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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.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Larry Muggerud, ComposerLyricist - Damon Blackmon, ComposerLyricist - Rich Keller, Producer, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tricky, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Martina Topley-Bird, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dame Grease, Producer - Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Universal Music Operations Limited
Damon Blackmon, ComposerLyricist - Tricky, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - DJ Muggs, FeaturedArtist - The Mad Dog Reflex, FeaturedArtist - Dame Grease, Producer - Jeffrey Tetteh, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Tricky, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - DJ Muggs, FeaturedArtist - Muggerud, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Tricky, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Damon Blackmon, ComposerLyricist - Tricky, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - The Mad Dog Reflex, FeaturedArtist - Dame Grease, Producer - Jeffrey Tetteh, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Damon Blackmon, ComposerLyricist - Tricky, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - DJ Muggs, FeaturedArtist - The Mad Dog Reflex, FeaturedArtist - Kioka Williams, FeaturedArtist - Dame Grease, Producer - Jeffrey Tetteh, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Larry Muggerud, ComposerLyricist - Tricky, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - DJ Muggs, Producer, FeaturedArtist - D'Na, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1999 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Larry Muggerud, ComposerLyricist - Tricky, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - DJ Muggs, Producer - Ron A. Shaffer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martina Topley-Bird, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Troy Stanton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Universal Music Operations Limited
Damon Blackmon, ComposerLyricist - Tricky, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - DJ Muggs, FeaturedArtist - The Mad Dog Reflex, FeaturedArtist - Kioka Williams, FeaturedArtist - Dame Grease, Producer - Jeffrey Tetteh, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Larry Muggerud, ComposerLyricist - MICHAEL BARBIERO, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tricky, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - DJ Muggs, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Martina Topley-Bird, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Troy Stanton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
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.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:38
- Main artists: Tricky
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Electronic Trip Hop
© 1999 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company. ℗ 1999 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
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