Pre-Millennium Tension

Pre-Millennium Tension is the third album from Tricky, released in 1996. Tricky originally said in an interview with Raygun in October 1996 that he wanted to make an 'out-an-out punk record' and that.. He also said that he hated being stuck with the trip-hop tag: Following the unexpected success of Maxinquaye, Tricky made a much darker, more paranoid sonic landscape for this release, resulting in a more abrasive, and far less accessible album. It... more

Pre-Millennium Tension is the third album from Tricky, released in 1996. Tricky originally said in an interview with Raygun in October 1996 that he wanted to make an 'out-an-out punk record' and that.. He also said that he hated being stuck with the trip-hop tag: Following the unexpected success of Maxinquaye, Tricky made a much darker, more paranoid sonic landscape for this release, resulting in a more abrasive, and far less accessible album. It features longtime collaborator Martina Topley-Bird, and former Mama's Boy's guitarist Pat McManus. The album was recorded at Grove Studios, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, possibly explaining the heavy Rastafarian influence on the album. Parts were also recorded at Platinum Islands Studio, New York. The album contains many various lyrical references to Rastafarianism. Examples include: It was included in Q Magazine's 50 Heaviest Albums of All Time. less