discography
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   Earthlings?: Earthlings?
  CD Germany / Crippled Dick Hot Wax ... / 1.9.1998 (left pic)
  CD US / Man's Ruin Records ... / ? (right pic)
 
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01. Nothing 4:56
02. Saving Up For My Spaceship/Illuminate  7:45
03. Reaper (Don't Fear This Child) 5:21
04. Cavalry 2:08
05. Happiest Day Of My Life 4:42
06. Conversing Among Misfits 4:54
07. Mars On Fire 3:24
08. Stungun 3:00
09. The Dreaded Lovelies 4:33
10. Icy Halls Of Sobriety (I Dare Not Tread) 2:17
11. Triumphant March Of The Buffoons 3:56

According to the band Martina contributed vocals to the song "Conversing Among Misfits", though I can't hear her voice on that song. But listen for yourself... For more infos about Earthlings? (not to mix up with the Bristolian band Earthling) check out their web site. You can also hear the complete song 'Conversion Among Misfits' on their MySpace site.

   
           
 

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   Primus: Antipop
  CD / Interscope Records 490 414-2 / 5.10.1999
 
 
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01. Intro 0:19
02. Electric Uncle Sam 2:56
03. Natural Joe 4:12
04. Laquerhead 3:49
05. The Anti-Pop 5:33
06. Eclectic Electric 8:34
07. Greet The Sacred Cow 5:10
08. Mama Didn't Raise No Fool 5:04
09. Dirty Drowning Man 4:48
10. Ballad Of Bodacious 3:28
11. Power Mad 3:42
12. The Final Voyage Of The Liquid Sky 5:39
13. Coattails Of A Dead Man 5:19
13a. hidden track 3:43

Martina sings backing vocals on "Dirty Drowning Man" and "Coattails Of A Dead Man".

   
           
 

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   David Holmes: Bow Down To The Exit Sign
  CD UK / Go Beat 543866-2 / 12.6. 2000
  2LP UK / ?  / 12.6.2000
 
 
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01. Live From The Peppermint Store 0:44
02. Compared To What 6:15
03. Sick City 4:21
04. Sonny's Apt. 2 am 0:52
05. Bad Thing 5:43
06. Drexler Loses It 0:22
07. Incite A Riot 4:57
08. 69 Police 4:31
09. Out Run * 4:46
10. Living Room 6:43
11. Midnight At The PCP Factory 1:11
12. Slip Your Skin 4:20
13. Zero Tolerance * 4:01
14. Commercial Break 0:33
15. Hey Lisa 4:46

* featuring Martina Topley-Bird

Martina does vocals on two tracks: Out Run (an almost Tricky-like sounding track) and Zero Tolerance. She also sings backing vocals on Slip Your Skin.

   
           
 

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  click here for more pics  Diplo: Florida (promo 2x12")
  promo 2LP / Big Dada Records BD069 / July 2004
 
 
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A1. Florida
A2. Big Lost
A3. Sarah
A4. Money Power Respect
B1. Into the Sun *
B2. Way More
C1. Diplo Rhythm
C2. Works
D1. Indian Thick Jawns
D2. Summers Gonna Hurt You
D3. It's all Part of a Bigger Plan

* featuring Martina Topley-Bird

It was rumoured that Martina's vocals will not be on the official release of this album. This vinyl promo is limited to 500 copies, each numbered individually. It's a white label with no tracklist, check out scans here.

   
           
 

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   Diplo: Florida
  CD / Big Dada Records BDCD069 / 13. September 2004
  2LP / Big Dada Records BD069 / 13. September 2004
 
 
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01. Florida
02. Big Lost
03. Sarah
04. Into the Sun *
05. Way More
06. Money Power Respect
07. Diplo Rhythm
08. Works
09. Indian Thick Jawns
10. Summers Gonna Hurt You
11. It's all Part of a Bigger Plan

* featuring Martina Topley-Bird

At first it was rumoured that Martina's vocals will not be on the official release of this album, but it looks like this is not true. Check out more listening samples here. There's also a limited vinyl promo existing (see above).

   
           
 

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   Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Damage
  CD / Mute  CDSTUMM236 / 27. September 2004
  CD+DVD l Mute LCDSTUMM236 / 27. September 2004 (lim. ed.)
  LP / Mute STUMM236 / 27. September 2004 
 
 
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01. Damage 2:25
02. Burn It Off 2:54
03. Spoiled* 3:34
04. Crunchy 3:37
05. Hot Gossip 3:32
06. Mars, Arizona 2:23
07. You Been My Baby 3:22
08. Rivals 1:54
09. Help These Blues 3:49
10. Fed Up And Low Down 4:05
11. Rattling 4:18
12. Blowing My Mind 3:46

* featuring Martina Topley-Bird

You can listen to the complete song with Martina on the Mute website. The limited edition of the CD has a bonus DVD 'Behind The Record' with exclusive studio footage. Martina also played as support act for JSBE in London (20th October), see concertography.

   
           
 


 
  click here for more pics  Sundance Film Festival 2004
  promo double CDR  US / Chrysalis Music Group SC0104  / 2004
 
 
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CD 1:
01. Morcheeba - Lead Me 4:06
02. The Cooper Temple Clause - Into My Arms 6:13
03. Laika - Girl Without Hands 5:00
04. Martina Topley-Bird featuring Tricky - Alone 4:31
05. The Twilight Singers - Feathers 4:03
06. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Waiting Here 3:45
07. Longwave - State Of Mind 3:08
08. OBI - Little Things 3:50
09. David Gray - Falling Down The Mountainside 4:48
10. Jonathan Rice - Break So Easy 3:14
11. Gersey - Wait Here  3:34
12. Grant Lee Philips - Dirty Secret 3:37
13. Jim White - Objects In Motion  6:02
14. Joe Henry - Dirty Magazine  4:40
15. The Engineers - How Do You Say Goodbye  5:33
16. I Am Kloot - The Same Deep Water As Me  4:10
17. Daniel Lanois - Space Kay  1:58
18. Andy Stochansky - The Italian Bicycle  3:07
19. The Days - Lilly  2:36

This song by Tricky and Martina Topley-Bird is unreleased so far!!! It was probably recorded for Quixotic, but then didn't make it to the album. You can buy this promo double CDR at eil.com (one copy in stock).

   
           
 

 


 
   Jetlag: On The Air
  CD Italy / Sony / 3. March 2005
 
 
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01. 1. Jetlag Effect (Ft. Enrico Ghezzi)
02. Don't Talk To Me
03. E'necessario
04. Slow Burn
05. Industrial (Appuntamenti Maledetti)
06. Il Gangster Dell'amore
07. In-Amore
08. Nu-Volare
09. Need A Call *
10. Martini Disease
11. Happiness
12. Soluzioni Novita
13. Fusi Orari
14. Where I Am
15. Making Of (Bonus CD-Rom Track)

* featuring Martina Topley-Bird

This album is a side project by Livio Magnini (guitarist for Bluevertigo), as you can read on Amazon. You can read a review for it here, but it's only in Italian. The Making-Of-film features also Martina, but you can only see her for one or two seconds...

   
           
 

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   Gorillaz: Demon Days
  CD / Parlaphone / 23. May 2005
 
 
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01. Intro 1:03
02. Last Living Souls 3:10
03. Kids With Guns (feat. Neneh Cherry) 3:45
04. O Green World 4:32
05. Dirty Harry (feat. Booty Brown & S. Fernandez Youth Chorus) 3:43
06. Feel Good Inc. (feat. De La Soul) 3:41
07. El Manana 3:50
08. Every Planet We Reach Is Dead 4:53
09. November Has Come (feat. MF Doom) 2:41
10. All Alone (feat. Roots Manuva) * 3:30
11. White Light 2:08
12. Dare (feat. Shaun Ryder) 4:04
13. Fire Coming Out Of The Monkey's Head (feat. Dennis Hopper) 3:16
14. Don't Get Lost In Heaven 2:00
15. Demon Days (feat. The London Community Gospel Choir) 4:29

* featuring Martina Topley-Bird

Martina also performed live with the Gorillaz and Roots Manuva in New York, you can see the video here. A short video interview with her and Roots Manuva can be found here.

   
           
 


 
  click for a bigger pic  Tommy Evans: Remain Forever / Portrait
  12" promo UK / YNR Productions YNR 020 / 13. June 2005
 
 
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a1. Remain Forever feat. Neneh Cherry (clean)
a2. Remain Forever feat. Neneh Cherry (instrumental)
b1. Portrait (clean) *
b2. Portrait (instrumental)

* featuring Martina Topley-Bird

This 12" seems to be released as a promo only. If you have another version, let me know! You can hear a short snippet of the songs at Juno Records.

   
           
 

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  click for a bigger pic  Son Of Dave: Devil Take My Soul
  7" UK / Kartel KART 006 / 21. November 2005 (left pic)
  CD promo / Kartel KART 006 / 2005 (right pic)
click for a bigger pic
 
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a. Devil Take My Soul (Radio edit) * 3:20
b. Devil Take My Soul (The Remarkables remix) * 4:04

* featuring Martina Topley-Bird

'Devil take my soul' is also released on the album "O2" (see below), but the remix is exclusive to this vinyl and to the promo CD. You can buy the 7" at the official Son Of Dave web site.

   
           
 

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   Son Of Dave: O2
  CD / Kartel KCDL 003 / 13. Februray 2006
 
 
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01. Leave Without Runnin'
02. Goddamn
03. Get You Back
04. San Francisco"
05. Devil Take My Soul *
06. Crossroad Blues
07. I Got What You Need
08. Crickets
09. Life Is So Easy Now
10. Rollin' & Tumblin
11. Mannish Boy

* featuring Martina Topley-Bird

There's also a remix of the song with Martina on the 7" of 'Devil take my soul' (see above). Check out some photos of the album launch party for this album, where Martina performed in a special outfit!

   
           
 

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   Puracane: In Limbo
  CD / 21. Februray 2006
 
 
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01. 7 Seconds
02. Digging Too Deep
03. Sand
04. Secrets 
05. Warzone *
06. Shouldn't Be Here
07. Worst Side
08. Dogs
09. All In Good Time
10. Everything 
11. HAL9000
12. War Is Over
13. Another Boy
14. Fake Plastic Trees

* featuring Martina Topley-Bird

Martina is singing on the song 'Warzone', you can listen to the whole song here. The CD can be bought from the official web site of the band directly.

   
           
 

 


 
   The Stewart Copeland Anthology
  CD / Koch Records  / 14. August  2007
 
 
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01. Too Kool To Kalypso - Klark Kent
02. Don't Box Me In
03. Tulsa Tango
04. Koteja - Steward Copeland
05. Serengeti Long Walk
06. Equalizer Main Title
07. Anacott Steel
08. Slither
09. Night Drive
10. Taxi Ride Home
11. Bill Is Dead
12. Wield the Spade - Oysterhead
13. Look Up
14. Rain
15. Childhood Friends
16. Mud Lions
17. Pizica Degli Ucci
18. Chrystal/Drive Daisy/End Title
19. George Trip/End Montage/End Title
20. Big Drum Tribe - Copeland
21. Regret

Martina sang on the song "Look Up". You can listen to a short excerpt of the song here (and buy the MP3, too).

   
           
 


 
   Mountain Of One: Collected Works
  CD UK / Pias Rough Tade AMRCD 01 / 8. October 2007
 
 
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01. Ride
02. Warping of the clock
03. Freefall
04. Can't be serious (feat. Martina Topley-Bird)
05. Our eyes
06. Innocent line 
07. Innocent reprise
08. Your love over gold
09. People without love
10. Arc of Abraham
11. Here goes nothing
12. Brown piano

Martina contributes vocals on the song "Can't be serious", you can listen to it at Juno Records. The song was already recorded in 2005 or 2006 (as you read on Wikipedia). It is also released on their EP 1, released in January 2007 (see Juno Records). 

   
           
 

 


 
   The Gutter Twins: Saturnalia
  CD  US / Subpop SPCD 761  / 3. March 2008
 
 
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01. Stations 
02. God's Children
03. All Misery/Flowers
04. The Body (feat. Martina Topley-Bird)
05. Idle Hands
06. Circle the Fringes 
07. Who Will Lead Us? 
08. Seven Stories Underground
09. I Was in Love with You
10. Bête Noire 
11. Each to Each
12. Front Street

Martina sang on the song "The Body" for the Gutter Twins (Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan) - although only in the background. She also performed that song live with the Gutter Twins, you can see the video on You Tube (but the sound quality is not really good).

   
           
 

 


 
   Leila: Deflect
  CD UK / Warp Records wap244cd / 20. June 2008
  12" UK / Warp Records wap244 / 20. June 2008
 
 
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1. Deflect *
2. Duwayne 
3. In the garden
4. Twelved

* featuring Martina Topley-Bird

Martina said in an interview that at first she wanted Leila to produce her album "The Blue God". But it didn't work out, instead they recorded two songs together, one is Deflect, released on this single (the other one will be on the full length album "Blood, Looms And Blooms", see below).

   
           
 


 
   Leila: Blood, Looms And Blooms
  CD UK / Warp Records wap167CD / 7. July 2008
  2LP UK / Warp Records wap167LP / 7. July 2008
 
 
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01. Mollie
02. Time To Blow (feat. Terry Hall)
03. Little Acorns (feat. Khemal and Thaon Richardson)
04. Daisies, Cats and Spacemen (feat. Roya Arab)
05. Mettle (feat Andy Cox and Justin Percival)
06. Tease Me (feat. Luca Santucci) 
07. Carplos
08. The Exotics (feat. Seaming To)
09. Deflect (feat. Martina Topley Bird)
10. Norwegian Wood (feat. Luca Santucci)
11. Lush Dolphins
12. Ur Train (feat. Luca Santucci)
13. Young Ones (feat Zan Lyons and Kweku Aacht)
14. Why Should I? (feat. Terry Hall and Martina Topley Bird)

Martina worked on two songs with Leila: "Deflect" and "Why should I?", also with Terry Hall from The Specials. 

   
           
 


  click here for more pics  Common: Universal Mind Control
  CD /  Universal  1794223 / 15. December 2008

  2LP US / Geffen B001198601 / 22. December 2008
 
 
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01. Universal Mind Control
02. Punch Drunk Love (feat. Kanye West)
03. Make My Day (feat. Cee-Lo)
04. Sex 4 Suga
05. Announcement (feat. Pharrell)
06. Gladiator
07. Changes (feat. Muhsinah)
08. Inhale
09. What A World
10. Everywhere (feat. Martina Topley-Bird)
11. Punch Drunk Love (Booty Shake Mix)

Martina sings on one song ("Everywhere"), you can listen to it at Juno Records

   
           
 


 
   Luciano: Tribute To The Sun
  CD + DVD / Cadenza Switzerland (Rough Trade?) CADCD 05 / 19. October 2009
  3 LP / Cadenza Switzerland (Rough Trade?) CADENZA 42  / 19. October 2009
 
 
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01. Los niños de fuera 
02. Celestial
03. Sun, day and night
04. Conspirer
05. Hang for Bruno
06. Fran left home) 
07. Africa sweet
08. Pierre for Anni
09. Metodisma
10. Oenologue

Martina sings on the song "Sun, day and night". The DVD is a documentary: La Ruta Del Sol - Luciana's Diary (A Documentary Directed by Raphael Sibilla).
Strangely the Martina collaboration is missing on the vinyl version (which also has a different trackorder and also the song "Hang for Bruno" is not on it), according to Juno Records.

   
           
 


 
  click for a bigger pic  Massive Attack: Spliting The Atom EP
   digital release / Virgin Records / 4. October 2009
  12" / The Vinal Factory VF006 /19. October 2009   (limited edition, 1000 numbered copies)
 
 
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1. Splitting the atom 5:17
2. Pray for rain 6:45
3. Bulletproof love (Van RIvers & The Subliminal Kid Remix) 6:43
4. Psyche (Flash treatment) * 3:46

* featuring Martina Topley-Bird

Martina sings and co-wrote the song "Psyche", which will also be on their album "Heligoland" (released in February 2010). The song is remixed by Christoff Berg, as you read here. The album will also have another collaboration: "Babel".

   
           
 

 
 

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