Massive Attack

Massive Attack on vinyl: trip hop from Bristol

In short: Massive Attack come from Bristol and grew out of the sound system The Wild Bunch. With “Blue Lines” (1991) they found a slow, dark sound of hip-hop beats, dub, soul and electronics that was later called trip hop – the band is regarded as one of its pioneers. The Vinyl Room currently has 6 Massive Attack records.

What makes Massive Attack special?

Their music is built on voices and space: deep bass, slow beats, changing singers. “Daydreaming” comes from the “Blue Lines” era, “Inertia Creeps” from the dark “Mezzanine” (1998).

With “Special Cases” and “Butterfly Caught” from the “100th Window” era (2003) the sound became even more electronic and cool. Plus “Dear Friend” with the London poet James Massiah.

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First pressings

Records by Massive Attack

→ Virgin · The Vinyl Factory · Trip hop · Electronic on vinyl

FAQ

Where do Massive Attack come from? From Bristol in England.

What is trip hop? Slow, dark music of hip-hop beats, dub, soul and electronics that emerged in Bristol in the early nineties – Massive Attack are regarded as among its pioneers.

What is “Mezzanine”? Their third album from 1998, darker and more rock-oriented than its predecessors; it includes “Inertia Creeps” and “Teardrop”.

Which records do you have? Tracks and remixes from the nineties to the 2010s – 6 records in all.