Tricky

Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws (born 27 January 1968), better known by his stage name Tricky, is an English trip hop record producer, rapper and actor. Born and raised in Bristol, he began his career as an early collaborator & best known as a founding 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, before rejoining the band in 2016. 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).
== Links to Peel ==
Peel played Tricky's Aftermath on his shows, including the I Could Be Looking For People Remix, but never played any other tracks from him until JP's listeners voted Black Steel in the 1995 Festive Fifty.
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
* 1995 Festive Fifty: Black Steel #22
== Shows Played ==
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*08 January 1994: Aftermath (Version 1 Edit) 
*20 August 1994 (BFBS): Aftermath (I Could Be Looking For People Remix) (album - 110 Below - A Journey In Dub) 110 Below 
;1995
*30 December 1995: 'Black Steel (CD-Maxinquaye)' (Fourth & Broadway/Island) FF #22 (JP: 'I was going to say that this is the highest placed tune that I've never played before, but it wouldn't be quite right, there is one more.')
;1997
*30 April 1997: Makes Me Wanna Die (The Weekend Mix) (single) 4th & Broadway (Steve Lamacq co-hosting with Peel)
;2004
*21 October 2004: Moody (Robert Smith sits in for Peel)
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
Category:Artists