Tropics (musician)

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Tropics
Birth nameChristopher Ward
Born1988/1989 (age 32–33)
OriginLondon, England
GenresElectronic, pop
Years active2010–present
Labels

Tropics (born 1987)[1] is the stage name of English electronic and pop musician Chris Ward. Originally from London, he presently lives in Los Angeles.[2]

History[]

Tropics began in 2010 with the release of an EP titled Soft Vision. This was his first signing after receiving traction from an official remix of 'A New', a song by Swedish band Little Dragon, also in 2010.[3][4] The following year, Tropics released his debut full-length album titled Parodia Flare via Planet Mu.[5][6] He was in his second year of university at the time, and later said that working with Planet Mu "did some good things for [him], but essentially [he] didn’t really feel there was much more for either of them] to get out of working together after that first album."[7]

In 2012, Tropics self-released his second full-length album, titled Nautical Clamor, (however, at times he is known to refer to "Rapture" (2015) as his sophomore album and this as a free mixtape). In 2013, Tropics released his second EP, titled Popup Cinema, via Svetlana Industries. That same year Tropics also released another EP titled Home & Consonance via Five Easy Pieces.[8][9] In 2015, Tropics released his third full-length album, titled Rapture, via Innovative Leisure.[10][11] His fourth album, Nocturnal Souls, was released in 2018 through Plus Fours.[2]

Discography[]

Studio albums

  • Parodia Flare (2011, Planet Mu)
  • Nautical Clamor (2012, self-released)
  • Rapture (2015, Innovative Leisure)
  • Nocturnal Souls (2018, Plus Fours)

EPs

  • Soft Vision (2010, Planet Mu)
  • Home & Consonance (2013, Five Easy Pieces)
  • Popup Cinema (2013, Svetlana Industries)

References[]

  1. ^ Lester, Paul (12 August 2011). "New band of the day – No 1,083: Tropics". the Guardian. Retrieved 11 August 2020. Chris Ward, a 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist [...]
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Tropics - Nocturnal Souls - LP". Rough Trade. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Tropics: Soft Vision EP". Fact Magazine. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  4. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry. "Tropics: "Soft Vision"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  5. ^ Love, Joshua. "Tropics - Parodia Flare". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  6. ^ Ryce, Andrew (12 September 2011). "Review: Tropics - Parodia Flare". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  7. ^ Lawlor, Shannon (28 May 2018). "In conversation with Tropics | The Playground". www.theplayground.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Tropics – "Home & Consonance EP"". Pigeons and Planes. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  9. ^ Fleischer, Norman. "Tropics announces Home & Consonance EP, shares titletrack". Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  10. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry. "Stream Tropics' New Album, Rapture". The Fader. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Tropics announces new album 'Rapture'". Dummy Magazine. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
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