I’ve really enjoyed Massive Attack over the years. They’ve recently released a new album, Helgioland. Via io9 I ran across the video for Splitting the Atom. Not quite sure it lives up to io9’s hype, but it’s an interesting exercise.
Massive Attack-Splitting the Atom-directed by Edouard Salier from edouard salier on Vimeo.
Apropos of Massive Attack, I have to strongly dissent with Sashe Frere Jones’ opinion of Massive Attack’s Mezzanine. Although he does say Mezzanine is “equally strong” compared to Blue Lines, the rest of the article feels like a subtle dis. Mezzanine‘s grungy, darker, downer tempos are the pinnacle of their work. I like a lot of the earlier more danceable stuff, especially Unfinished Sympathy, but Angel and Group Four make the top of the Massive Attack list for me.
Between Massive Attack and a reemergent Sade, might be time to visit some old friends through an MP3 store.