We are available to book for live shows and events, as well as bespoke licensed music for videos, commercials, TV, film and more. That time came in 1995, when British sound system legend Mad Professor - responsible for some of the greatest UK-made dub records of all time - put his distinctive twist on Protection. A DVD-audio or any of the others would put that to rest, while giving us that sweet, crispy, dynamic range. Bristol's original trip-hop pioneers had, on previous albums Blue Lines and Protection, fused turntable wizardry to the warmest of soul. The band, currently consisting of Robert Del Naja, Tricky, and Daddy G, was originally formed with the inclusion of Andrew Vowles.

Great to have this in my paws at long last, even if the lack of deluxe feel/artwork after such a long wait means I'm dropping 1 star! Is there anyone else here that would love it if they released some sort of proper 24bit-96kHz+ digital format? Bristol's original trip-hop pioneers had, on previous albums Blue Lines and Protection , fused turntable wizardry to the warmest of soul. Renowned graffiti artist [a151718], known then as 3-D, played a significant role in adopting and popularizing the Massive Attack slogan. All-time classics such as "Unfinished Sympathy", "Safe From Harm" and "Hymn of the Big Wheel" have lost none of their soulful, mood-enhancing brilliance, while lesser celebrated cuts such as "Five Man Army" and "Lately" still sound great despite their vintage.It's packed with highlights, from the spaced-out, dub-house rework of "Spying Glass" ("I Spy"), to the ricocheting percussion hits and twinkling pianos of "Weather Storm (Cool Monsoon)", and creepy, delay-laden string surges of "Eternal Feedback (Sly)". Can't fault the sound, and this is a classic MA album which few, if any, have surpassed for mood and production values in this genre. Widely hailed as their masterpiece, and voted 15 in Q Magazine's 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2000), 'Mezzanine' saw the band move away from the 'trip-hop' sound they had helped define to embrace rock and electronica. During the Gulf War in 1991, their releases were labeled as 'Massive' to ensure continued airplay amidst pressure from the British Government.

All 8 of the Mad Professor remixes included here are previously unreleased and include his dub mixes of 2 tracks not originally featured on Mezzanine but from the same period; “Metal Banshee”, a dub version of ‘Superpredators’ which was a cover of Siouxie and the Banshee’s ‘Metal Postcard’, and “Wire”, a track they recorded for the soundtrack of the film Welcome to Sarajevo. Great record, sounds fantastic on vinyl, only gripe is Teardrop at the end of a side, meaning inner groove distortion even with a very decent stylus, it's already a very complex track.While the resultant set, released in 1994, does quite hit the same dizzying heights, it remains a thoroughly great album. This album is a also a particular favourite amongst advertisers/creatives, hipsters, fashion packs, stoners and also as background music at middle class parties!

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Einstein forgets all about the Theory of Relativity and instead immediately looks at the Massive Attack Discography. Can’t make my mind up if CD sounds better than the vinyl so it must be close, sounds great on either. Review: By the time they headed into the studio to record Protection, Massive Attack were still riding high on the success of their peerless debut album, Blue Lines.The cds are black plastic, which initially worried me, but fortunately my old Technics CD player plays both fine. Mezzanine is the third studio album by English electronic music group Massive Attack, released in April 1998. We also run our own record label, we host a show on Solar radio and produce mixes of our favourite sounds on Mixcloud. hell even the 20bit HDCD, with peak extension, might fair better than the vinyl pressings, at least in some regard, seeing how this album seems to be a "challenge" for the vinyl format, as one commenter noted.