Album of the month - Massive Attack Mezzanine - November 1998

Posted by Jon Harker on

Later 90's flavour from the pioneers of trip-hop and the Bristol sound...with tunes such as Protection and Unfinished Symphony already established as the more relective anthems of the chemical generation, this record takes different turn.

The record starts on a famously dark note, ( as any HiFi professional will agree), why not test a speaker's bass drivers with "Angel " (enough said, we've all done it)

Teardrop is unsettlingly beautiful, Black Milk ethereal and rhythmic and Dissolved Girl is a lesson in hypnosis itself.

It wouldn't be complete without a nod to reggae, sung by Horace Andy ( who else ) Man Next Door is a haunting parody of the Paragons Classic roots gem "Quiet Place" - or if you prefer the DJ version, Dr Alimantado's barnstorming "Poison Flour"....long may I tangent when it comes to reggae....

But I still can't handle the cover.....

Barney

 

 

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