Mixed Race is Tricky's eighth studio album, released on 27 September 2010. It is his second album released through Domino Records, following 2008's Knowle West Boy.
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| Released | 27 September 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010; Paris, France | |||
| Genre | Trip hop, electronica | |||
| Length | 29:23 31:36 (with bonus track) | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
| Producer | Tricky | |||
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| Singles from Mixed Race | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 64/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Clash | 7/10[3] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[4] |
| MSN Music (Expert Witness) | A−[5] |
| musicOMH | [6] |
| Pitchfork | 5.0/10[7] |
| Q | [8] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [9] |
| Uncut | [10] |
| Under the Radar | 8.5/10[11] |
Mixed Race was recorded in Paris, where Tricky currently lives, and has been described by Domino Records as "his most passionate album to date".[12] Tricky himself has described it as "the most uptempo album I've done".[12] Musically, the album takes influence from UK, Jamaican, US, North African and French music.[12] Guest artists include Franky Riley, Terry Lynn, Bobby Gillespie, Gavin Brooksbank, Hakim Hamadouche, Blackman, and Tricky's youngest brother Marlon Thaws.[12]
"Murder Weapon" was released as the first single on 30 August 2010 and charted in France #76.
Track listing
editAll tracks written by Adrian Thaws (except 'Murder Weapons' written by Noel Phillips); additional writing credits noted per track.
- "Every Day"
- "UK Jamaican" (Adrian Thaws / Thomas Bangalter / Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo / Antony Hegarty / Tekomin Williams)
- "Early Bird"
- "Ghetto Stars"
- "Hakim"
- "Come to Me"
- "Murder Weapon"
- "Time to Dance"
- "Really Real"
- "Bristol to London"
- "Friend Went to Jail" (iTunes and Japanese edition bonus track)
References
edit- ^ "Mixed Race by Tricky" – via www.metacritic.com.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. Review: Mixed Race. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2010-11-30.
- ^ "Tricky - Mixed Race". Clash Magazine.
- ^ "Album Review: Tricky - Mixed Race". DrownedInSound.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (November 26, 2010). "Expert Witness" Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. MSN Music. Retrieved on 2010-11-30.
- ^ Winkie, Luke (27 September 2010). "Tricky – Mixed Race". musicOMH. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ "Tricky: Mixed Race". Pitchfork.
- ^ Another smart and limber record. An astute choice of collaborators plays its part. [Oct 2010, p.116]
- ^ "Tricky - Mixed Race". Tiny Mix Tapes. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ Tricky has a frustrating tendency to lurk behind his collaborators, and one has to fight the feeling that ideas rarely gel. [Oct 2010, p.106]
- ^ "Tricky - Mixed Race". UnderTheRadarNZ.
- ^ a b c d "Mixed Race". Domino Records. Retrieved 12 August 2010.