presents Tricky at UC's Mandel Hall Nov. 21, 1998, 8pm

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Tricky is Adrian Thawes. The name Tricky was chosen "...Just because I liked being unreliable and not being what I'm supposed to be at the time, you know, at a certain time." He was born in Bristol, England on January 26, 1968 and currently lives in NYC.   Now about Tricky's music. Most people say it's trip-hop, well the music from his first album. For many, that still leaves much to be explained. Trip-hop has been described as incorporating elements of hip hop and techno. It is slower, bass-driven music that most closely resembles dub, but with elements of rap and dance culture mixed into it in a way that makes the music danceable and intense and powerful. Supposedly "trip hop" was term invented to describe cool music made by black people in Bristol.   Tricky began his musical career with the band Massive Attack, then broke off on his own. With the voice of Martina Topley Bird, he put together the album Maxinquaye. He continued on to produce two more albums Angels With Dirty Faces and Pre Millenium Tension. The music of Tricky is also featured in the following soundtracks: City of Industry, The Crow: City of Angels Half Baked, Strange Days, Virtuosity. He has been associated with artists such as Bjork (whom he dated), Terry Hall, Neneh Cherry, Portishead. Influences on Tricky include The Specials, Soft Cell, The Wu-Tang Clan, Tool, Jane's Addiction, the late Biggie Smalls.