Massive Attack-Heligoland

[SAWYER]

I just now found it on Spotify, listening now. I am on song #3 and like 2/3 so far, Pray For Rain and Splitting The Atom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS8J_Oky5cw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLdsGKtOd9k


Can anyone recommend some more bands I may like? I love the Portishead albums

 

[Doppel]

This was a fairly weak album from them. It's completely beyond any doubt now that they will never come close to reproducing Mezzanine, an album literally magnitudes better than Heligoland and surely one of the better to come out in the 90's by any group in any genre. A true masterpiece. Atlas is the only song on Heligoland worth listening to, and remixes (by other people) of Paradise Circus.

 

[Printer Bandit]

i liked the gui boratto remix of paradise circus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p_MvePxC4w


it's also the intro theme for the british show "luther."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVdx5YOuwNQ

 

[abaez]

Gui Boratto remix is amazing.

But like Doppel said, nothing will ever come close to Mezzanine.

 

[Gigantopithecus]

Gui Boratto remix is amazing.

But like Doppel said, nothing will ever come close to Mezzanine.

Agreed with the Boratto mix. Disagree with nothing coming close to Mezzanine - Blue Lines is imho just as good.

OP if you like Massive Attack and Portishead, check out Tricky's solo work (Tricky was an early member of MA), UNKLE, Thievery Corporation, Zero 7, and Bonobo. Bonobo's "Black Sands" album from last year is killer, as is Zero 7's older "Simple Things."

 

[Zeze]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6zJ9dEwNek

Always my favorite for Massive Attack and one of the best opening video for any shows.

 

[abaez]

Well yeah Blue Lines obviously, but Mezzanine is just one step above it.

 

[Ichinisan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6zJ9dEwNek

Always my favorite for Massive Attack and one of the best opening video for any shows.

Should have linked the actual music video, the whole song with lyrics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7K72X4eo_s

 

[preslove]

Mad Professor + Massive Attack is a favorite of mine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ew2SmgT5sk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuSmOYzr7I0

 

[Platypus]

great album

 

[blackangst1]

<3 Massive Attack. I'll second what another poster recommended...check out Tricky's solo work.

 

[SAWYER]

I only ended up liking the two songs I posted

 

[Imported]

i liked the gui boratto remix of paradise circus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p_MvePxC4w


it's also the intro theme for the british show "luther."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVdx5YOuwNQ

Was also a song on Gossip Girl..

 

[Ichinisan]

I only ended up liking the two songs I posted

Not even the one I posted?

 

[SAWYER]

I meant from the Heligoland album

 

[Platypus]

I meant from the Heligoland album

give the latter half of the album a chance, it's a grower. start with flat of the blade.

 

[sonambulo]

Can anyone recommend some more bands I may like? I love the Portishead albums

Tricky, DJ Shadow/Unkle (only the earlier stuff, he's pop now), DJ Spooky, DJ Krush, Amon Tobin (practically any late 90's early 00's records on the Ninjatune Label), DJ Food, Plaid, etc.

 

[RCFB]

You may like Morcheeba. They are part of the trip hop genre and have some excellent music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S71bzLtf98