Artist profile
Tricky is a British electronic artist working in experimental dance and electronic music production. His work blends elements of breakbeats, ambient textures, and abstract sound design within the broader landscape of UK electronic music.
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Tricky is a moderate-energy and a warm production — mostly instrumental artist.
Unusually low brightness for Dance.
Across 8 analysed tracks, Tricky averages 46% energy — gentler than 85% of individual Dance tracks — and 51% groove, straighter than 82%.
Measured against 14,418 Dance tracks on 11 August 2026.
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DJs and producers closest to Tricky by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Tricky, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.
Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.
Tricky's tracks in our catalog range from 78 to 165 BPM, with a median of 115 BPM. Across 8 tracks, the most common range falls in the 115–120 BPM bucket.
Tricky's tracks are mostly in minor keys (88% minor across 8 tracks). The most common single key is 7A (D Minor) with 2 tracks.
Tricky sits closest to Marsmobil, Soma Sonic, The Funky Lowlives in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.
Our catalog has Tricky releases spanning 1995 to 2013, with the most tracks from the 1990s.
