http://www.vmg.co.uk/ wrote: Massive Attack Return New Album for 03
Just when it looked like when celebrity obsessions and endless Popstars juggernauts were going to endlessly monopolise the cultural landscape, Massive Attack have appeared on the horizon to show us the way once more. Massive return with their new album '100th Window' , their 4th album spanning 12 years of seminal influence on February 10th 2003 and will also be embarking on a world tour in support of the new release. Find out the full details here...
100th Window, is Massive Attack’s fourth album. Written and recorded at the band’s Bristol studio over the last year and represents a giant step into warm glitchy electronica, psychedelic landscapes, Arabic strings and deep depth-charged dub reggae of old. Robert Del Naja - better known as 3D - explains: ‘We wanted to make this album warmer than Mezzanine, but we didn’t want to make it softer. We wanted to keep the edge and the intrigue, but without making it bleak.’ The album was written and produced by 3D and Mezzanine co-producer Neil Davidge, while Massive Attack’s other member Grant ‘Daddy Gee’ Marshal took time out from the studio. ‘Grant has taken a bit of a holiday, a sabbatical, because he’s had a child, and he’s been starting a new life,’ says 3D. ‘He’ll get back into the swing of the music again when he comes on tour with us. He’ll be back.’
Massive Attack’s long time collaborator, Horace Andy, appears on the edgy, echo chamber lament "Everywhen" and the unsettling, melancholy "Name Taken" and Sinead O’Connor adds her raw spirit and emotion to three tracks, the seductive "What Your Soul Sings", the dub heavy, emotive "A Prayer For England" and the dark, soul-dusted, string drenched single, "Special Cases". More details on The Raft from Monday on this...
Massive Attack will embark on a worldwide tour in February, which will feature giant, interactive LED screens and stunning visuals. Robert Del Naja said "When we started we always tried to create an environment around the soundsystem and create a place we wanted to perform in. Now we want to get that back again. It’ll be interactive and experimental".
We will be announcing the full details of the tour and the full details of the album on The Raft on Monday so make sure you check back to get filled in.
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New Massive Attack album due out 2/11/03 if anyone is interested, here's some info I pulled from http://www.vmg.co.uk/:
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That's awesome, will be great to hear more details Monday. I hope they release it in the US at the same time - did they do that with their other 3 albums? I'm interested in hearing the Sinead O'Connor tracks as well. I may not like her as a solo artist so much, but her voice is excellent, and it should blend with Massive Attack's style nicely.
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