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~ Martina Topley-Bird
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Product details

  • Audio CD (14 Jul 2003)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Independiente
  • ASIN: B0000A0UB0
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 30,751 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Intro
2. Need One
3. Anything
4. Soul Food
5. Lullaby
6. Too Tough To Die
7. Sandpaper Kisses
8. Ragga Feat. Tricky
9. Lying
10. I Still Feel
11. Llya
12. I Wanna Be There
13. Day's Of A Gun

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review
For a debut album, Martina Topley Bird's Quixotic comes with a staggering weight of expectation. If her name is only vaguely familiar, her drunken twilight whisper is unmistakable. First heard on Tricky's genre-defining debut Maxinquaye and the subsequent albums Pre-Millennium Tension and Angels with Dirty Faces, hers is arguably the voice of trip hop. Working with Bristol's voice of doom has left a tough legacy to live up to. Amazingly, Quixotic far exceeds it. It's a phenomenally sensual album, full of the thick atmospheres, moody swaggers and dark undercurrents that she and Tricky were once synonymous with, but here they're married to equally mesmerising songs. Hence "Lullaby" and "Days of a Gun" are as memorable for their beautiful melodies as they are for their respective backing tracks of drowsy porch light blues and caressing synths.

Meanwhile, an eclectic list of collaborators line up to add a touch of malevolence to her slumber-like vocals. Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme provides the lumbering rock for first single "Need One", DJ/Producer David Holmes digs out some swampy blues samples and demonic slide guitars for "Too Tough to Die" and Tricky himself adds his trademark claustrophobia to twisted love song "Ragga". And as if all that wasn't enough, thanks to monumental orchestration from James Bond composer David Arnold, the smothering "Soulfood" is possibly the most powerful, glorious and humbling soul ballad ever. --Dan Gennoe

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'Quixotic' is the eagerly awaited debut solo album from Martina Topley Bird, former muse and musical partner to Tricky.An album which combines both contemporary and traditional sounds. Breakbeats and trip hop are fused with funked up jazz, vintage soul and laid-back blues. Features production workand collaborations from David Holmes, Tricky, David Arnold,Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan. Includes her debut single 'Need One'.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a fabulous debut, 25 Jul 2003
a great debut album. her voice and lyrics are exceptionally good. i really enjoyed this album, the work she did with tricky doesnt really prepare you for how good her lyrics and voice are. i was pleasantly surprised. this is a good album to take a chance on......
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The more I listen, the more I find, 22 Jul 2003
"Martina Topley Who?" you might be wondering, but probably not for much longer. This fantastic and long-awaited album truly deserves its rave reviews and Mercury nomination.

Martina's cross-genre talents soon become obvious in "Quixotic", her debut solo album. The deep south blues of 'Intro' lead into the catchy first single from the album, 'Need One'. PJ Harvey would be proud of the intensity and fire emitted by 'I Wanna Be There' and yet 'Anything' is so touching. Ragga's trippy-Tricky percussional pitter-patter defies the listener to remain apart from the music's energy, and swathes of luxuriating David Arnold arranged strings complete 'Stevie's (Days of a Gun)' and the album.

Wow.

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The voice that has been in my head for the last few months, 22 Jul 2003
I first heard Martina Topley Bird on jools holland, but then when the track(need one) refused to dislodge itself from my brain I found I'd annoyingly forgotten the name of the artist. After realising some time later, I then had to wait ages for it be released, and now the wait is over. Martina's voice sounds a lot like macy gray, only perhaps not quite so strong, and there are plenty of decent songs on the album. A lot of it doesnt seem hugely memorable, although this isn't a bad thing. It is the perfect music to read to, or to have on with friends round, easy to listen to without demanding too much attention. I think I've finally found my soundtrack to the summer...
(Also, has well deserved Mercury nomination)
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not so Top-ley Bird.
I bought this album for a couple of reasons - firstly, the incredibly etherial-sound that is 'Sandpaper Kisses', which I discovered though the equally esoteric xbox game... Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2005 by Dematerialiser

5.0 out of 5 stars Dark, deep and meaningful...
My review title sums up what I think about this album.

Its not your typical album (just like any Tricky album) it has its own sound, darkness, soulfulness and the list goes... Read more

Published on 28 Mar 2004 by j-dupe

5.0 out of 5 stars Quixotic
This album is just gorgeous. From the opening notes of the Intro until the close of the final song, it is an amazingly accomplished debut, filled with Topley-Bird's unique sound... Read more
Published on 21 Oct 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars A trip hop soulful delight
Mere words cannot describe.
Absolutely gorgeous from start to finish.
I especially love Need One,Anything and Soulfood. Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2003 by loulou

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
This album is absolutely beautiful. The songs are honest and the lyrics soulful. I especially love 'Anything' and 'Soul Food'. Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2003 by jellybaby49

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely amazing
From the beginning right till the end, there is something in this album, for everyone. The QOTSA assisted Need One just shows how much talent this girl has to make rocky type... Read more
Published on 1 Sep 2003 by favaadiqbal

5.0 out of 5 stars Got to be heard to be believed
To say the LP is eclectic is an understatement, there are swirling and giant fuzz guitars,sumptuous strings arrangements and a dynamic mix of beats. Read more
Published on 26 Aug 2003 by thejap

5.0 out of 5 stars Beutiful soul/indie/nu-metal/rock music
Fantastic music. In turns soulful, rocky, and just completely beautiful. This album is way more innovative then anything else which has been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize... Read more
Published on 31 Jul 2003 by ssdc1

5.0 out of 5 stars That VOICE! Subliminal persuasions abound...
I suppose i've been waiting for this since Angels With Dirty Faces. Where you been girl? Of course, no US release yet, but the electronic quid came to my rescue - there are some... Read more
Published on 20 Jul 2003 by jblazin

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