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Tricky (rapper) Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws (born 27 January 1968), better known by his stage name Tricky, is a British record producer [5] and rapper. [6] Born and raised in Bristol, in southwest England, he began his career as an early member of the band Massive Attack, alongside Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall & Andrew Vowles.
ununiform. (2017) Fall to Pieces. (2020) Fall to Pieces is the fourteenth studio album by English trip hop artist Tricky. It was released on 4 September 2020 via False Idols. It features guest appearances from Marta and Oh Land .
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Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws, better known by his stage name Tricky, is a British record producer and rapper. Born and raised in Bristol, in southwest England, he began his career as an early member of the band Massive Attack, alongside Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall & Andrew Vowles. He embarked on a solo career with his debut album, Maxinquaye, in 1995. The release won Tricky popular ...
- From Massive to Maxinquaye
- Dubbed “Revolutionary” Artist
- “I Want to Control Hip-Hop”
- Selected Discography
- Sources
Tricky fell in with a posse of Bristol hip-hoppers known as the Wild Bunch, rapping at parties and experimenting with mixing. Soon he found himself rapping with seminal hip-hop innovators Massive Attack. He spent several years working with the group—eventually producing and writing lyrics in addition to contributing vocals—but then found even their...
By 1995, the accolades had become nearly religious in their intensity. Spin put him at the top of their list of artists who represented “The Future of Rock,” calling Maxinquaye “revolutionary.” Tricky himself told the magazine, “I don’t try to make a song. I don’t use big sounds or melodies.” His disavowal of pop song structure was even more decisi...
The same year Tricky Presents Grassroots, an EP, was released. This effort explored more traditional hip-hop territory with young rappers Hillfiguzes and other relatively untested artists, yet it fared less well with critics, who awaited yet another 1996 album, Pre-Millennium Tension, with bated breath. “Oh, it’s punk,” Tricky said of the latter in...
Solo releases
Maxinquaye (includes “Black Steel”), Island, 1995. Pre-Millennium Tension, Island, 1996. Tricky Presents Grass Roots, Island, 1996.
With Massive Attack
Blue Lines, Virgin, 1991. Protection, Virgin, 1995.
Others
BjOrk, Post, Elektra, 1995. Whale, We Care, Virgin, 1995. Nearly God, Nearly God, Durban Poison/Island, 1996.
Detour, October 1996. LA Weekly, October 4, 1996. Los Angeles Times, June 27, 1995; July 28, 1996. Musician, February 1996; October 1996. Option, September 1996. Pulse!, June 1995. Raygun, October 1996. Rolling Stone, August 22, 1996. Spin, June 1995; November 1995; January 1996; October 1996. Additional information was obtained from Island Records...
Tricky. Trip-hop pioneer with a raspy voice and hypnotic production who is associated with fellow Bristol icons Massive Attack. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1980s - 2020s. Born. January 27, 1968 in Bristol, Avon, England. Genre.
Writer: Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws - Joseph Talbot - Freeez - Marta Złakowska / Composers: Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws - Joseph Talbot - Freeez - Marta Złakowska. 04. Take It There. Massive Attack. Ritual Spirit (EP) 04:31. Composers: Robert Del Naja - Euan Dickinson - Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws.
Apr 18, 2012 · Interview. Tricky: 'I thought I'd be an underground artist. I was not ready'. Dorian Lynskey. Seventeen years ago, Maxinquaye made Tricky an unlikely pop star, and made him angry and unhappy. Now ...
