Tricky

Create Britain Basement Session

steve — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:17:51 +0000

A great spoken work performance by Tricky helps to celebrate GQ’s and All Saints: create Britain Basement Session. The otherworldly sprechgesang delivery stands in stark contrast to the braggadocio style of most other rap artists. AllSaints Basement Sessions and GQ talk to the Bristolian icon about coming up with The Wild Bunch, becoming so famous so quickly, the artistic process and his exciting upcoming collaboration with Massive Attack.

No. 5 on the Billboard Dance Chart

steve — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:12:36 +0000

INXS released their new album of old material. The band teamed up with various musicians to create new sounds from some of their hits. Tricky’s super-sexy, dark ‘Mediate’ reached No. 5 on the Billboard Dance Charts.

Auto Draft

steve — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Time to Dance Video

steve — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:30:32 +0000

Brown Punk Trailer

admin — Fri, 20 May 2011 10:55:41 +0000

Unfortunately Tricky @ Guadalajara on 28th May is cancelled due to illness..

steve — Fri, 27 May 2011 08:19:12 +0000

As many of you may know – Tricky’s show on Saturday 28th May 2011 at the Teatro Estudio Cavaret, Guadalajara, Mexico has been canceled due to illness.

Last night Tricky was taken from the gig to hospital by paramedics after suffering from exhaustion due to his grueling tour schedule. He isn’t cleared to play a gig until Sunday, and therefore cannot play on Saturday but will STILL be performing at the Mexico City gig on 29th May 2011.

Tricky could have made the decision to cancel all the remaining obligations but has decided to honour the remaining Mexico City gig – thank you all for your understanding. Tricky sends his personal regrets and thanks everyone for all their support.

Apologies from all concerned

Tricky to play Blissfields festival

steve — Fri, 27 May 2011 08:25:50 +0000

Blissfields Festival has been championed over the years as a leading boutique event, claiming the 2007 Best Small Festival award at the Virtual Festival Awards. It boasts a wonderfully inclusive atmosphere in a small setting, without corners cut in terms of programming. With cafés, stalls, workshops, installations, a family camping area and four stages of live music, DJ’s and comedy, it truly is a fully formed British festival, scaled down for an intimate audience. 2011 will see the micro-festival retain its “small is beautiful” ethos while inducting a host of new ideas into the event and boasting it’s best ever music bill, including the massively acclaimed Tricky and Frank Turner, with championed new acts Alex Clare, Fenech-Soler, Gold Panda, Marques Toliver and Chad Valley, among nearly a hundred others, over three days.

Tricky patches up with the Mongrel Mob – Video

admin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:49:08 +0000

3News in New Zealand talk to Tricky about his new project…

“UK hip hop star and producer Tricky made his name with Massive Attack and a successful solo career – but now he’s about to make a career move that will surprise and perhaps even astound his fans.”

Watch the video for the full story.

Great article on ‘In the Mix’

admin — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:20:17 +0000

Whether with Massive Attack or on his own albums, Tricky’s raw and rasping voice helped define trip-hop in the ‘90s. Now up to his ninth long-player, 2010’s Mixed Race, the man otherwise known as Adrian Thaws has still got plenty to say.

This month, the Bristol legend is bringing his visceral live show back to Australia. With Tricky proving an elusive character to track down for a one-on-one, inthemix decided to take matters into our own hands and present a rough guide to the enigma that is Tricky, from the music to the movies.

TRICKY THE VOCALIST

That gravelly vocal style of Tricky’s is known as ‘sprechgesang’. The German term translates as ‘spoken-song’, referring to “an expressionist vocal technique between singing and speaking”. We’re pretty sure Tricky himself wouldn’t refer to it as that.

TRICKY THE GREEN-THUMB

Tricky and weed go way back. An avid toker since he was 15, his first forays into writing music happened in a shroud of smoke. The hazy, blunted production and vein of paranoia on debut album Maxinquaye left little doubt of his favourite pastime. Lighting up almost got him kicked off stage at V Festival in the UK, but you imagine the show wouldn’t go on without it.

In September 2010, though, Tricky told The Guardian that he hadn’t smoked a joint in three weeks – his longest-ever dry spell. “I don’t really want to smoke,” he said. “Or maybe just one in the evening. Since I was a kid, from when I wake up in the morning I smoke until I go to bed and I’m never, you know, present. I’m always not there. So I just thought: it needs to stop.”

Published on TUE 8TH FEB, 2011 on www.inthemix.com.au

Read the rest of this great article here…

Tour Updates

admin — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:00:32 +0000

After successfully touring UK, Europe, America and Canada at the end of last year Tricky is currently touring Australia, highlights include the Playground Weekender in Sydney, at which he will be headlining with fellow Brits, The Doves.

For all you Turkish fans keep checking back for upcoming tour dates…