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Martina Topley-Bird - Too Tough To Die (Smuggled Sounds)

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:36:00 GMT

It's almost a decade since the world was introduced to the mesmerising voice of Martina Topley-Bird, and it was on Tricky's magnificent debut 'Maxinquaye' that she first got to shine. Until now, her unusual name has always been closely associated with the trip hop innovator but at last she has struck out on her own. And to intensely rich and splendid effect. Her first slice...

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Trost – Trust Me (Bronzerat) (Bearded Magazine)

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:15:34 GMT

Taking a break from duties as one half of electro punksters Cobra Killer, Annika Line Trost’s second solo album follows a self-titled 2002 debut which spawned the catchily-titled single ‘Tattoo Your Name on My Ass’. Not having said ass to hand, we have to content ourselves with Teutonic hooks - sometimes seductive, sometimes irritating - that hint at what Martina Topley Bird...

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Music is what feelings sound like ~anon (Quixotical)

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:58:35 GMT

... voice. Her saga of self-inflicted woe seems neverending, but her music…well, it’s awesome. 2. Martina Topley Bird - Poison: I fell in love with Martina’s voice as a teenager, when I would listen to Tricky’s albums on almost endless repeat. 3. Goldfrapp - Clowns: I love the quirkiness of Goldfrapp’s sound and her vocals on this track are everything that I love about...

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Will: 'I love Diana Vickers!' (The Sun)

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:44:00 GMT

... a lot about Diana - and about how the show has developed. "You wouldn't get Emiliana Torrini or Martina Topley-Bird or Goldfrapp on this type of show, so the fact Diana is here is great. "It's a departure for both the show and that style of artist; it can only be a good thing." Too true ...

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Martina Topley-Bird Music Goodies (Pushing Rope)

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:40:00 GMT

Need One - Martina Topley-Bird One of my favorite singers. Too Tough to Die - Martina Topley-Bird Shangri La - Martina Topley-Bird

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Gainsbourg expo (Filles Sourires)

noreply@blogger.com (Guuzbourg) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:09:00 GMT

Missed it by a week: the big Gainsbourg expo in Paris (21 Oct/March 1). With lots and lots of activities, including the reenactment of Melody Nelson (featuring J-C Vannier, Brian Molko, Martina Topley-Bird and Brigitte Fontaine), Blonde Redhead paying tribute to SG, and a screening of Anna and Cannabis. All details HERE .

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Leila (3hive)

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:42:27 GMT

... of Solex. Leila brings in a hodge-podge of guest musicians to add their own noises and stuff like Martina Topley Bird, Terry Hall, Andy Cox (The English Beat/Fine Young Cannibals), and her own sister Roya Arab. Blood, Looms, and Blooms is just the latest in her decade long recording career. Leila has worked with Björk and Aphex Twin and recorded as Grammatix and Little...

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Tricky & Veronika @ Irving Plaza, NYC - pics, setlist (Brooklyn Vegan)

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:02:34 GMT

... expectations. I have vague memories of bad times at Tricky shows in the past. No, Veronika isn't Martina Topley-Bird and she definitely faked her way through some notes and lyrics, but I still wasn't disappointed. The setlist was a good mix of old and new and I liked watching Tricky - I assume with the help of what he was smoking with his back to the crowd for a large...

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Martina Topley-Bird - Baby Blue (Independiente) (Bearded Magazine)

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:01:30 GMT

I once heard a friend say, “I could do her solely on her voice”. This was two years ago, after Martina’s guest vocal on Son of Dave’s ‘Devil Take My Soul’ added one of the sweetest ingredients a blues track could include. Since then, people have been longing for another sickly taste of what indeed could be a musical Tiramisu to come from this lady.

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New Music at PCR - LEILA (Pirate Cat Radio 87.9fm)

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:33:06 GMT

... as electronic music capital of the world. Special guests include Terry Hall from the Specials, Martina Topley Bird (who did vocals for Tricky’s Maxinquaye), Seaming To (See Mr. Scruff’s Trouser Jazz) Tracks: 3 (Portishead-ish), 5 (rolling instrumental), 7, 8 (haunting vocals by Seaming To), 9 (upbeat, catchy in a good way, with Martina Topley Bird),...

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SINGLE REVIEW: Martina Topley Bird (Backstage Pass)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:59:12 GMT

Martina Topley Bird Baby Blue Review By Allana Cutter Since Amy Winehouse broke into the mainstream, we've seen a lot of female artists enter the charts. Martina Topley Bird has been played a big part in the music industry since...

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Martina Topley Bird - The Blue God (Independiente) (Manchester Evening News)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:20:09 GMT

Martina Topley Bird - The Blue God (Independiente)Fiona McGlynn 13/ 5/2008AFTER arriving on the scene in 1995 on Tricky’s Maxinquaye album, Martina Topley Bird has had a varied career collaborating with many artists such as Gorillaz, David Holmes and Mark Lanegan.The Blue God was recorded with maverick, visionary producer Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley) and mixes bopping beats with an innocent,...

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Your Weekend Justice for August 1, 2008: You're in Town Again (Needcoffee.com)

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:39:33 GMT

We're back. And please be aware that the following podcast spends way too much time talking (and singing) about wee. Agenda: Tuffley's family bladder issues Way too much supposed humor about piss Ken's lack of appreciation for Cirque Rob is the extent of our reinforcements Joan Allen's career update Service's career update Widge blows out Scientology conspiracy James Bond theme news Martina...

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Warp Records Can’t Be Stopped (Missingtoof)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:53:11 GMT

... Warp Records album debut, which features many guest vocalists, including former Tricky vocalist Martina Topley-Bird . Here’s a cut off of ”Blood, Looms & Blooms’ entitled ‘Mettle’; a heavy experimental downtempo track that creeps up on you like a bad trip.. MP3: Leila- Mettle Clark, since the early 2000’s, has been holding it down for the ‘experimental electronic/IDM’...

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Leila: Blood, Looms and Blooms (prefixmag.com)

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:41:16 GMT

... Roya once again return to provide intermittent vocal duties. Other more famous names (Terry Hall, Martina Topley Bird) also contribute. But this is Leila’s album, and her sonic pallet is once again refreshingly diverse and free of influence. It’s easy to imagine her bolted up in a studio for the past eight years, dwelling in a hermetically sealed cultural vacuum where she...

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Album: Leila, Blood, Looms and Blooms (Warp) (The Independent)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:00:01 GMT

It is an area Leila Arab knows well: her 1998 debut 'Like Weather' was to 'Blue Lines' and 'Dummy' what 'Forever Changes' was to 'Sgt Pepper' and 'Pet Sounds'. And in the eight years since she last made a record, Iran-born Leila has lost both of her parents so it's fair to say that her music hasn't got any poppier. But Leila's bad-trip hop is never bad trip-hop: vocalists Terry Hall,...

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Glastonbury 2008 (Frizz)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:12:02 GMT

... Music Through Unconventional Means (Shlomo the human beatbox and friends including Martha and Martina Topley-Bird), The Last of the Shadow Puppets (special guest), MGMT (first two songs only), Amy Winehouse (last few songs from the sidelines and the loo), Massive Attack (I didn’t know I liked them). Sunday: Black Mountain (because we were passing), Balkan Beat Box (bought...

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Album of the week: Tricky (Scotsman.com Living - Books)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:43:07 GMT

... Rather than rely on just one female sidekick as he has done in the past, most effectively with Martina Topley-Bird, he has drafted in a number of vocal foils, all of them virtual unknowns.The album begins confidently enough with the tinkle of a jazzy piano, a gruff croon and a hectoring moll in the background. Puppy Toy then opens out into a big, ballsy Britnoir blues...

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Review: Martina Topley Bird: The Blue God (Pitchfork)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:00:00 GMT

The Mercury Prize nominee and one-time vocalist for Tricky returns after five years with help from Danger Mouse.

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Two great acts with one great producer (Evening Standard)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:23:02 GMT

Martina Topley Bird pulled a great show out of the bag ater a slow start. Shortwave Set performed in boiler suits. David Smyth enthuses about both, and their shared producer, Dangermouse.

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