Martina Topley-Bird, former voice/muse and girlfriend of Tricky (Maxinquaye, Pre-Millennium Tension, Nearly God), had her Mercury Prize nominated debut full-length out in 2003, called Quixotic, and re-released in the US in 2004 as Anything.The Blue God will be the 2008 followup. if the following track is any indication, it does not look to be a throwaway sequel or sophomorish sophomore. here's ...
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On her myspace page Leila lists her influences as "life...noise...stuff." I'd just add "beats" to that list for a quick summation of her sound. These tracks her label has generously offered for your downloading pleasure demonstrate Leila's controlled cacophony as she gathers audio odds and ends, samples of this horn and that vocal clip, and masterfully stitches the sounds together into somethin...
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Martina Topley-Bird, former voice/muse and girlfriend of Tricky (Maxinquaye, Pre-Millennium Tension, Nearly God), had her Mercury Prize nominated debut full-length out in 2003, called Quixotic, and re-released in the US in 2004 as Anything.The Blue God will be the 2008 followup. if the following track is any indication, it does not look to be a throwaway sequel or sophomorish sophomore. here's ...
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Anyone who is a fan of Tricky should check out Martina Topley-Bird. She has worked on some of his albums (apparently they were married and had a child together), and he has returned the favor on her solo albums. I am not familiar with her first album, Quixotic, so if anyone else is, let me know what you think of it. I've heard rumors that she has a new album coming out soon, but no details.
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