It’s 6 years now since TRICKY (born named Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws
in Bristol (UK) 58 years ago), former short-time member of Massive Attack,
released his 14th LP, the heartbreaking (about the suicide of his 24-year-old
daughter) Fall To Pieces.
But he didn’t stop writing/recording new music. Since then he released an album
under the alias of Theis Thaws and recorded 2 full-lengths with his singer Marta.
Enough material to get on the road with.
In order to not miss a beat TURN UP THE VOLUME scans the musical
horizon daily, for 10 years now, to pick ace tracks and add 5 new ones
twice per week, to the one and only JUKEBOX playlist that matters.
ALL TOGETHER
The 5 fresh ones TRACK BY TRACK
Artist: MARTA Who: Amazing voice Marta Złakowska, who worked
with trip-hop legendTricky on his latest albums.
Track: OUT OF THE WAY
The title piece, produced by Tricky, from her upcoming
debut LP. It’ll land on October 3th. More info here.
TUTV: As enigmatic as her mentor himself who is second voice
on this one. Reiterative percussion supercharges this whirling
around jam all the way, while Marta‘s femme fatale vox mystifies.
Band: WILD OCEANS Who: Fresh, but longtime experienced British indie quartet who
have earned their stripes with decades of combined experience
touring the UK, Europe and the USA.
“Lyrically, it’s a tale a lot of us can identify with – the story of a deceitful lover you keep giving a second chance even though deep down you know they’ll never change – the lyrics and the vocal performance combine perfectly, harnessing the emotion and tension of the song.”
TUTV: A tsunami of greedy guitars opens this riff-jagged juggernaut, then shades in a full of get-up-and-go groove annex punchy vocals, until the powerhouse chorus erupts. And then? The breakneck hits you all over again. Bingo.
Artists: BRIAN ENO and BEATIE WOLFE Who: The ambient wizard and his vocal
Anglo-American collaborator.
Track: PART OF US
Piece from their upcoming 3rd album of the year, actually the 3th
in only 5 months. Talking about being productive. It’s named Liminal
and comes our way on October 10th.
TUTV: Another twilight wandering, combining ambient
textures and Wolfe‘s transfixing voice seamlessly well.
Artist: USI ES Who: The musical moniker of Belgian singer-songwriter Ester Weemaes. In her attic studio, she interweaves synths and samples with her distinctive, dark voice. Her music balances between darkness and dreaminess, feeling like a blanket wrapped around you: soft yet heavy, with frayed edges. She released her debut EP Mutiny.
Track: KONAMI CODE
2nd single from her upcoming debut album, expected to
be released early 2026, on which she worked again with
her coach, mentor en mixer Dijf Sanders.
TUTV: Konami Code is a sensual slo-mo musing that grows on your ears and mind all along its reflective way, led by Es‘ sultry midnight hours voice floating somewhere up there on an imaginary cloud. Think of Sade‘s near-whispering, romantic reveries.
