Skilled Mechanics
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| Skilled Mechanics | ||||
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| Released | 22 January 2016 | |||
| Genre | Trip hop | |||
| Length | 34:13 | |||
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Skilled Mechanics is a studio album by English trip hop artist Tricky. It was released on 22 January 2016 via False Idols/!K7 Records. It features contributions from Luke Harris, DJ Milo, Ann Dao, Francesca Belmonte, Han Xingzhou, Ivy 艾菲, Oh Land, Renata "Xdare" Platon and Wim Janssens.
Critical reception[edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 68/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[3] |
| No Ripcord | 8/10[4] |
| Q | [5] |
| Record Collector | [6] |
| Resident Advisor | 2.8/5[7] |
| The Spill Magazine | [8] |
| The Arts Desk | [9] |
| The Guardian | [10] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8.5/10[11] |
Skilled Mechanics was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 68 based on nine reviews.[1]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Not Going" (featuring Oh Land) | Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws | Tricky | 2:53 |
| 2. | "Hero" |
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| 2:23 |
| 3. | "Don't Go" | Thaws |
| 3:12 |
| 4. | "Beijing to Berlin" (featuring Ivy 艾菲) |
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| 2:52 |
| 5. | "Diving Away" | Porno for Pyros | Tricky | 2:09 |
| 6. | "Boy" | Thaws | Tricky | 2:54 |
| 7. | "Bother" | Corey Taylor | Tricky | 2:24 |
| 8. | "How's Your Life" |
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| 2:59 |
| 9. | "Here My Dear" | Thaws |
| 2:38 |
| 10. | "We Begin" (featuring Francesca Belmonte) |
| Tricky | 1:35 |
| 11. | "Well" | Thaws | Tricky | 2:50 |
| 12. | "Necessary" |
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| 3:35 |
| 13. | "Unreal" | Renata Platon | Xdare | 1:48 |
| Total length: | 34:13 | |||
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] | 127 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] | 108 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Skilled Mechanics - Metacritic". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Jeffries, David. "Skilled Mechanics - Skilled Mechanics, Tricky | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Adcock, Lee (20 January 2016). "Album Review: Tricky - Skilled Mechanics". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Purvis, Carl (8 February 2016). "Quick Takes (January 2016)". No Ripcord. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Segal, Victoria. Q Magazine March 2016. p. 116.
- ^ Smith, Phil (February 2016). "Tricky Presents Skilled Mechanics - Record Collector Magazine". Record Collector. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Song, Sandra (24 February 2016). "Review: Tricky - Skilled Mechanics". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: TRICKY (FT. DJ MILO & LUKE HARRIS) - SKILLED MECHANICS". The Spill Magazine. 22 January 2016. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Kidel, Mark (21 January 2016). "CD: Tricky – Tricky Presents Skilled Mechanics | The Arts Desk". The Arts Desk. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Dennis, Jon (21 January 2016). "Tricky, DJ Milo & Luke Harris: Tricky Presents Skilled Mechanics review – a menacing side project". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Westley, Nathan (28 January 2016). "Tricky shows his nuts and bolts". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Tricky – Skilled Mechanics" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Tricky – Skilled Mechanics" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Skilled Mechanics at Discogs (list of releases)