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
AllMusic[2]
Drowned in Sound7/10[3]
No Ripcord8/10[4]
Q[5]
Record Collector[6]
Resident Advisor2.8/5[7]
The Spill Magazine[8]
The Arts Desk[9]
The Guardian[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. 1 2 "Critic Reviews for Skilled Mechanics - Metacritic". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Jeffries, David. "Skilled Mechanics - Skilled Mechanics, Tricky | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Purvis, Carl (8 February 2016). "Quick Takes (January 2016)". No Ripcord. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Segal, Victoria. Q Magazine March 2016. p. 116.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Song, Sandra (24 February 2016). "Review: Tricky - Skilled Mechanics". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  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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