UK Trip Hop artist Tricky’s new album Mixed Race is a musical journey of sorts as the 10 tracks take one through various styles; Hip Hop, Blues, Dub, Trip Hop and Dance. “Every Day” features Frank Riley and is a dreamy Dub and Country hybrid with harmonica, “(Riley appears again on the clap-driven Bluesy “Come To Me” and “Murder Weapon” which starts off with a music box chiming the notes of “My Way”), Hakim” has a haunting Middle Eastern feel and features the vocals of Algerian singer Hakim Hamadouche against a sitar backdrop, while “Bristol to London” is electro with rapping by Tricky’s brother Marlon Thaws and Blackman.

“Kingston Logic” features Terry Lynn and is groovy with great guitars. while the atmospheric “Ghetto Stars” finds Frank Riley singing in a delicate upper register against a Trip Hop backdrop. The very brief “Time To Dance” is sublime Disco, and the eerie “Really Real” features a whispered performance Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie (reminiscent of “Past Mistake” from “Knowle West Boy”). The songs are brief and the album runs just about 30 minutes. Like they say, time flies when you’re having fun, and fun this is!