 When Maxinquaye was first released , it received widespread acclaim from critics . In a review for Mojo , Jon Savage called it a very ambitious and musically audacious work that brilliantly explored the disparities in Britain 's social structure , with Topley @-@ Bird as the " dominant voice " articulating Tricky 's vision of uncertainty in an ever @-@ changing world . Dele Fadele from NME said the record was unprecedented , spellbinding , and revealed something new with every listen . He found Tricky 's production innovative and his fusion of various sounds so seamless , " you can 't label the results under any existing genre " . David <unk> of Melody Maker called the record " all but perfect " and noted that " Tricky 's music is so gripping , original , sublime , his lyrics so abstruse and woven into the sound , that they become inseparable " . In Q magazine Tom Doyle praised Topley @-@ Bird 's vocals for making Maxinquaye " a highly inventive and intoxicating collection " and stated that " with this debut , Tricky proves himself to be more challenging and eclectic than his peers " . 
