Mixed Race (album)

Mixed Race
Studio album by Tricky
Released	27 September 2010
Recorded	2010
Genre	Trip hop, electronica
Length	29:23 31:36 (with bonus track)
Label	Domino Records
Producer	Tricky
Tricky chronology
Knowle West Boy (2008) Mixed Race (2010)
Singles from Mixed Race
"Murder Weapon" Released: 30 August 2010

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(A-)[2]
Spin	(5/10)[3]

Mixed Race is Tricky's ninth studio album, released on 27 September 2010. It is his second album released through Domino Records, following 2008's Knowle West Boy.

Mixed Race was recorded in Paris, where Tricky currently lives, and has been described by Domino Records as "his most passionate album to date".^[4] Tricky himself has described it as "the most uptempo album I've done".^[4] Musically, the album takes influence from UK, Jamaican, US, North African and French music.^[4] Guest artists include Franky Riley, Terry Lynn, Bobby Gillespie, Gavin Brooksbank, Hakim Hamadouche, Blackman, and Tricky's youngest brother Marlon Thaws.^[4]

"Murder Weapon" was released as the first single on 30 August 2010 and charted in France #76.

Track listing

1. "Every Day"
2. "UK Jamaican"
3. "Early Bird"
4. "Ghetto Stars"
5. "Hakim"
6. "Come To Me"
7. "Murder Weapon"
8. "Time To Dance"
9. "Really Real"
10. "Bristol To London"
11. "Friend Went To Jail" (iTunes and Japanese edition bonus track)

References

1. ^ Jurek, Thom. Review: Mixed Race. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-11-30.
2. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 26, 2010). Consumer Guide: Mixed Race. MSN Music. Retrieved on 2010-11-30.
3. ^ "SPINReview". http://www.spin.com/reviews/tricky-mixed-race-domino-0. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d} "Mixed Race". Domino Records. http://www.dominorecordco.com/uk/albums/11-08-10/mixed-race/. Retrieved 12 August 2010.