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Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws (born 27 January 1968), better known by his stage name Tricky, is an English record producer and rapper. Born and raised in Bristol, he began his career as an early collaborator of Massive Attack before embarking on a solo career with his debut album, Maxinquaye, in 1995. The release won Tricky popular acclaim and marked the beginning of a lengthy collaborative partnership with vocalist Martina Topley-Bird. He released four more studio albums before the end of the decade, including Pre-Millennium Tension and the pseudonymous Nearly God, both in 1996. He has gone on to release eight studio albums since 2000, most recently Ununiform (2017).

Tricky is a pioneer of trip hop music, and his work is noted for its dark, layered musical style that blends disparate cultural influences and genres, including hip hop, alternative rock and ragga. He has collaborated with a wide range of artists over the course of his career, including Terry Hall, Björk, Gravediggaz, Grace Jones, and PJ Harvey.

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Genres electronic trip hop downtempo hip hop rock

Albums

  1. Maxinquaye
    1995
  2. Pre-Millennium Tension
    1996
  3. Angels With Dirty Faces
    1998
  4. Juxtapose
    1999
  5. Blowback
    2001
  6. Vulnerable
    2003
  7. Knowle West Boy
    2008
  8. Mixed Race
    2010
  9. False Idols
    2013
  10. Adrian Thaws
    2014
  11. Skilled Mechanics
    2016
  12. ununiform
    2017

Other releases

  1. Aftermath
    1994
  2. Ponderosa
    1994
  3. The B-Side Collection
    1995
  4. Overcome
    1995
  5. Black Steel
    1995
  6. The Hell E.P.
    1995
  7. Pumpkin
    1995
  8. Tricky Presents Grassroots
    1996
  9. Christiansands
    1996
  10. Tricky Kid
    1996
  11. Makes Me Wanna Die
    1997
  12. Broken Homes / Money Greedy
    1998
  13. Money Greedy / Broken Homes
    1998
  14. Broken Homes
    1998
  15. For Real
    1999
  16. Mission Accomplished
    2000
  17. Remixed
    2001
  18. Evolution Revolution Love
    2001
  19. A Ruff Guide
    2002
  20. Back to Mine: Tricky
    2003
  21. How High
    2003
  22. Council Estate
    2008
  23. Slow
    2008
  24. Puppy Toy
    2009
  25. Daytrotter Session
    2009
  26. Tricky Meets South Rakkas Crew
    2009
  27. Murder Weapon
    2010
  28. Time to Dance
    2011
  29. Matter of Time
    2013
  30. Valentine (Andy Stott Remix)
    2013
  31. Nicotine Love
    2014
  32. Sun Down
    2014
  33. Live in Gdansk
    2015
  34. European Tour Bonus Tracks
    2015
  35. Tricky Presents Skilled Mechanics: Beijing to Berlin
    2015
  36. The Obia EP
    2016
  37. The Only Way
    2017
  38. When We Die
    2017