Urbane & despairing, this trip-hop kings second album under his own name is a genuine fin-de-siecle concoction. Apocalyptic messages are projected over layers of gleaming noises & libidinous rhythms that lurk underneath the surface like secret cities. Although his songs are full of sinister, futuristic overtones, Tricky refuses to be cornered as a messianic spokesperson. No longer working under the moniker " Nearly God, " & discontented with the role of anonymous auteur, hes the " Tricky Ki