The Arts and Entertainment Supplement to the Daily Nexus, for April 13th through April 19th. 1995 Quentin couldn't: make it, but we got the inside scoop» on Destiny- Turns on tJie Ftedio from his co-stars Dylan McDermott and Nancy Travis, along with director Jack Bar an. See pages 4A-5A. 2A Thursday, April 13,1993 Daily Nexus bars of cage / you see scars, much ease — thus “Strug­ results of my rage.” That’s glin’,” tire soul food, hip- another thing about this hop blues, demi-epic of debut album. In Tricky’s the album. (The “epic” Massive and Unparalleled world, everything is a cage, track would probably be without any hope of re­ the seven-minute exten­ prieve. Even love is a sti­ sion of their first single, T ricky posedly one of 'fricky’s landic woman named any of them out from the fling, repressive activity “Aftermath.”) Amid creak­ M axinquaye nonsense words, sort of Ragga (again, no last scrapyard beats, hip-hop and sex is the violent ing doors, screeching 4th S t Broadway/I gland based around the name of name) and Alison Gold- breaks, soul slides and means of expressing one’s saxes, cocking rifles and his mother. frapp, who was most re­ thick, dark atm osphere anger. ambulance wails, Tricky This is almost too dense While we’re on names, cently heard on Orbital’s that just oozes out all over Witness “Abbaon Fat mutters like a junkie com­ a record for one head to Tricky’s real one is Adrian last album. M axinquaye this album. Tracks,” with its Ashford ing down off his last fix take. M axinquaye is an al­ Thaw; his most obvious also samples some ack­ Actually, that’s not en­ and Simpson dual vocals, and begging for more. “Do bum of epic proportions— partner in crime is Martina nowledged artists like tirely true. I can pick out deep soul grooves and lyr­ you know what it’s like to and it’s only Incky’s de­ (no last name), she of the Shakespeare’s Sister, the the Isaac Hayes sample. ics that read, “I f* *k you in struggle? / They label me but I believe the title is sensuous murmur; the al­ Chantels, Isaac Hayes and It’s the same one Portis- the ass / just for a laugh.” insane / But I think I’m pronounced “max-in- bum also features guest Smashing Pumpkins, but head used on “Glory Box.” As Goldfrapp burbles more normal than most” KWA-yay,” but it’s sup­ vocals by an unknown Ice­ I’ll be deviled if I can pick In feet, Tricky and Portis- some sensually incoherent In the background, Mar­ head are “mates,” in a way, vowel sounds on “Pump­ tina wails like a cotton since they both hail from kin,” Tricky murmurs, “I picker’s slave bending her Bristol, England. It’s just BRfiVO ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS that Portishead comes from the nice, bland tour­ ist town of Portishead, and Tricky comes from FRIDAY Knowle West, a bad area MAY often called the Bristol Bronx. 12 Tricky uses the Isaac Hayes sample in a song called “Hell Is ’Round the Comer,” which, if you lis­ ten carefully to the lyrics, you’ll realize is a cover of “Eurochild,” one of the songs Tricky contributed to Massive Attack’s latest album. Protection. What’s more, “Overcome,” the very first song on M axin­ quaye, is a cover of Mas­ sive Attack’s “Karma- coma.” Not too surprising can’t breathe, and I can’t back under the scorching when you consider that see....” sun of the deep South. Tricky d id write the lyrics “Stifled Love” opens for those songs. He also with the lyrics “It’s too Somewhere around lifts some lyrics off his own good / It’s too nice / She track eight or nine on this song, “Ponderosa” (prob­ makes me finish too quick 12-song album, your head ably the most upbeat thing / Is it love? / No, notlove / begins to implode with all on the album) for “Brand She turns my sexual trick.” the heaviness. On the first New You’re Retro,” a furi­ But Tricky, who cites induction, M axinquaye is ous little number that some of his influences as best taken in small doses. proves that in his past life, Kate Bush and P.J. Once you have found Tricky was a rapper. Harvey, is not loath to give some inroads among the SUNDAY Case in point Tricky the feminine side some leaden atmosphere, the covers Public Enemy’s room. Martina returns off-kilter beats, the sam­ MAY “Black Steel.” Instead of with her soul-weary vocals ples and skewed guitar churning out a ridicul­ lines, and the twisting voc­ 21 ously faithful rendition of to sing, “I think ahead of you / 1 think instead of you als that wrap around and the song, Tricky rear­ rub up against one ranges the lyrics, has Mar­ / Will you spend your life with me and stifle me? / I another, you will discover tina sing it with that child/ that this massive album is woman voice of hers and know why the caged bird sings, I know why.” going to shit on every MOTH Ellili I PS turns it into something other thing you purchase tense and more sublimi- Cages again. But you this year. It’s that good. nally compelling than the have to realize that Tricky And it’ll get even better ev­ S i ? immediacy of rap music. and Martina, two lower- to ery time you play it Heavy, Oh — and those lyrics middle-class Black Engl­ and worth every penny. UCSB that Tricky copped off his ish people, have not own song “Ponderosa”? brought themselves to this m d o r w i n They go: “Through the point in their lives with —Mlz E. PAVILION @ THE NEW U-CEN While You Were Gone... ALL AGES • 8:00 RM * TiX @ UCSB ■i;} '/ spent your Spring Breeic in Method with half of Bey* JtfeketSWent On safe Saturday, March 26. A total dfASOGjackets up fa t grabs St, ' $2® ^«hot, 4^00 fickets sddlfphree days. Thatjpeans that unless you’re willing to pay at teasltwiee the face value of admission, YOU CAN'T GO. , \ '^ThfcBneup is the Beastie Boy&tfre Jon Spencer Blues Explasios andFhdly l i p hop band The JkibtS/This. shiny ¡¡¡¡|be the best ayjtqert of 11» year, hands down. SATURDAY if'yOuW ever seen thefBi'asties before, "yon knb# whafs up. Tfie: Boys; play MAY Pres no the rdght5betbre Santa Barbara date and, as of press time, no shoivhas been announced. 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This guy, he sits down in his den and he writes all these quaint but pretty bal­ lads about this girl, and writes a couple angrier, ed­ gier songs about himself, and he calls his musician friends and they record stuff because they have no­ thing better to do. They cut first became acquainted Fun is all about: a deeply great albums like Girl­ with his little twinkles-as- sad young man confront­ friend, Sweet’s greatest songs over winter vacation ing loss with denial, manif­ outing, and OK albums in my senior year of high ested in the form of like Altered Beast.