Maxinquaye

Maxinquaye is the first album of the English actor and musician Tricky, released in 1995. Expanding on the music template of fellow Bristolians Massive Attack, and featuring then-girlfriend Martina Topley-Bird on vocals, Maxinquaye is a dark, strange album featuring a combination of hip-hop, soul, dub, rock and electronica.

Maxinquaye
Studio album by Tricky
Released	20 February 1995 (1995-02-20) (UK) 18 April 1995 (1995-04-18) (US)
Recorded	1994–1995
Genre	Trip hop
Length	57:13
Label	Island
Producer	Tricky, Mark Saunders
Tricky chronology
Maxinquaye (1995) Nearly God (1996)

Maxinquaye, named after Tricky's late mother Maxine Quaye, who died when he was four, received great critical attention upon release. The album was re-issued in the UK on 2 November 2009 by Universal Island with a second disc of remixes as a "Deluxe Edition".

Maxinquaye Media

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  Tricky, photographed in 2008

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  An Akai S1000 sampler, among the equipment used for the album

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  Martina Topley-Bird (2010)

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  Tricky toured the United States as a supporting act for PJ Harvey (1998).