Release Info

Originally released : 04-27-1998
Release date: 02-27-2003
Album name : Mezzanine
Artist : Massive Attack

Ripped by : SDGR406
Genre : Trip-Hop
Label : Virgin

Encoding Software : Lame EOS
Quality: –alt-preset standard

Tracks : 11
Size of Files : 81,4 MB

Track list

01 06:18 Angel
02 04:58 Risingson
03 05:31 Teardrop
04 05:57 Inertia Creeps
05 04:11 Exchange
06 06:07 Dissolved Girl
07 05:55 Man Next Door
08 06:21 Black Milk
09 05:56 Mezzanine
10 08:12 Group Four
11 04:08 (Exchange)

Total time: 63:34 min
Release notes

Increasingly ignored amidst the exploding trip-hop
scene, Massive Attack finally returned in 1998 with
Mezzanine, a record immediately announcing not only
that the group was back, but that they’d recorded a set
of songs just as singular and revelatory as on their
debut, almost a decade back. It all begins with a
stunning one-two-three-four punch: “Angel,”
“Risingson,” “Teardrop,” and “Inertia Creeps.”
Augmenting their samples and keyboards with a studio
band, Massive Attack open with “Angel,” a stark
production featuring pointed beats and a distorted bass
line that frames the vocal (by group regular Horace
Andy) and a two-minute flame-out with raging guitars.
“Risingson” is a dense, dark feature for Massive Attack
themselves (on production as well as vocals), with a
kitchen sink’s worth of dubby effects and reverb.
“Teardrop” introduces another genius collaboration ?
with Elizabeth Fraser from Cocteau Twins ?from a
production unit with a knack for recruiting gifted
performers. The blend of earthy with ethereal shouldn’t
work at all, but Massive Attack pull it off in fine
fashion. “Inertia Creeps” could well be the highlight,
another feature for just the core threesome. With eerie
atmospherics, fuzz-tone guitars, and a wealth of
effects, the song could well be the best production
from the best team of producers the electronic world
had ever seen. Obviously, the rest of the album can’t
compete, but there’s certainly no sign of the side-two
slump heard on Protection, as both Andy and Fraser
return for excellent, mid-tempo tracks (”Man Next Door”
and “Black Milk,” respectively).

- John Bush, allmusic.com

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