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Massive Attack

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Group. Formed 1987.

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Biography

Massive Attack are a music production and vocal duo from Bristol, UK. Working alongside co-producers, they assemble a collective of various favoured session musicians and guest vocalists with whom they make records and tour live. The duo are considered to be progenitors of a genre named trip hop. Originally there were three of them - DJ's Grantley "Grant" Marshall (Daddy G / "G"), Andrew "Andy" Vowles (Mushroom / "Mush") and painter-turned-MC Robert Del Naja (3D / "D") met as members of The Wild Bunch, one of the first homegrown sound systems in the UK and a dominantly eclectic force on the 1980s Bristolian club scene. Starting out as a spin-off production trio in 1988, with the independently-released song, "Any Love", sung by falsetto-voiced singer-songwriter Carlton McCarthy, they later signed to Circa Records in 1990 - committing to deliver 6 studio albums and a "Best Of" compilation. Circa became a subsidiary of, and was later subsumed into, Virgin Records, which in turn was acquired by the now Terra Firma-owned major, EMI.

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Blogs from the BBC

  1. The Cut Music - Week 7

    Sun 1 Nov 2009 10:30 Cut-pals!  It's been a big week for music.  Not only have we had some... Trev
  2. The Cut Music - Week 4

    Sun 11 Oct 2009 12:07 Happy Sunday, Cutbots!  Can't believe we're on Week 4 already - time flies when... Trev

BBC Reviews Really Simple Syndication

  1. Collected 2006

    Collected

    Reviewed by Andrew McGregor

    This is a compilation to cherish - one where you can leave the skip button untouched.
  2. Unleashed: Original Soundtrack 2005

    Unleashed

    Reviewed by Morag Reavley

    ...it sounds truly contemporary and devoid of the usual soundtrack clichés.
  3. 100th Window 2003

    100th Window

    Reviewed by Andy Puleston

    Disappointing fourth studio album from the supposed musical innovators. Full of...
  4. Mezzanine 1998

    Mezzanine

    Reviewed by Chris Jones

    It's the dark heart of their back catalogue.

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Role Artist Release
Producer Massive Attack vs. Mad Professor No Protection (1995)
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