Date: Tue, 9 May 1995 22:47:20 PDT 
      From: Zach Mainen (zach@SALK.EDU) 
      Subject: Tricky


>       I know that there are quite a few Portishead fans on
>       this list so I was wondering if anyone was a fan of, or
>       had any info on Tricky or Massive Attack...both Tricky
>       and Massive Attack are in the same "Trip-Hop" sounding
>       vein as Portishead...I have a little bit of info but I

Tricky are quite reminiscent of Portishead, but I'd dare say better.
The album (name escapes me) was released domestically fairly recently
and it's on Island so it should be easy to find.

If you like P-head it's a pretty good bet you'll like Tricky.  They
have the same extensive sampling at P-head.  They even do one of the
same songs (complete with build in scratches and pops), revealing just
how much both versions owe to the original.  The female vocals are
fairly similar, with a lot of variety from song to song--perhaps a
little less "character" with Tricky.  They're even more
all-over-the-place stylistically (noisy, straight ahead, jazzy,
trippy, dancy, etc).  They tend to sound a bit more hip-hoppy and a
lot less spy-movie sound-tracky/tacky then P-head.  Great atmosphere.

I've listened to the disc a half dozen times and it's still growing on
me; a good sign.  Definitely worth checking out.

zach