Skilled Mechanics

2016 studio album by Tricky

Skilled Mechanics

Studio album by

Tricky

Released| 22 January 2016 (2016-01-22)
Genre| Trip hop
Length| 34:13
Label|

* False Idols
* !K7 Records

Producer|

* Tricky
* DJ Milo
* Ivy 艾菲
* Xdare

Tricky chronology
| Adrian Thaws
(2014)  | Skilled Mechanics
(2016)  | ununiform
(2017)

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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

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 68/100[1]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
Drowned in Sound| 7/10[3]
No Ripcord| 8/10[4]
Q| [5]
Record Collector| [6]
Resident Advisor| 2.8/5[7]
The Spill Magazine| [8]
The Arts Desk| [9]
The Guardian| [10]
The Line of Best Fit| 8.5/10[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

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "I'm Not Going" (featuring Oh Land)| Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws| Tricky| 2:53
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)|

* Thaws
* Deng Wanxing

* Tricky
* Ivy 艾菲

| 2:52
5.| "Diving Away"| Porno for Pyros| Tricky| 2:09
6.| "Boy"| Thaws| Tricky| 2:54
7.| "Bother"| Corey Taylor| Tricky| 2:24
8.| "How's Your Life"|

* Thaws
* Larry Carlton

* 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

| Tricky| 1:35
11.| "Well"| Thaws| Tricky| 2:50
12.| "Necessary"|

* Thaws
* Milo Johnson

* Tricky
* DJ Milo

| 3:35
13.| "Unreal"| Renata Platon| Xdare| 1:48
Total length:| 34:13

### Charts

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Chart (2016)  | Peak
position

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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] | 127
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] | 108

## References

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1. ^ a b "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.

## External links

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* Skilled Mechanics at Discogs (list of releases)

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Tricky

Studio albums|

* Maxinquaye (1995)
* Nearly God (1996)
* Pre-Millennium Tension (1996)
* Angels With Dirty Faces (1998)
* Juxtapose (1999)
* Blowback (2001)
* Vulnerable (2003)
* Knowle West Boy (2008)
* Mixed Race (2010)
* False Idols (2013)
* Adrian Thaws (2014)
* Skilled Mechanics (2016)
* Ununiform (2017)
* Fall to Pieces (2020)

EPs|

* The Hell E.P. (1995)

Compilations|

* A Ruff Guide

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