey Love”的Acid-House舞池精神以及“Chinese Interlude”的民谣电子混搭都让这张作品有更丰富的张力和可听性。
几首采样作品来源
Somebody's Sins来源:Patti Smith - Gloria
http://www.xiami.com/song/1287661
Valentine来源:Chet Baker - My Funny Valentine
http://www.xiami.com/song/3536298
Parenthesis来源:The Antlers - Parentheses
http://www.xiami.com/song/1770172567
istening to a new Tricky album for the first time can be a, well, tricky experience. Anyone who lived through the ’90s trip-hop bubble is going to spend that initial spin comparing it to Maxinquaye, the Bristol producer’s canonized collaboration with Martina Topley-Bird. Obviously, that’s setting the table for disappointment — nothing released today is going to hit as hard as that album’s nascent perfection. So, once you’ve made your first pass through False Idols, go back to the beginning and listen to the album again on its own terms. You’ll be surprised how contemporary Tricky’s signature mix of menace and seduction sounds after his more than 20 years in (and out of) the spotlight.
With help from young British vocalists Francesca Belmonte and Fifi Rong, Tricky deftly balance sexy sighs and dub-influenced basslines. Each time through the album, different highlights surface. First, it might be “Nothing’s Changed,” the quasi-cover of his own “Makes Me Wanna Die” from Pre-Millennium Tension. Then the timpani and pungi vibe of “Tribal Drums” stands out. The third time through, the refrain from “Does It” is a grabber: “I wouldn’t be caught dead in love.”
Tricky’s best album since the halcyon days of the mid-’90s, when he could do no wrong, False Idols is one of 2013′s most pleasant musical surprises so far.