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Adrian Thaws (born January 27, 1968), better known as Tricky, is an English rapper and musician who is important in the trip-hop scene (despite loathing the tag) and remains influential on the british scene more generally.

He is noted for an asthmatic whispering lyrical style that is half-rapped, half-sung. As a producer and a musician he is known for having an aversion to perfection preferring to build up a dark, rich and layered sound. Culturally, Tricky bridges white and black Britain particularly in his fusion of rock and hip-hop, high art and pop culture. He drew his influences from rap (Public Enemy) to post-punk (he covered a Siouxsie and the Banshees’s song Tattoo).

He was in Massive Attack and appeared in the movie The Fifth Element as well as the music video for

Parabola by Tool. He has collaborated extensively with other artists on tracks on his various releases, including Bjork, Alanis Morrissette, Cyndi Lauper, Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante and Flea (of the Red Hot Chili Peppers), Martina Topley-Bird, and Alison Goldfrapp of Goldfrapp also many others.

After his initial success in the latter 1990’s, he started his own label called Durban Poison. Currently he is heading a new imprint called Brown Punk. A new album, titled Knowle West Boy was released in the first half of 2008.

Tricky originally said in an interview with Raygun in October 1996 that he wanted to make an ‘out-an-out punk record’ and that “I thought it was going be heavier. I thought it was just going to be an out-an-out punk record. But you end up straying. What I wanted to do was a total fast album.

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WlaadSTG wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

I added new one : http://www.lastfm.pl/music/Tricky/+images/37997825

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Oz_Alchemist wrote:
Monday morning

ABSTRACT AND TRIP-HOP ARTIST, COME CHECK THIS PAGE : http://www.last.fm/music/Oz+Alchemist

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gjepe wrote:
Sunday evening

When I started my tour de trip hop with Massive Attack and then I moved on, I've always thought that his single projects aren't gonna be good until I've listened to them. He's astonishing!

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Korbhiine wrote:
last week

"high art" olololololololololo)))))

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Veasna wrote:
last week

I am so in love with Blowback ;-;

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Tanjerahn wrote:
13 days ago

Perfectionist*

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Zajcik wrote:
14 days ago

Round*

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ironiiia wrote:
14 days ago

Hell Is Around the Corner <3

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Nightsan wrote:
15 days ago

Awesome music

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mirjannna wrote:
15 days ago

:*****

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djcratedigger wrote:
last month

Did Tricky really do the beat for that new Metaform joint? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKxTFiC7GsM

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cycar wrote:
last month

<3

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gottalovett07 wrote:
last month

A producer's producer. Love the range of influences on Knowle West Boy.

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jae__moon wrote:
last month

Pre-Millennium Tension ftw!

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paulocosta_ wrote:
last month

Very recommended to me, but I don't know him yet.

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Foggster wrote:
last month

big city nightmare soundtracks....maxinquaye was never topped !

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sadzior90 wrote:
last month

I'd like to invite all you guys here to join I don't give a heck if you don't like my music group. This way you will manifest your non-conformity and show others that your music is your business, period ;-)

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iantm wrote:
last month

lost his muse a decade ago

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Incubo1986 wrote:
last month

judas

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TOURNIQUETE wrote:
last month

SEGUN MI PENSAR, SI ALGUIEN QUIERE ENTENDER LO QUE ES LA MUSICA QUE CREA ATMOSFERAS DEBE ESCUCHAR A TRICKY, MUY MUY BUENO. DEBERIA VENIR A CHIAPAS.

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