小简介
Tricky出生于1964年，本名Adrian Thaws, 他是在英国布里斯托尔开始了他的音乐生涯。那里是电子乐手们的家园。旧时代的Cocteau Twins的成员Liz Frazer和象Roni Size和Reprazent这样的新锐都在那里成长。Tricky的父亲在他出生后出走，他母亲也在他4岁的时候自杀，Tricky由他的不同的直系家庭成员抚养，在西努勒斯区艰难的长大。虽然不是个彻头彻尾的坏孩子，tricky也承认他年轻时候喜欢恶作剧害人，Tricky沉湎于轻微的犯罪、少量的毒品、他祖母那里的唱片"The Specials"和Rap。15岁的时候，他退学了，两年后又回到了学校，再后来被学校开除。这种断续的，糟乱的教育无疑导致了他日后作品中那种阴暗的复杂性。 大概在19岁，Tricky开始了音乐创作。不久，他开始游荡于当地的一些音乐家之间，其中有的人后来具备了国际知名度，如制U2、BJORK和SOUL II SOUL唱片的Nellee Hooper。他受到了登陆英国的美国hip-hop乐的强烈影响，也同样受到了Prince和Tom Waits音乐的渲染。他开始和dj,mc,歌手，制作人同行们一起工作。在他们中间后来产生了富有影响的Massive Attack乐队。
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Originally, Tricky was a member of the Wild Bunch, a Bristol-based rap troupe that eventually metamorphosed into Massive Attack during the early 90s. Tricky provided pivotal raps on Massive Attacks groundbreaking 1992 album, Blue Lines. The following year, he released his debut single, Aftermath. Before he recorded Aftermath, he met a teenage vocalist named Martina, who would become his full-time musical collaborator; all albums released under Trickys name feature her contributions.
Tricky signed a contract with 4th & Broadway in 1994. The contract contained a clause which allowed him to release side projects under different names, in addition to regular Tricky releases. Ponderosa and Overcome were released over the course of 1994; that same year, he made a cameo on Massive Attacks second album, Protection. Trickys debut album, Maxinquaye, appeared in the spring of 1995. Not only did the album receive overwhelmingly positive reviews when it was released, but it entered the U.K. charts at number two, despite the total lack of daytime radio airplay. Throughout 1995, Tricky was omnipresent in the U.K., collaborating with and remixing for a wide variety of artists, including Björk, Luscious Jackson, and Whale. In the fall of 1995, he released Tricky Vs. the Gravediggaz, a collaboration with the American hardcore rap group, as well as a single called I Be the Prophet, which was released under the name Starving Souls. At the end of the year, Maxinquaye topped many year-end polls in Britain, including Melody Maker and NME.
In February of 1996, Nearly God — an album featuring Trickys collaborations with artists as diverse as Terry Hall, Björk, Alison Moyet, and Neneh Cherry — was released, again to strong reviews; the album was released in the U.S. six months later. After completing the second full-fledged Tricky album, he relocated to New York City early in 1996, where he began working with underground rappers. An EP called Grassroots was released in the U.S. in September. Two months later, Trickys official second album, Pre-Millenium Tension, was released. Again, Tricky received positive reviews, though there were a few dissenting opinions.
In addition to his three releases of 1996, he remixed artists as diverse as Elvis Costello, Garbage, Yoko Ono, and Bush. Trickys next full-length solo effort, Angels With Dirty Faces, appeared in 1998, followed a year later by Juxtapose, a collaboration with Cypress Hills DJ Muggs and DMXs Grease. In 2001, Tricky returned with the Mission Accomplished EP, which was released by Epitaphs subsidiary label Anti. Blowback, his first for Hollywood Records, appeared later that June and included various collaborations with Hawkman, Lives Ed Kowalczyk, and Red Hot Chili Peppers Anthony Kiedis and John Frusciante.
Tricky出生于1964年，本名Adrian Thaws, 他是在英国布里斯托尔开始了他的音乐生涯。那里是电子乐手们的家园。旧时代的Cocteau Twins的成员Liz Frazer和象Roni Size和Reprazent这样的新锐都在那里成长。Tricky的父亲在他出生后出走，他母亲也在他4岁的时候自杀，Tricky由他的不同的直系家庭成员抚养，在西努勒斯区艰难的长大。虽然不是个彻头彻尾的坏孩子，tricky也承认他年轻时候喜欢恶作剧害人，Tricky沉湎于轻微的犯罪、少量的毒品、他祖母那里的唱片"The Specials"和Rap。15岁的时候，他退学了，两年后又回到了学校，再后来被学校开除。这种断续的，糟乱的教育无疑导致了他日后作品中那种阴暗的复杂性。 大概在19岁，Tricky开始了音乐创作。不久，他开始游荡于当地的一些音乐家之间，其中有的人后来具备了国际知名度，如制U2、BJORK和SOUL II SOUL唱片的Nellee Hooper。他受到了登陆英国的美国hip-hop乐的强烈影响，也同样受到了Prince和Tom Waits音乐的渲染。他开始和dj,mc,歌手，制作人同行们一起工作。在他们中间后来产生了富有影响的Massive Attack乐队。
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Originally, Tricky was a member of the Wild Bunch, a Bristol-based rap troupe that eventually metamorphosed into Massive Attack during the early 90s. Tricky provided pivotal raps on Massive Attacks groundbreaking 1992 album, Blue Lines. The following year, he released his debut single, Aftermath. Before he recorded Aftermath, he met a teenage vocalist named Martina, who would become his full-time musical collaborator; all albums released under Trickys name feature her contributions.
Tricky signed a contract with 4th & Broadway in 1994. The contract contained a clause which allowed him to release side projects under different names, in addition to regular Tricky releases. Ponderosa and Overcome were released over the course of 1994; that same year, he made a cameo on Massive Attacks second album, Protection. Trickys debut album, Maxinquaye, appeared in the spring of 1995. Not only did the album receive overwhelmingly positive reviews when it was released, but it entered the U.K. charts at number two, despite the total lack of daytime radio airplay. Throughout 1995, Tricky was omnipresent in the U.K., collaborating with and remixing for a wide variety of artists, including Björk, Luscious Jackson, and Whale. In the fall of 1995, he released Tricky Vs. the Gravediggaz, a collaboration with the American hardcore rap group, as well as a single called I Be the Prophet, which was released under the name Starving Souls. At the end of the year, Maxinquaye topped many year-end polls in Britain, including Melody Maker and NME.
In February of 1996, Nearly God — an album featuring Trickys collaborations with artists as diverse as Terry Hall, Björk, Alison Moyet, and Neneh Cherry — was released, again to strong reviews; the album was released in the U.S. six months later. After completing the second full-fledged Tricky album, he relocated to New York City early in 1996, where he began working with underground rappers. An EP called Grassroots was released in the U.S. in September. Two months later, Trickys official second album, Pre-Millenium Tension, was released. Again, Tricky received positive reviews, though there were a few dissenting opinions.
In addition to his three releases of 1996, he remixed artists as diverse as Elvis Costello, Garbage, Yoko Ono, and Bush. Trickys next full-length solo effort, Angels With Dirty Faces, appeared in 1998, followed a year later by Juxtapose, a collaboration with Cypress Hills DJ Muggs and DMXs Grease. In 2001, Tricky returned with the Mission Accomplished EP, which was released by Epitaphs subsidiary label Anti. Blowback, his first for Hollywood Records, appeared later that June and included various collaborations with Hawkman, Lives Ed Kowalczyk, and Red Hot Chili Peppers Anthony Kiedis and John Frusciante.
