London Underground have hit the headlines again for all the wrong reasons by censoring posters advertising Massive Attack’s new album Heligoland.This the first time that the PC Bridgade has banned poster from appearing down under – they banned Ministry of Sounds NYE poster in December because it encouraged graffiti.Massive Attack’s Robert ‘3D’ Del Naja, who [...]Related posts:Gui Boratto
The prospect of writing about a London-based news item is always loaded with dread, for the chances are we'll have to type the words "Mayor Boris Johnson", and then collapse into hysterics for the rest of the day. Nonetheless, his administration have taken the unusual censorship stance of banning posters advertising the release of Massive Attack's new album Heligoland.
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Massive Attack – Paradise CircusTomorrow marks the official release date (U.S. and Canada) for Heligoland, the 5th proper studio album by Massive Attack.Whereas the 2003 release 100th Window glistened with mechanical accuracy and disciplined minimal techno, Heligoland finds the Bristol duo returning to the dirtier, dubbed out sound of 1998’s Mezzanine. Analog synths bubble around [...]
I think I might be too young to like Massive Attack. I suppose I should put that out there first. Of course, with their style of music being what it is, I can't imagine many people the age it's intended for liking it either.
Massive Attack have long been a creative force that has gone beyond boundaries and produced some of the finest slices of British music from the last two decades. From the R&B grooves of Safe From Harm and Unfinished Sympathy to the claustrophobia of Angel and the electronica-infused Future Proof. The themes have been the same, [...]
London Underground have hit the headlines again for all the wrong reasons by censoring posters advertising Massive Attack’s new album Heligoland.This the first time that the PC Bridgade has banned poster from appearing down under – they banned Ministry of Sounds NYE poster in December because it encouraged graffiti.Massive Attack’s Robert ‘3D’ Del Naja, who [...]Related posts:Gui Boratto
Massive Attack's forthcoming LP 'Heligoland' is still just under a week away from release (Feb 8th) but the Bristol duo are already talking up a new EP that's set to feature songs that didn't quite make it onto the new album.
Massive Attack have long been a creative force that has gone beyond boundaries and produced some of the finest slices of British music from the last two decades. From the R&B grooves of Safe From Harm and Unfinished Sympathy to the claustrophobia of Angel and the electronica-infused Future Proof. The themes have been the same, [...]