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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.
© Tim DiGravina /TiVo
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Martina Topley-Bird, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Craft Recordings.
Josh Homme, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Sidelnyk, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Eller, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Lanegan, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Crittall, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alex McGowan, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martina Topley-Bird, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nicholas Bird, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Craft Recordings.
NICK BIRD, Producer, Recording Producer - Steve Crittall, Producer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alex McGowan, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist - Martina Topley-Bird, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - John Greswell, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Anne-Marie Kirby, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Bird, Organ, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sarah Kaldor, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Craft Recordings.
Jonathan Williams, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Rolf Wilson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Harris, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - David Nolan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Garland, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rachel Bolt, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Berrow, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Willey, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Maciej Rakowski, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ivo Van Der Werff, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Lewis, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Evans-Jones, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Lockett, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Vicci Wardman, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Ned Scott, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - John Bradbury, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Cathy Giles, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Rae, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Strachan, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Coxon, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Manon Derome, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Clive Lander, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Crittall, Producer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alex McGowan, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Parker, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Martina Topley-Bird, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Lolene Everett, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Petra Jean Phillipson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Philippa Ibbotson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Sharp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Wood, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Bird, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Buchan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Josef Frochlich, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Atholl Ransem, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Cathy Coffey, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Craft Recordings.
Steve Crittall, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alex McGowan, Producer, Drums, Percussion, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martina Topley-Bird, Producer, Interprète Vocal, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Bird, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Craft Recordings.
David Holmes, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist - Phil Mossman, Guitar, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Morris, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Martina Topley-Bird, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Craft Recordings.
Steve Crittall, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alex McGowan, Producer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rosie Wetters, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Martina Topley-Bird, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Natalie Bonner, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Bird, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Craft Recordings.
Tricky, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Recording Producer, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alex McGowan, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Martina Topley-Bird, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Craft Recordings.
Fabien Waltmann, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Alex McGowan, Electro-Acoustic Realization, AssociatedPerformer - Martina Topley-Bird, Producer, Additional Keyboards, Clapping, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dominic Toumos, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Craft Recordings.
David Holmes, Producer, Recording Producer - Zach Danziger, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Crittall, Producer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alex McGowan, Producer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martina Topley-Bird, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Petra Jean Phillipson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Bird, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist - Cathy Coffey, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Craft Recordings.
MARK STENT, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Baé, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Crittall, Producer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alex McGowan, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martina Topley-Bird, Producer, Background Vocalist, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alison Rogers, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Bird, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Craft Recordings.
Alex McGowan, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Rosie Wetters, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Martina Topley-Bird, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Natalie Bonner, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Craft Recordings.
Jonathan Williams, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Rolf Wilson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Harris, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Rachel Bolt, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Ivo Van Der Werff, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Lewis, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vicci Wardman, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - John Bradbury, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tricky, Producer, Recording Producer - Cathy Giles, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Coxon, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Manon Derome, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Clive Lander, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Crittall, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alex McGowan, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Parker, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Martina Topley-Bird, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Philippa Ibbotson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Bird, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Buchan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Craft Recordings.
Album review
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.
© Tim DiGravina /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:57
- Main artists: Martina Topley Bird
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Craft Recordings
- Genre: Electronic
© 2003 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 2003 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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