Name: Protection
Brand: Massive Attack

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Default:19

Supplier EU

Universal Music GmbH

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Limited edition

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Format Music EU

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Extended format: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Signed copies: No

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Download code: No

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Release date

1994-09-26

Format multiplier

Catalogue number

8398832

UPC / Barcode

724383988327

Vinyl

2016-12-02

5700962

602557009620

Artist

Massive Attack

Label EU

Virgin

Genre EU

Electronic

Massive Attack is a collaborative British music production group hailing from Bristol, England. The band, currently consisting of Robert Del Naja, Tricky, and Daddy G, was originally formed with the inclusion of Andrew Vowles. Their name was inspired by a slogan spray-painted by New York graffiti artist Brim in 1985. Initially adopted as a record label name, it later became the band's official moniker. During the Gulf War in 1991, their releases were labeled as 'Massive' to ensure continued airplay amidst pressure from the British Government.

The group emerged alongside fellow graffiti artists Balogun and Bio from TATS CRU in NYC. They collectively created pieces at the Malcolm X Centre in St. Paul's, Bristol. Renowned graffiti artist [a151718], known then as 3-D, played a significant role in adopting and popularizing the Massive Attack slogan.

With an influential presence in the music industry since their formation, Massive Attack continues to captivate audiences worldwide with their unique sound and innovative approach to music production.

bristol's trip-hop pioneers crystallise their melancholic splendour on protection. it's a simmering shadow of a soundtrack to urban life, where dub, hip-hop, electronica and soul mesh into something quite singular. imagine the chilling threnody of scene-mates portishead allied with rough dancehall, club and south bronx bass-beats, set ablaze by mushroom, 3-d and daddy-g's sour gaze into the millennial horizon. a host of fine guest vocalists help drive the vocal tunes, in turn making the instrumentals stand out all the more. it is a juxtaposition of cold and hot, alienation and unity, that informs protection. tracey thorn of everything but the girl steals the show with her sure, silky vocals on the title track, her voice a sweet fire that thrives in a frosty wind, just barely anchored by the entrancing swirl of wah-guitar, strings and phased keyboard drones. old-school reggae favourite horace andy tears up "spying glass" with a haunting lilt over the house-dub beat. "sly" evokes the icy landscapes of bjork's late-'90s work, albeit with the warm gust of string passages. "karmacoma" features fellow trip-hopper tricky, adding further motion to the forward-looking pop vision of protection.

Protection

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