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Tricky at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (07 May 2018)

Tricky 2018 Poster Tricky Setlist Vybes You Don't Wanna I'm Not Going New Stole Armor The Only Way Parenthesis Doll Parts (Hole cover) Nothing's Changed Makes Me Wanna Die Here My Dear Running Wild My Palestine Girl Dark Days -- Encore -- Daughter Overcome Sun Down When We Die Vent -- Encore 2 -- We Begin Unreal Hell Is Round the Corner Do You Love Me Now? (The Breeders cover) Tour Dates 5/9 - Denver, CO @ Marquis 5/12 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos 5/13 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge 5/14 - Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre 5/16 - San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine 5/17 - San Diego, CA @ Music Box 5/18 - Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theatre Read More Tricky The show was very upbeat, and they seemed to be having a lot of fun playing. They seemed to have a good dynamic with each other and seemed to play off each other's energy and such. …

Trip hop king Tricky made a rare appearance at the tiny 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on Monday, May 7th.

The sold-out show started with Young Magic, playing to a dimly lit stage. The lack of light will get worst by the time Tricky goes on stage, but we’ll get to that later.

Young Magic is based out of New York, although singer Melati Malay mentioned before their song “Something in the Water” that they are, in fact, “all over the place” (including Jakarta and Australia among the places she mentioned). They seem really happy to be on tour with Tricky, and proved to be a good opener for the Knowle West Boy, because Young Magic’s sound is very influenced by trip hop.

We previously saw the group in July 2012 and May 2016, and mentioned, “The music of Young Magic had a much more ambient feel than that of the headliner. Singer Melati Malay had a very haunting vocal style which can only be described as spooky. The darkness and deepness of the voice has a very somber feeling but when you mix that with the intricate drum work done by one drummer on a live set and the other drummer on an electric set, it becomes something extremely unique and something you just can't ignore.”

With only a little over 30 minutes of set time, the band chose to stick with mostly songs from their first two albums, Melt and Breathing Statues.

As for Tricky, if you didn’t know, he began his music career in the influential band Massive Attack as rapper “Tricky Kid”. He left Massive Attack in 1994 to concentrate on his solo career.

Tricky is joined on stage by drummer Luke Harris, guitarist Paul Noels, and Polish singer Marta Złakowska. Złakowska did a great job providing all the female vocal duets (filling in Martina Topley-Bird’s part, for example).

The odd thing about this Tricky tour is that, per his request, that there were no stage lights (except the bare minimum for his band to see what they’re doing). The artist also requested that absolutely no cell phones or any light/flashes, etc., during his performance.

The result was more like a live art and music performance. Fans, bopping their heads in the front with their eyes closed, didn’t seem to mind the complete darkness at all.

With 13 albums under his belt, including his most recent album Ununiform (False Idols), Tricky just concentrated on his solo material... and the occasional cover song (Hole’s “Doll Parts”).

Tricky, still the mysterious figure, only talked a few times, thanking us for selling out the venue, and also goodbye and have a good night.

Fans who stayed past the first encore were rewarded with a second encore, which included “Hell Is Round the Corner”, taken from his debut Maxinquaye. Tricky closed out the entire show with The Breeders cover “Do You Love Me Now?”

If you love trip hop/electronic post-rock, you owe it to yourself to see Tricky on this tour. Tricky’s latest Ununiform is out now on False Idols.

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Tricky at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (07 May 2018)

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At First Avenue: Black Joe Lewis, Tricky, and PAPA

Read More Black Joe Lewis So, the live show was the first time I experienced Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, both in name and music... and they were GREAT. I love the high energy and the movie projection (of black entertainers mixed with weird . …

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Austin TX-based Black Joe Lewis has just released a new album,Electric Slave (Vagrant Records), and is back on the road with a full tour to support, including an October 1st date in the Mainroom at First Avenue in Minneapolis.

Though the band remains the same, they’ve dropped the “and the Honeybears” from their name, but still retain the blues/garage sound that first brought them national acclaim. Think a cross of James Brown and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins fronting The Stooges and you’re part of the way there in describing their sound.

For a ferocious guitar night of funk, soul and fuzz rock, Black Joe Lewis has turned up their wall of sound, in hopes of getting your attention, which won’t disappoint, if the lead single, ‘Skulldiggin’, is any indication. Seattle-based indie-soul sextet Pickwick opens on the Midwest dates, and are worth arriving early for as well.

Tour Dates:

Sept 26 New York, NY @ Terminal 5 #
Sept 28 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop %
Sept 30 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner %
Oct 1 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue %
Oct 2 Lincoln, NE @ Bourban Theatre %
Oct 3 Norman, OK @ Univ of Oklahoma %
Nov 22 Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea's Café
Nov 25 Denver, CO @ Bluebird
Nov 26 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
Nov 27 Boise ID @ Neurolux
Nov 29 Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
Nov 30 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw
Dec 01 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
Dec 02 Humboldt, CA @ Humboldt Brews
Dec 03 San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
Dec 05 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
Dec 06 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Dec 07 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
Dec 08 El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace

% = w/ Pickwick
# = w/ Okkervil River, Pickwick

Read More Tricky The show was very upbeat, and they seemed to be having a lot of fun playing. They seemed to have a good dynamic with each other and seemed to play off each other's energy and such. …

TRICKY
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Sure, you're thinking, "didn't we already talk about Tricky's U.S. tour" last June? This is just a reminder that Tricky is finally here in the United States - starting October.

NOTE: The First Avenue show will take place October 8th!

UPDATE: The guy just cannot get a break!! Looks like October will have to be rescheduled once again due to U.S. Visa again.

10/01/13 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
10/02/13 New York, NY Webster Hall
10/03/13 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub Boston
10/05/13 Washington, DC U Street Music Hall
10/06/13 Toronto, ON Virgin Mobile Mod Club
10/08/13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
10/09/13 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
10/10/13 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
10/12/13 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
10/13/13 Houston, TX House Of Blues
10/14/13 Austin, TX Emo's
10/16/13 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
10/17/13 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
10/19/13 "Treasure Island Music Festival"
10/23/13 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
10/25/13 "Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit"

Read More Cold War Kids The show was very upbeat, and they seemed to be having a lot of fun playing. They seemed to have a good dynamic with each other and seemed to play off each other's energy and such. …

PAPA
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Playing tonight at First Avenue in Minneapolis is PAPA, a duo (Darren Weiss and Danny Presant) from Los Angeles.

The two, described by BBC1 as "Stooges and Interpol and all the purposeful rock bands past and present all rolled into one" is currently on a national tour with Cold War Kids, in support of their debut LP called Tender Madness.

Tour dates:

09/26 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue*
09/27 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall*
09/28 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall*
09/29 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue*
09/30 Bloomington, IN The Bishop
10/01 Chicago, IL Schubas
10/04 Kansas City, MO Czar Bar
10/05 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
10/18 Boston, MA House of Blues Boston*
10/19 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer*
10/21 Providence, RI Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel*
10/22 New York, NY Terminal 5*
10/24 Washington, DC 9:30 Club*
10/26 Richmond, VA The National*

* with Cold War Kids

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Trick-Hop

Read More Tricky Tricky (MySpace) is all over the place. Originally from the UK, he's lived in London, New York City, Los Angeles. After prettymuch singlehandedly creating the hip-hop genre through his pioneering work with Massive Attack .…

TRICKY
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I've been in this business long enough (especially because of my particular interests in British bands), that when U.K. bands reschedule or cancel shows - it's because of the United States' strict Visa policies. And yes, that's exactly what happened to Tricky, who had to recently reschedule his U.S. dates. All pre-sold tickets will be honored in the same city (even if the venue has changed), but if the new dates does not work for you, refunds will be available at the point of purchase.

With that out of the way, let's talk about Tricky's latest album, False Idols, which came out late last month. Expect to hear songs from the album on the rescheduled tour dates:

10/01 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
10/02 New York, NY - Webster Hall
10/03 Boston, MA - Royale
10/05 Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall
10/08 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
10/09 Chicago, IL - Metro
10/12 Dallas, TX - House of Blues
10/13 Houston, TX - House of Blues
10/14 Austin, TX - Emo's
10/17 Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
10/19 Treasure Island Music Festival
10/23 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
10/25 Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit

Read More RZA Before Deltron, there was RZA as Bobby Digital. RZA is obviously influenced by genre movies (from Blaxploitation to oldschool Kung Fu movies) and he uses that as a character called "Bobby Digital".…

THE WU-TANG CLAN
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The entire Wu-Tang Clan (minus the ones that are no longer on Earth) is back in the studio with RZA for a new record this Fall. In the meantime, the group released "Family Reunion" to celebrate their 20th anniversary.

The song will be available as a Limited Edition 7" Vinyl, featuring the main song and the instrumental on the flipside (for all you DJs). The 500 vinyl will ship on or before July 23rd, and, of course, the digital is unlimited.

RZA offers this wisdom, "May the Wu reunion inspire family reunions throughout the world."

Check out the Wu-Tang Clan on their family reunion tour:

06/14/13 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival
07/05/13 - Quebec - Festival d'Ete International
07/06/13 - 80/35 Festival 2013 - Des Moines, IA
07/07/13 - Ottawa - RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest
08/30 - 09/01 - Chicago - North Coast Music Fest

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Tricky, Knowle West Boy

Tricky - Puppy Toy Tricky Tour Dates 09/04/08 The Filmore At Irving Plaza New York 09/05/08 The Trocadero Philadelphia 09/06/08 9:30 Club WA 09/08/08 House Of Blues Chicago, IL 09/09/08 Phoenix Toronto, Ontario 09/11/08 House Of Blues Anaheim, CA 09/12/08 Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA 09/14/08 The Independent San Francisco, CA See Also Massive Attack http://weheartmus... I was originally going to write about Portishead, and somehow I mentioned Massive Attack, and then I started thinking about them, and I guess I'd much rather write about Mezzanine than Dummy. Now if that sentence just confused you, those respectively are the landmark albums of Trip Hop, a style o...

Tricky (MySpace) is all over the place. Originally from the UK, he's lived in London, New York City, Los Angeles. After prettymuch singlehandedly creating the hip-hop genre through his pioneering work with Massive Attack and his debut solo album Maxinquaye, he's written music with everyone from Cypress Hill's DJ Muggs to Björk, Tha Gravediggaz to Goldie. He's worked in film with Jerry Bruckheimer, Luc Besson, and John Woo, and god only knows how many soundtracks his music has graced in one form or another. He's been described as everything from a thug to a genius and has had record deals with more major labels than Prince. Hell, he even founded his own label, Brown Punk, with friend Chris Blackwell--and directed a related film helpfully Brown Punk - The Movie.

Throughout all this activity, the only constant in Tricky's life has been music--but even his musical art is infused with chaos, as it incorporates elements of all manner of different styles: hip-hop, gangsta rap, blues, rock, electronica, R&B, IDM, folk, and reggae (to name only the most prominent allusions).

But chaos does not necessarily equal diversity. Whereas I loved the wide range of songs on Maxinquaye, Tricky's second official LP Pre-Milennial Tension left me severely unimpressed: it sounded more like a compilation album of various artists rather than the production of one musically-adventurous soul. Hell, Tricky's pompously-titled Nearly God, an assemblage of collaborations with a wide range of artists like Terry Hall, Björk, Alison Moyet, and Neneh Cherry, was a thousand times more cohesive than his second album! But that's what can happen when you're suddenly thrown into the spotlight and declared to be the Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread. Tricky freely admits he'd lost his focus. Fame and fortune can be quite a distraction.

On September 9th, the US release of Tricky's latest album, Knowle West Boy, will hit the shelves courtesy of Domino Records, though it's been out since July in the UK and the lead single, "Council Estate," has been out even longer. After years of doing this and trying that, Tricky has decided to settle down and devote his full attention to producing a very diverse, but tight and consistent, record inspired by the experiences of his youth. Here's what Tricky himself has to say about the album and what it's title and content means to him:

Knowle West is where I was born. It's a white ghetto. I didn't know what racism was until I left. My family's mixed race, so we don't see colour. I grew up on a council estate more as a white kid, but with Jamaican roots. But all of us there had something in common...we were poor.

I realised that I'd never written anything for these kind of people. I met a guy in Notting Hill who told me his songs had got him through being in prison. That's amazing...but I'd never deliberately written anything for people like him, and me, and the people I grew up with. Like "School Gates" [the final track on the album]...that's the true story of my girlfriend getting pregnant when she was 16. And that's something every kid can relate to. Everything on that song is true. "Council Estate"...that song is the upbringing me and friends had. That's why the album's called Knowle West Boy....I wanted lyrics like The Specials and Blondie and Banshees songs I loved as a kid, that someone like me can relate to.

And true to his word, that experience is exactly what the album delivers. Much as many a council estate in the UK is a melting pot full of people, sounds, languages, and cultures from all around the world, so is Tricky's Knowle West Boy, which collects all the influences and memories of Tricky's youth together and synthesizes a seriously groovy portrait of the earthy life of the estate.

Every song on this album is distinct in style, but all are clearly related to one another not only by their lyrical content but by the palette of sounds that Tricky uses to paint each track. "Puppy Toy" is a straight-up rockin' blues number with a slinky beat and a crashing chorus, a smoky piano loop and buzzing guitars. "Veronika" is a skeletal, malevolent number consisting of nothing but a distorted beat and scalding vocals. "Council Estate" is a jumpy post-punk number with a Gang of Four bassline and Buzzcocks guitars. "Past Mistake" is a straight-up triphop number that recalls Tricky's early work. "Coalition" is a grinding combination of overdriven bass, hip-hop vocals, and unsteady violin melodies. "Slow" is a cover of the sexy Kylie Minogue club banger that turns that song's 8-bit synthpop groove into a headbanging guitar jam with sputtery oldskool synths and double-layered vocals. "Baligaga" is a reggae song constructed atop a bassline that could've come from the latest Klaxons album and "School Gates" is a mostly-acoustic folk number with some deliciously offkilter slide-guitar moments and deathly synth strings that complement the doom-laden tone of the sound perfectly. And all of it is held together by the album's common production values and arrangements: layers of clean and distorted instruments piled up beneath Tricky's characteristic vocal performances.

Tricky doesn't consider himself a vocalist, although I think his dark drawl, whether singing or rapping, is very distinctive and naturally lends his lyrics a much more personal touch. But this album is full of other vocalists, as well: Alex Mills, who complements Tricky's own voice with sultry female vox on "Puppy Toy"; a fellow named Rodigan, one of Tricky's friends from The Bronx, delivers the delightfully stanky reggae lyrics on "Bacative" and "Baligaga"; and Tricky's own ex-girlfriend, Lubna, who sings on "Past Mistake" and "School Gates"...which gives those songs such a brutal, personal punch, considering that things were going bad between her and Mr. Trick at the time the songs were being recorded. The vocalist on one of the tracks, "Joseph," is just some guy who Tricky met busking outside a food shop in LA--the track's named "Joseph" because Tricky has since completely lost contact with the guy, and hopes that he will hear the track and get back into contact! Talk about chaos!

But it all comes together so well, because this time, Tricky's not working with a mess of other folks trying to pull together an album out of a hundred different performances and lyrics. This record is all about him, and as such, it holds together very well despite the wild swings in style and tone from one track to the next. No matter how diverse the arrangements and the songs' contents are, they are clearly the creation of one man's vision--and nothing can hold together an album like the need to find your center and revitalize your art once more by revisiting your roots.

As Tricky himself says, "Now I'm feeling like a kid again. That's why the album's called Knowle West Boy. This is where I'm from."

 

Links: knowlewestboy.com myspace.com/trickola

 08/29/2008 18:14:18  ♥ written by derek ( / www.pegritz.com)

Get Yourself Connected

 

Deee Lite - Groove is in the Heart (remix version)

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Selective Discography

[2005] 12" / 80's	[2005] 12"/80s Vol.2	[2007] 12" 80s Pop
[2007] 12" 80s Grooves	[2008] 12" 80s Love	[2008] 12" 90s Mix

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I was pretty thrilled when I received Connected: 90's 12" Mix to review, as I was already well familiar with all the songs and artists on the two promo discs. In fact, I had the review written weeks ago, but waited until it got closer to the release date of July 7^th to post the review. I'm glad I waited because by the last hour, they decided to upped the anti and added a third disc and changing the cover artwork (and not to mention that they reshuffled the track listing).  As you can see with the links to artists we've previously covered on W♥M, that we really like the first disc.

 

 

New Order - World in Motion

One of the major differences I've noticed right away was that they had replaced Electronic's "Getting Away With It" with New Order's "World in Motion", which is fine as they are more or less Bernard Sumner. If there were other artists and songs that were dropped, it's probably due to licensing issues.

I have to say that I did agree that "World in Motion" is better fitted for this compilation, because this song is so closely associated with the 1990 World Cup. It just feels good to hear the competitive "it's one on one", a song that's sure to be played at every World Cup.... although whenever I hear that rap from Jamaican-born football player John Barnes, it just drowns the songs in late 80s/early 90s.

In 80s and going to the 90s, the three major releases for singles were: 7", 12" and cassingle. The 90s introduced us to the CD single (and eventually the double CD singles, parts one and two), but this compilation collects all the 12" mixes. Usually the 12" mix were special because they're often exclusive to the 12" and were catered to underground DJs who needed them in this format to scratch and live mix.

Even if you know all these songs from hearing them on the radio, these dance remixes always adds something new to something already familiar.

These tracks demonstrate England's evolution of dance music. You see, in the early 90s, there was a breaking point in the music timeline. One group became what you might know as Britpop, while the other group focused more on dance (raves and techno). You hear the second group's diverse music on these tracks.

 

 

Stereo MCs - Connected (12')

From early Madchester (Stone Roses, Happy Mondays) to funk (Deee Lite) to house (M People, Nuyorican Soul) to big stadium dance rock (U2, Primal Scream) to even trip hop (Tricky, Massive Attack, Portishead), it's all here: all the big hits!

There are a few outstanding tracks from the two discs: the remix of Deee Lite's funky "Groove Is In The Heart", the Bottom Won Mix of Stone Roses's amazing baseline of a dance classic "Fool's Gold", Stereo MCs' "Connected" (of course!), Snap's extended mix of "Rhythm is a Dance", and Soup Dragons' trippy "I'm Free" the 12" mix.

 

 

Beats International - Dub Be Good to Me

The new tracks that were added to the album, included two that I already know and love: Moloko's "Fun for Me" and Beats International's "Dub Be Good to Me". Since I've already mentioned Moloko's song in a previous article, I should tell you about Beats International.

The guy behind Beats International is really Norman Cook - aka Fatboy Slim. As you can hear from his remix of "Be Good to Me", he really knows how to manipulate the song. Check out that bass and the mixing of a DJ introducing the song "Tank fly boss walk jam nitty gritty, you're listening to the boy from the big bad city. This is jam hot" and also the outro.

 

House Of Pain - Jump Around

There is one song that kind of bothered me, not that it isn't good (because I love "Jump Around"), but because it seems to me that House of Pain shouldn't belong here. You see, looking at all these artists, they all seem to be based in the UK and they're mostly dance, and House of Pain is from the US and leans towards rap. If you listen to this album, this song should definitely "jump" out at you.

Overall, this was a very enjoyable collection that made me a feel a little nostalgic of yesteryear.

Below are the final track listing.

Disc 1 01. Stereo MCs - Connected 02. Chemical Brothers - Leave Home 03. Massive Attack - Hymn Of The Big Wheel 04. Stone Roses - Fools Gold 05. Paul Weller - Wild Wood (Portishead Mix) 06. New Order - World In Motion 07. Primal Scream - Funky Jam 08. House Of Pain - Jump Around (Pete Rock Remix) 09. Kula Shaker - Tattva 10. Soup Dragons - I'm Free (12") 11. Oui 3 - For What It's Worth (12") 12. Moloko - Fun For Me 13. The Beloved - Sun Rising (Tom's Drum N Bass Remix) 14. Alex Reece - Candles (12")

Disc 2 01. U2 - Lemon (Perfecto Mix) 02. Utah Saints - Something Good 03. Snap - Rhythm Is A Dancer 04. Prince - Gett Off (Housestyle) 05. Sub Sub - Ain't No Love 06. Alison Limerick - Where Love Lives 07. Dee Lite - Groove Is In The Heart 08. M People - How Can I Love You More? 09. Dina Carroll - Ain't No Man (12") 10. Incognito - Always There 11. Nuyorican Soul - It's Alright, I Feel It 12. Brand New Heavies - Stay This Way 13. Adamski - Killer (12") 14. Wink - Higher State Of Consicousness 15. Beats Int - Dub Be Good To Me

Disc 3 01. Freakpower - Turn On Tune In 02. Jamiroquai - When You Gonna Learn? 03. Young Disciples - Apparently Nothing 04. Arrested Development - People Everyday 05. Drizabone - Real Love (12") 06. James Taylor Quartet - Starsky & Hutch 07. Ronny Jordan - So What? 08. Sharpe & Brown - The Masterplan 09. Martine Girault - Revival 10. Dream Warriors - My Definition 11. Omar - There's Nothing Like This 12. Marxman - All About Eve 13. Sounds Of Blackness - Optimistic (12") 14. Tricky - Aftermath

Connected: 90's 12" Mix will be released July 7^th in the UK by Universal Records. Fans of 90s dance music will want to check this out.

Links: www.umtv.co.uk

 07/01/2008 16:39:24  ♥ written by vu ()

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Thursday, 29 March 2007

The Volume Series (1991-1997)

 

 

Tricky - You Don't

Tricky

 

Shown here, interior to Volume 6

The Volume CD series is probably best described as a magazine with a CD soundtrack. They were published from September 1991 to January 1997, ending at a special 2-disc Volume 17. Since they are published in the UK, it was generally really expensive to get them on import (it's not uncommon to find them new at $20 to $30). What makes them special (besides the cool booklet feature), is that the tracks are usually demos, alternate version, or remixes, exclusively on Volume.

Although the series started off as mostly British indie rock, it was clear that music in England had started to branch off to two distinctive sounds: Britpop and Trance/Techno dance. So Trance Europe Express was made in September 1993. It was so successful, it was followed up by three sequels, plus Trance Atlantic, TEXTure (remixes compilation), and Wasted.

I was surprised to find Wasted at Amoeba for $2.95. This is a two-disc (30 songs) that was kind of the techno answer to their Britpop compilation, Sharks Patrol These Waters.

This song I have chosen is Tricky's "You Don't" (sung by Martine). It originally appeared in Volume 10.

Trivia: Tricky appeared as a henchman to Gary Oldman's character in the movie "The Fifth Element" (1997).

vu

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Tricky - You Don't

Tricky

 

Shown here, interior to Volume 6

The Volume CD series is probably best described as a magazine with a CD soundtrack. They were published from September 1991 to January 1997, ending at a special 2-disc Volume 17. Since they are published in the UK, it was generally really expensive to get them on import (it's not uncommon to find them new at $20 to $30). What makes them special (besides the cool booklet feature), is that the tracks are usually demos, alternate version, or remixes, exclusively on Volume.

Although the series started off as mostly British indie rock, it was clear that music in England had started to branch off to two distinctive sounds: Britpop and Trance/Techno dance. So Trance Europe Express was made in September 1993. It was so successful, it was followed up by three sequels, plus Trance Atlantic, TEXTure (remixes compilation), and Wasted.

I was surprised to find Wasted at Amoeba for $2.95. This is a two-disc (30 songs) that was kind of the techno answer to their Britpop compilation, Sharks Patrol These Waters.

This song I have chosen is Tricky's "You Don't" (sung by Martine). It originally appeared in Volume 10.

Trivia: Tricky appeared as a henchman to Gary Oldman's character in the movie "The Fifth Element" (1997).

vu

The Volume Series (1991-1997)

 

 

Tricky - You Don't

Tricky

 

Shown here, interior to Volume 6

The Volume CD series is probably best described as a magazine with a CD soundtrack. They were published from September 1991 to January 1997, ending at a special 2-disc Volume 17. Since they are published in the UK, it was generally really expensive to get them on import (it's not uncommon to find them new at $20 to $30). What makes them special (besides the cool booklet feature), is that the tracks are usually demos, alternate version, or remixes, exclusively on Volume.

Although the series started off as mostly British indie rock, it was clear that music in England had started to branch off to two distinctive sounds: Britpop and Trance/Techno dance. So Trance Europe Express was made in September 1993. It was so successful, it was followed up by three sequels, plus Trance Atlantic, TEXTure (remixes compilation), and Wasted.

I was surprised to find Wasted at Amoeba for $2.95. This is a two-disc (30 songs) that was kind of the techno answer to their Britpop compilation, Sharks Patrol These Waters.

This song I have chosen is Tricky's "You Don't" (sung by Martine). It originally appeared in Volume 10.

Trivia: Tricky appeared as a henchman to Gary Oldman's character in the movie "The Fifth Element" (1997).

vu