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Which certainly isn't the role we find her in on the follow-up. For even though she's run the risk of being overshadowed by her choice of producer again - and there can surely be no-one more in demand than Danger Mouse right now - her enigmatic yet sensual presence floats right to the foreground of the world they've constructed on The Blue God. And The Blue God is a complete world, one that's eerie, eccentric and extremely English and seems a million miles away from the sunshine-soaked Los Angeles where it was recorded. It's the title as much as the sound of first single, Carnies - the most 'pop' moment here - that's the biggest clue to what to expect. For much of The Blue God does feel like a haunted carnival, with a distinctly sinister atmosphere imparted by lines like, ''I contemplate his victims / as they die'' on April Grove - which would give PJ Harvey the shivers. Meanwhile Danger Mouse's production is a hall of mirrors, warping reflections of Ella Fitzgerald, two-tone ska, dark psychedelia and Pentangle's 'acid folk' into unsettling shapes on tracks like Baby Blue and Shangri La.
It's an often astonishing album and one which, if Tricky's forthcoming comeback can't match it, may curse him to be known as 'that bloke who used to rap with Martina Topley Bird'. --Paul Clarke
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Broadly speaking she is "Eclectic Electronica", but fans of Jazz, Soul, Alternative and Hip Hop would all be advised to check this very strong album, and her first "Quixotic" too.
She has a clear yet soulful subtle voice, with good phrasing and a dreamy tinge to it.
The beats are catchy, varied and original.
I heavily recommend that, if you are at all interested in top class and vibrant music, you buy this album.
I agree that she is an astonishing talent, and has that husky-voiced quality that is common to many Massive Attack collaborators. The difference with her is that she is a genuine song writing talent in her own right.
This misses out on five stars, though, because I felt the sound quality left something to be desired. This, along with the unfinished feel to Da Da Da Da - which seems to finish in the middle of a beat - lets down what should be an outstanding album.
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