Blue lines are the reason why the temple had to shatter to the sound of silence surrounded by the mass her face is on the paper not the strangers that i pass the ones that looking back to see if they are looking back at me daddy g are you predator or do you fear me 3d yeah while im doing this i. A remastered version of the album was released on 19 november 2012. An interesting and vivid take on the wildly plural direction took by many of their contemporaries in the electronic world, mixing styles that range from hiphop to soul, jazz, rock and much more, while spitting out this chilling, soulful and relaxing set of songs that already presented. Fresh off the back of their 2016 singles for virgin, massive attack see their first three albums reissued courtesy of umc. Revisiting massive attacks debut album blue lines 1991. It was the year nirvana broke through to the mainstream and hiphop started crawling out of the old school and into a new era. Proper reissue of the trip hop pioneers debut album.
A critically acclaimed masterpiece that takes american hip hop and filters it through british club culture. Blue lines remains the most truly unified result of this method, and in that respect it is the definitive massive attack release. While protection and blue lines sounded neatly composed. A critically acclaimed masterpiece that takes american hip hop and filters it through british club. Blue lines isnt all darkness, either be thankful for what youve got is quite close to the smooth soul tune conjured by its title, and unfinished sympathy the groups first classic production is a tremendously moving fusion of uptempo hiphop and dancefloor jam with slowmoving, syrupy strings. Packaging all items are shipped brandnew and unopened in original packaging. Includes unheard mad professor dub versions preorder. Bristols rich musical history led to a creative surge in the 1980s and 90s, of which blue lines. Cant be with the one you love, then love the one youre with spliff in the ashtray, red stripe, i pull the lid her touch tickles, especially when shes gentle but i didnt hear her words cause i slide the instrumental keep the girl in the distance, moves are very h. Massive attack blue lines new package available on. Their debut album blue lines was released in 1991, with the single unfinished sympathy reaching the charts and later being voted the 10th. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Massive attack reissues blue lines, protection, no protection.
Blue lines is the debut album by bristol trio, massive attack. But even with those cultural milestones, no one was prepared for the attimes discomforting sonic landscapes found on the british trio. You have so many great tracks on this album, you got daydreaming, be thankful for what youve got, safe from harm and ofcourse unfinished sympathy. Massive attacks first full length from 1991 laid the foundation for the bristol downtempo style that blew up a few years later with the release. Naja and grant g marshall, massive attack has been a driving force behind the electronic scene since its 1991 debut album, blue lines. Blue lines was a success in the united kingdom, though sales were limited elsewhere. Which is incidentally the first press with just massive on the cover as they left out the attack part by mistake. Globally renowned debut blue lines, their follow up protection and maverick collaboration with mad professor, no protection, all hit the shelves again in. Blue lines is a true classic, i wouldnt ever get rid of my vinyl copy i bought when it came out.
The album follows blue lines structurally, to the point that the font used on the cover of. Massive attack would go on to further the sound established in ways both calmer protection and frighteningly cinematic mezzanine. Blue lines provided a blueprint for the sound which. Its a slow burner of an album that encompasses elements of house, dub, and hip hop to form what years later the.
Deluxe vinyl in original screen printed mailer including hidef audio dvd, hidef digital file and standard formats. Blue lines has that kind of pull, heavy lidded and smoky, it intoxicates with a power that would be worrying if the music wasnt so damn cool. At least for the extra cost of all massive attack reissues the packages are. Blue lines 2012 mixmaster, an album by massive attack on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The album follows blue lines structurally, to the point that the font used on.
Third member andy mushroom vowles left the group in 1999. As a musical and artistic statement, it remains almost redoubtable. The landmark trip hop album has been remixed and remastered from its original tapes from the bands. With the release of their debut lp blue lines in 1991, massive attack put themselves and the whole bristol scene on the map. Blue lines 1991, protection 1994, mezzanine 1998, 100th window 2003, and heligoland 2010. This album, while not quite as haunting, dark and brooding as their subsequent releases, shows the start of a winning groove. Happy 25th anniversary to massive attacks debut album blue lines. Massive attacks first cd blue lines shows the promise of great things to follow, and follow it does with their subsequent releases protection, mezzanine and the new 100th window. Find similar albums to blue lines massive attack on allmusic allmusic. This girl i know needs some shelter but she dont believe anyone can help her shes doing so much harm, doing so much damage but you dont wanna get involved you tell her. Massive attack blue lines has been rebuilt from the original tapes, remixed and remastered and will be available from november 19th. I think blue lines is the greatest of massive attacks albums, perhaps because i enjoy the hiphop vibe on blue lines over the darker, more atmospheric noises the group would use later on.
A fusion of electronic music, hip hop, dub music, 70s soul music and reggae, the album established massive attack as one of the innovative british bands of the 1990s and the founder of trip. The critical and commercial triumphs of portishead, tricky and roni size have established bristol as a centre of slowburning creativity, but it was the staggering impact massive attack made with their debut album which first put the west country town on the musical map and made reluctant superstars of mushroom, 3d and daddy g. Massive attack protection 2016 reissue the analog vault. Massive attack are an english musical group from bristol consisting of robert 3d del naja and grant daddy g marshall, formed in 1988. Buy massive attack blue lines on vinyl lp at srcvinyl. Massive attack announce specially remastered blue lines reissue. The groundbreaking triphop classic from massive attack, blue lines, gets the deluxe reissue treatment. Listen to your favorite songs from blue lines 2012 mixmaster explicit by massive attack now.
Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device. Listening to massive attacks debut album, blue lines, 21 years after its initial release is like reading an old william gibson novel that describes the thennear future, which is now the present. Stream blue lines 2012 mixmaster explicit by massive. Massive attacks debut album, blue lines came out in april 1991, so youll have to forgive me as im nearly 6 months behind on writing this post to mark its 25th anniversary. Fusing elements of hiphop, reggae, soul, and electronica, the album features classic tracks lately, daydreaming, and unfinished sympathy, with contributions from shara nelson and horace andy. Massive attack reissues blue lines, protection, no. Back in 1991, when massive attacks debut album, blue lines, was released, there wasnt a whole lot of music that sounded like it. Blue lines 2012 mixmaster by massive attack on spotify. The moody blend of electro, hiphop, soul, reggae and.
Massive attack to reissue blue lines consequence of sound. Massive attacks blueprint for uk pops future in 1991 the laidback bristol collective roused themselves to unleash their debut album. A prolific video director in her own right, sigismondi dissects clips by massive attack, king krule, and more. The duo are considered to be progenitors of the trip hop genre. Blue lines is the debut studio album by english electronic music group massive attack, released on 8 april 1991 by wild bunch and virgin records. On 28 january 2016, massive attack released a new ep, ritual spirit, followed by the spoils in july. The spoils is straight off the mark classic massive attack, echoes resonate of blue lines, protection and mezzanine whilst the overall sound is one of progression, showing that even after 28 years of releasing records they are a force to be reckoned with.
Blue lines vinyl lp at, a better music store experience since 1999. The image of the sticker on the front of the md is the same as the blue lines front cover image. On mezzanine, massive attack tried to escape triphop. Massive attack blue lines reissue superdeluxeedition. Protection is the second album by bristolbased trip hop collective massive attack. Blue lines was generally considered the first triphop album, though the term wasnt coined until several years later. The first masterpiece of what was only termed triphop much later, blue lines filtered american hiphop through the lens of british club culture, a stylish, nocturnal sense of scene that encompassed music from rare groove to dub to dance. Massive attacks debut album offered a precise take on everything the band would go for during their career. This is only one of two minidiscs that massive attack would ever release with the other one being mezzanine, which were also released on the same day as mezzanine in the uk.
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