Ancienne Belgique

Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws, born on 27 January 1968, is an English musician, record producer, vocalist, and rapper known by his stage name Tricky. He was born and raised in Bristol, southwest England. Tricky began his career as an early member of the band Massive Attack, alongside Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall, and Andrew Vowles. His work with Massive Attack and other artists contributed to the Bristol underground scene, which produced several internationally recognized artists and the trip hop genre. Tricky launched a solo career with his debut album, Maxinquaye, in 1995, which received critical acclaim. The album marked the start of a long-term collaboration with vocalist Martina Topley-Bird. He released four additional studio albums before 2000, including Pre-Millennium Tension and Nearly God, both in 1996. Since 2000, Tricky has released nine studio albums, with Fall to Pieces in 2020 being the most recent. In 2016, he performed on stage with Massive Attack for the first time in twenty years while continuing his solo work.