Tropics (musician)
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Tropics
| birth_name = Christopher Ward
| label = {{plainlist|
- Planet Mu
- Svetlana Industries
- Five Easy Pieces
- Innovative Leisure
- Plus Fours
}}
| years_active = 2010{{endash}}present
| origin = Southampton, England
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|22 |2011|8|12}}
| genre = Electronic
}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2019}}
Tropics is the stage name of English electronic musician Chris Ward. Originally from Southampton England, he presently lives in Los Angeles.{{Cite web|title=Tropics - Nocturnal Souls - LP|url=https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/tropics/nocturnal-souls|access-date=2020-08-11|website=Rough Trade}}
History
In 2013, Tropics released his EP, titled Popup Cinema. That same year Tropics also released another EP titled Home & Consonance via Five Easy Pieces.{{cite web|title=Tropics – "Home & Consonance EP"|url=http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2013/04/tropics-home-consonance-ep/|publisher=Pigeons and Planes|accessdate=3 April 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Fleischer|first1=Norman|title=Tropics announces Home & Consonance EP, shares titletrack|url=http://nbhap.com/daily/news/tropics-home-consonance/|accessdate=3 April 2015}} In 2015, Tropics released his full-length album, titled Rapture, via Innovative Leisure.{{cite web|last1=Fitzmaurice|first1=Larry|title=Stream Tropics' New Album, Rapture|url=http://www.thefader.com/2015/02/09/stream-tropics-new-album-rapture|publisher=The Fader|accessdate=3 April 2015}}{{cite web|title=Tropics announces new album 'Rapture'|url=http://www.dummymag.com/news/tropics-announces-new-album-rapture-stream-new-song-blame|publisher=Dummy Magazine|accessdate=3 April 2015}} His fourth album, Nocturnal Souls, was released in 2018 through Plus Fours.
Discography
Studio albums
- Parodia Flare (2011, Planet Mu)
- 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)
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Category:English electronic musicians