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For the Nicki Minaj song, see Massive Attack (song). ists, interspersed with Del Naja and Marshalls (initially
For the LOMOcean Design boat, see Massive Attack Trickys) own sprechgesang stylings, on top of what be(Motor Boat).
came regarded as an essentially British creative sampling
production; a trademark sound that fused down-tempo
hip hop, soul, reggae and other eclectic references, musiMassive Attack are an English trip hop group formed
[6]
in 1988 in Bristol, consisting of Robert 3D Del Naja, cal and lyrical.
Grant Daddy G Marshall and formerly Andy Mushroom Vowles (Mush). Their debut album Blue Lines
was released in 1991, with the single "Unnished Sympathy" reaching the charts and later being voted the 63rd
greatest song of all time in a poll by NME.[1] 1998s
Mezzanine, containing "Teardrop", and 2003s 100th
Window charted in the UK at number one. Both Blue
Lines and Mezzanine feature in Rolling Stone's list of the
500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[2][3]
In the nineties, the trio became known for often not being able to easily get along with one another and working
increasingly separately. Andy Vowles (Mushroom), who
had once thought of himself as the trios musical director, acrimoniously left Massive Attack in late 1999, after an ultimatum from the other two members to end the
group immediately if he did not. Despite having taken
Del Najas side in the eective ring of Vowles and then
participating in a show-of-unity webcast as a duo the following year, Grant Marshall (G) had also eectively left
by 2001 in that he abandoned the studio altogether. Marshall returned to a studio role in 2005, having joined the
touring line-up in 2003 and 2004.[13]
The group has won numerous music awards throughout their career, including a Brit Awardwinning Best
British Dance Act, two MTV Europe Music Awards, and
two Q Awards.[4][5] They have released ve studio albums
that have sold over 11 million copies worldwide.
1.1
History
HISTORY
the Gulf War.[20] They went back to being Massive AtLater that year they released a single, Risingson, from
tack for their next single, "Safe from Harm".
what would be their third album, Mezzanine.[28]
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1.4
1.6
2001 also saw the release of Eleven Promos, a DVD of US visa for a while) with Daddy G and fans proering
all Massive Attacks 11 music videos thus far, including their support. The arrest aected the beginning of the
Angel, a 100,000+ promo[31]
100th Window tour schedule.
Despite the diculties of 2003, 100th Window sold
1.5 Del Najas 100th Window, Marshalls over a million copies and was toured extensively (including Queen Square, Bristol a one-o sell out conreturn and Collected
cert set up in the city centre park, which was seen as a
homecoming).[36]
Main article: 100th Window
With Daddy G temporarily no longer involved in the Afterwards, Del Naja and Davidge agreed to an oer from
director Louis Leterrier, to score the entire soundtrack
for Danny The Dog, starring Jet Li. Dot Allison, who
had sung with the band on the 100th Window tour, sang
the end titles track, Aftersun. Davidge also scored the
soundtrack for the Bullet Boy lm, with Del Naja on the
end titles.
In 2005, Daddy G started coming into the studio, although little came of the material. He decided to instead
work with a production duo, Robot Club, in another studio, feeling that he would be more free to develop tracks
in the way he wanted. Meanwhile, Del Naja and Davidge
recorded with a number of dierent singers as well as creating a track named Twilight, for UNKLE's War Stories
album. Later that year, Massive Attack decided to release
their contractually obliged compilation album Collected
in 2006. They released it with a second disc, made up
of previously released non-album songs and unreleased
sketches.[32]
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EPs
1.7
HISTORY
In a 2013 interview for his rst solo art show since 2008,
Del Naja conrmed that not only was a new Massive Attack album in the works, but that rumours of a reunion
with Tricky were indeed true.[47] Tricky hasn't been featured on a Massive Attack album since 1994s Protection.
'The idea is to put a record out next year',
he says. 'We actually get on really well at the
moment because we don't spend time in the
studio together', he says with a wry grin. 'Me
and Tricky wrote some new tracks in Paris last
year, which haven't seen the light of day yet
but that was fun. They should be on the next
album.'
Robert Del Naja, Metro, 23 May 2013[47]
On 5 February 2014, it was conrmed that Massive Attack would headline at Secret Solstice, a new music festival in Reykjavk on 20 June through 22 June.[48] On 21
February 2015, it was conrmed through the Massive Attack Facebook page that they would be collaborating with
Run the Jewels.[49]
On 21 January 2016, the iPhone application Fantom
was released. The application was developed by a team
including Massive Attacks Robert Del Naja and let users
hear parts of four new songs by remixing them in realtime, using the phones location, movement, clock, heartbeat, and camera. On 28 January 2016, Massive Attack
released a new EP, Ritual Spirit, which includes the four
songs released on Fantom. The EP was written and produced by Robert Del Naja and long term collaborator,
Euan Dickinson. It is their rst release since the 2011
Four Walls / Paradise Circus collaboration with Burial,
and the rst time since 1994 that fellow trip hop musician Tricky has been featured on Massive Attack content. Artists such as Scottish hip-hop group Young Fathers, London rapper Roots Manuva and singer Azekel
also featured on the EP.[50]
On 26 July 2016, Massive Attack previewed three new
songs: Come Near Me, The Spoils, and Dear
Friend on Fantom, an iPhone application on which they
previously previewed the four songs from the Ritual Spirit
EP.[51] On 29 July 2016, Massive attack released a new
single, "The Spoils, which includes The Spoils and
Come Near Me which were both previewed on Fantom. The Spoils features vocals from American singersongwriter and Mazzy Star frontwoman Hope Sandoval,
and Come Near Me features British vocalist Ghostpoet.
A music video for Come Near Me, directed by Ed Morris, and featuring Kosovan actress Arta Dobroshi, was released the same day as the single.[52] The videoclip for
The Spoils, featuring Cate Blanchett, and directed by
Australian director John Hillcoat, was released on 9 Au-
5
gust 2016.[53]
Musical style
Massive Attack have previously played two shows in Israel, but have declined recent oers. They have described
this not an action of aggression towards the Israeli peo3.2 Massive Attack vs Adam Curtis
ple but towards the [Israeli] government and its policies, arguing that the Palestinians [in Gaza and the west
Del Naja conceived and designed an eight-night festi- bank] have no access to the same fundamental benets
val with lmmaker Adam Curtis in collaboration with that the Israelis do.[65]
UVA (United Visual Artists) that premiered in Manchester, England, UK in July 2013. The festival featured Del Naja and Thom Yorke of Radiohead threw an unofCurtiss lm, unocially titled The Plan, which was pro- cial party at the occupied UBS building in the city of
in support for the internajected on a huge screen surrounding the audience, while London in December 2011,
[66]
tional
Occupy
movement.
music from Massive Attack was interweaved throughout
the lm.[57] Del Naja, who orchestrated the lms sound- On 14 November 2012, on the eve of the Bristol Mayor
track, described the experience as a collective hallucina- election the band caused some surprise by endorsing intion and the lm was also shown at the Manchester Festi- dependent millionaire and former LibDem George Ferval in July 2013.[58] The show was performed at the Ruhr guson, citing the need for a mayor who would help facilInternational Festival in Germany in August 2013 and the itate creative projects to the city, and wasn't simply folPark Avenue Armory in New York City in September lowing a party political agenda.[67] Previously, Del Naja
had openly criticised Ferguson for being a member of the
2013.
REFERENCES
In July Del Naja and Marshall visited the Bourge-El Bara- The UK Music Video Awards is an annual celebration
jneh refugee camp in Lebanon to meet with Palestinian of creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music
volunteers at an educational centre. The bands prot video and moving image for music.
from the show in Byblos was donated to the centre.[72]
Banksy claims
8 References
[1] ""The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time: 63. Massive Attack - 'Unnished Sympathy' (1991, Virgin)"".
NME.COM. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
[2] 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: Blue Lines Massive
Attack. rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on
18 July 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
[3] 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: Mezzanine Massive Attack. Rockonthenet.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
[4] Massive Attack: BRITs Prole. Brits.co.uk. Retrieved
17 September 2014.
Discography
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Q Awards
The Q Awards is the UKs annual music awards held by [13] Lynskey, Dorian (6 February 2007). Massive Attack talk
music magazine Q for excellence in music. Massive Atto Dorian Lynskey. The Guardian. London. Retrieved
tack has received two awards from two nominations.
20 May 2009.
[14] Massive Attack Discography Page 1. eil.com. Retrieved 22 May 2009. Any Love (Mega rare 1988 UK self
released debut 2-track 12 on Massive Attack Records, includes Bonus Version, stickered sleeve MASS001)
[32] Bush, John. allmusic ((( 100th Window > Overview )))".
Allmusic. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
[33] 100th Window. Metacritic.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
[17] Bush, John. allmusic ((( Blue Lines > Overview )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
[18] Andrea Parker. NME. Retrieved 22 May 2009. Will
Malone, who had worked on horror lm soundtracks and
Massive Attacks classic Unnished Sympathy.
[38] Kraftwork, Massive Attack to Headline Bestival. Gigwise. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
news-
[39] Massive Attack to Return with Huge World Tour. Billboard. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
[41] Interview w/ Massive Attacks Robert Del Naja re. Heligoland. suicidegirls.com. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
[42] Zushi, Yo. The silent treatment. New Statesman. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
[43] News Massive Attack Ready New EP. FILTER Magazine. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
[44] Bellinger, Candy (30 May 2011). Celebrity Gossip, latest
Celebrity News and Showbiz Gossip | Eleven UK. Spinnermusic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 July
2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
[45] Four Walls / Paradise Circus. Four Walls / Paradise Circus Massive Attack vs Burial The VinylFactory Editions Shop. Vfeditions.com. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
[46] Zeds Dead / Paradise Circus. Zeds Dead / Paradise Circus Remix ". ebaumsWorld. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
[47] Massive Attacks Robert Del Naja conrms Tricky reunion ahead of art show. Metro News. Retrieved 2
March 2014.
[48] Massive Attack will perform at Secret Solstice in Iceland
next summer. News of Iceland. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
[50] Young, Alex (28 January 2016). Stream: Massive Attacks new EP Ritual Spirit. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
EXTERNAL LINKS
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Retrieved 15
[62] ReprieveMassive Attack speak out against music torture. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
[63] Massive Attack Donate Proceeds of Lincoln Car Commercial To Clean-Up Eorts in the Gulf of Mexico. Save
Our Gulf. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
[64] BBC 6Music News Massive Attack for War Child.
BBC. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
[65] Parry, William (3 September 2010). The silent treatment. New Statesman. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
[66] Dazed Digital. Occupy 2012. Retrieved 15 September
2012.
[67] Brown, Christopher (14 November 2012). Bristol
mayor: Massive Attack give vocal backing for Ferguson.
Bristol 247. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
[68] Sta (9 October 2012). Massive Attack star criticises
Bristol Mayor candidate George Ferguson. This Is Bristol. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
[69] Nash, Andrew. The Society of Merchant Venturers.
Bristol Slavery. Andrew Nash. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
[70] Massive Attack Soma ve Gezi'yi unutmad Hayat
Haberleri Radikal. Radikal. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
[71] Massive Attack'ten Soma ve Gezi mesaj Gerek Gndem. Gerek Gndem. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
[72] Massive Attack visit Palestinian refugees in Lebanon:
'All of them have a right to a life of dignity and beauty' People News The Independent. The Independent.
Retrieved 17 September 2014.
Ocial website
Massive Attack on NPR Music
Audio interview with Grant Marshall, March 2010
Video interview with 3D and Daddy G before Auckland show 2010
Massive Attack discography at Discogs
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