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Tag Archives: Trip Hop
Have You Heard? – (72) Erohs Shore
So, just to to say that one of my blog followers, Resa, put me on to this band, and her partner is involved. But as you’ll know, if you follow this blog, I only write about music I like, and … Continue reading
Have You Heard? – (23) “Black Steel” by Tricky… and Public Enemy
I got a letter from the government the other day… I first heard this song on the 1995 release, “Maxinquaye” by a singer called Tricky. Or thought I had… Tricky was born Adrian Thaws in Bristol. He had quite a … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Steel, Martina Topley-Bird, Maxinquaye, music, Public Enemy, rap, Tricky, Trip Hop
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Have you Heard? – (10) “The Rip” by Portishead…. and Radiohead
“The Rip” is on Portishead’s third album, imaginatively called “Third”. It came out in 2008, 11 years after the second album, imaginatively called “Portishead”. Portishead made their name with their brilliant first album, released in 2004, called “Dummy”. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged music, Portishead, Radiohead, The Rip, Trip Hop, Weird Fishes/ Arpeggi, Wishbone Ash
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