The cult Bristol trip-hoppers, who in the 1990s laid the foundation for a new sound fusion between hip-hop, dub and psychedelic production called trip-hop, are still winning the ears of many fans of alternative music production. Soon, in February of next year, they will also visit Vienna on their European tour, where they promise to present a new album, which has no name yet.
Group Massive Attack was founded in Bristol in 1988, and its founding members are Robert Del Naja – 3D and Grantley Marshall - Daddy G. The first album Blue Lines (1991) was enough to earn Massive Attack an enviable fan base. They broke into the scene mainly with singles Unfinished Sympathy and Safe From Harm, which can be found on the Blue Lines record. Their debut album earned the title of one of the of the most influential British albums 90s of the last century.
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In 1994, an album with an even deeper and more luxurious sound was released Protection, and this chill out record is definitely best known for the single Karmacoma, which also featured Tricky. Third studio album Mezzanine (1998) he sounded more lively. Vocals for the unforgettable Angel again lent Horace Andy, poems Teardrop, Black Milk and Group Four and Elizabeth Fraser from the Scottish pop rock band sang Cocteau Twins. Perhaps it was the bleakness that crowned the Mezzanine album best selling album by Massive Attack.
Fourth successful album 100th Window (2003) is full of Asian influences, slightly warmer electronic rhythms, which are marked by deep dub reggae admixtures.
2008 brought an album Heligoland, which got its name from a small German island in the North Sea. The album reached number one in the UK gold circulation, and singles such as Paradise Circus, Splitting the Atom and Girl I Love You.
We are currently awaiting the fifth, as yet untitled studio album.
More information:
massiveattack.co.uk
