Massive Attack - Mezzanine | 90s Album Review

The 90s featured the rise of a several varieties of electronic music into the mainstream. The electronica of Prodigy and The Chemical Brothers and the industrial of Nine Inch Nails and Stabbing Westward became household names thanks to MTV and alternative radio station playlists, but not far behind were the late night grooves of trip-hop thanks to Portishead and Massive Attack. Combining samples and live instrumentation, and taking influence from reggae, dub, soul, jazz and more, the 1998 third album Mezzanine slowly unfurls from the start with opener "Angel" and keeps the listener entranced. From there, the band carefully weaves drum, bass, synths, and a variety of other instruments with three perfectly matched guest vocalists into a constantly shifting sonic landscape.

 

Songs In This Episode

Intro - Teardrop (from Mezzanine)

27:20 - Angel (from Mezzanine)

32:57 - Risingson (from Mezzanine)

35:57 - Rock That Doesn't Roll / Dope Nostalgia podcast promos

52:54 - Paradise Circus (from Heligoland)

Outro - Inertia Creeps (from Mezzanine)

 

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