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Vielleicht fehlte Robert „3D“ Del Naja auf „100th Window“ einfach das Korrektiv seines langjährigen Wegbegleiters Grantley „Daddy G“ Marshall. Vielleicht lag es aber auch einfach an den fehlenden I... Lees meer

De opvolger van het inmiddels klassieke Mezzanine, uit 1998 alweer, kon eigenlijk alleen maar tegenvallen. En dat deed 100th Window in 2003 dan ook. De klasse en broeierigheid van songs als ‘Teardr... Lees meer

Oddly, twice over now, Massive Attack have reappeared after a lengthy gap between albums and affirm that, even though the trip-hop movement never really happened, this band proves that they were th... Lees meer

Ein starkes Comeback - dabei sind die qualitativen Hürden, die die Bristol-Crew stets überspringen muss, nicht gerade die niedrigsten. Massive Attack klingen nach sieben Jahren Albumpause immer n... Lees meer

Massive Attack were one of the pioneers of trip-hop, so any attempt of returning to their glory days has their fans salivating. Heligoland doesn't mark a full return to their earlier days but does ... Lees meer

Fatherhood, perfectionism, laziness: whatever the reason for Massive Attack’s seven year hiatus, there is no denying that Heligoland has been a long time coming. What with this rather extensive t... Lees meer

Back in the '90s, the long waits between Massive Attack records used to get chalked up to creative geniuses crafting their next masterpiece. Now, it seems more like a pair of aging musicians waitin... Lees meer

As trip-hop enters its third decade in existence, it drags along a trail of both detractors and promoters. With staples like Nightmares on Wax putting out mediocre (at best) attempts to relive past... Lees meer

Reduced to a sole founding member, Robert "3D" Del Naja, and with Sinead O'Connor in a starring chanteuse role, Massive Attack's spark of unpredictable creativity seemed to have been snuffed out wi... Lees meer

Massive Attack have a gift for translating the ominous tartness of tripped-out electro music — Ecstasy's teeth-grinding paranoia rather than carefree euphoria. Seven years after their texture... Lees meer