Massive Attack
Noah’s Barks pages relating to music group Massive Attack.
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Massive Attack – “False Flags / United Snakes” (2006)
“False Flags” is a pretty solid deep cut, also available on the two-disc versions of Collected. However, the B-side “United Snakes” has never been officially re-released, to my knowledge. It’s the longest song Massive Attack have ever done, excepting the closer “Antistar” off 100th Window. “United Snakes” possesses much of the same ambiance that pervaded said album,… (read more)
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Massive Attack – “100th Window” (2003)
Both 100th Window and Heligoland have been growing on me lately. They’re more lowkey than their predecessors and definitely slow burns. Where earlier albums like Mezzanine crushed the listener with the oppressive power of its heavy bass and toyed with them using its twisted dark soundscapes and distorted guitars, an album like 100th Window is much more gentle. The dark tone… (read more)
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Massive Attack – “Danny the Dog” (2004)
Danny the Dog sounds like a soundtrack album. It is, of course. My point is that it doesn’t stand well on its own, in my opinion. If you’re thinking there might be some songs with vocals here that might be worth salvaging, then no, there aren’t. There are no songs with vocals. Unless you’re a… (read more)
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Massive Attack – “Protection” (1994)
There’s something odd about Protection that makes it my second least-favorite Massive Attack album. I think I know what it is. Protection lacks cohesiveness. It comes across as a compilation of rejected Blue Lines songs and B-sides rather than a continuation of that sound, despite it being entirely new material. The track order is all… (read more)
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Massive Attack – “Blue Lines” (1991)
Some days, I think Blue Lines has better album flow than Mezzanine. “Safe From Harm” hits as soon as the sun fully sets, the skies darken, the streetlights dim, and not a voice can be heard coming from the barely-lit alleyways of the city. A sense of danger approaches—you’re a stranger in a bad part… (read more)
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Massive Attack – “Heligoland” (2010)
People who write Heligoland off as a generic trip hop album probably don’t have much experience with the genre. “Babel” incorporates breakbeat, for just one example. Heligoland is an intelligently-composed album that subtly incorporates unusual elements into its songwriting. The final product seems natural and unassuming—something that feels like it’s always been with you—when it’s… (read more)