Skilled Mechanics

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Skilled Mechanics
Studio album by
Tricky
Released22 January 2016 (2016-01-22)
GenreTrip hop
Length34:13
Label
  • False Idols
  • !K7 Records
Producer
Tricky chronology
Adrian Thaws
(2014) 		Skilled Mechanics
(2016) 		ununiform
(2017)

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[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
Drowned in Sound7/10[3]
No Ripcord8/10[4]
Q3/5 stars[5]
Record Collector2/5 stars[6]
Resident Advisor2.8/5[7]
The Spill Magazine3/5 stars[8]
The Arts Desk4/5 stars[9]
The Guardian3/5 stars[10]
The Line of Best Fit8.5/10[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[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I'm Not Going" (featuring Oh Land)Adrian Nicholas Matthews ThawsTricky2:53
2."Hero"
  • Thaws
  • Milo McKenzie Johnson
  • Tricky
  • DJ Milo
2:23
3."Don't Go"Thaws
  • Tricky
  • DJ Milo
3:12
4."Beijing to Berlin" (featuring Ivy 艾菲)
2:52
5."Diving Away"Porno for PyrosTricky2:09
6."Boy"ThawsTricky2:54
7."Bother"Corey TaylorTricky2:24
8."How's Your Life"
  • Tricky
  • DJ Milo
2:59
9."Here My Dear"Thaws
  • Tricky
  • DJ Milo
  • Chembakwe Johnson
  • Tyler Sheppard Morris
2:38
10."We Begin" (featuring Francesca Belmonte)
  • Thaws
  • Francesca Belmonte
Tricky1:35
11."Well"ThawsTricky2:50
12."Necessary"
  • Thaws
  • Milo Johnson
  • Tricky
  • DJ Milo
3:35
13."Unreal"Renata PlatonXdare1:48
Total length:34:13

Charts[]

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 127
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 108

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Critic Reviews for Skilled Mechanics - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Jeffries, David. "Skilled Mechanics - Skilled Mechanics, Tricky | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  3. ^ Adcock, Lee (January 20, 2016). "Album Review: Tricky - Skilled Mechanics". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  4. ^ Purvis, Carl (February 8, 2016). "Quick Takes (January 2016)". No Ripcord. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  5. ^ Segal, Victoria. Q Magazine March 2016. p. 116.
  6. ^ Smith, Phil (February 2016). "Tricky Presents Skilled Mechanics - Record Collector Magazine". Record Collector. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  7. ^ Song, Sandra (February 24, 2016). "Review: Tricky - Skilled Mechanics". Resident Advisor. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  8. ^ "SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: TRICKY (FT. DJ MILO & LUKE HARRIS) - SKILLED MECHANICS". The Spill Magazine. January 22, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  9. ^ Kidel, Mark (January 21, 2016). "CD: Tricky – Tricky Presents Skilled Mechanics | The Arts Desk". The Arts Desk. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  10. ^ Dennis, Jon (January 21, 2016). "Tricky, DJ Milo & Luke Harris: Tricky Presents Skilled Mechanics review – a menacing side project". The Guardian. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  11. ^ Westley, Nathan (January 28, 2016). "Tricky shows his nuts and bolts". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Tricky – Skilled Mechanics" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – Tricky – Skilled Mechanics" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 5, 2020.

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