Massive Attack Mezzanine ( vinyl 2LP )

Release date: 09-12-2014 ( originally released in 1998 )

2014 reissue vinyl 2LP

It all begins with a stunning one-two-three-four punch: "Angel," "Risingson," "Teardrop," & "Inertia Creeps." Augmenting their samples and keyboards with a studio band, Massive Attack open with "Angel," a stark production featuring pointed beats and a distorted bassline that frames the vocal (by group regular Horace Andy) and a two-minute flame-out with raging guitars. "Risingson" is a dense, dark feature for Massive Attack themselves (on production as well as vocals), with a kitchen sink's worth of dubby effects and reverb. "Teardrop" introduces another genius collaboration -- with Elizabeth Fraser from Cocteau Twins - from a production unit with a knack for recruiting gifted performers.

Tracks:(2LP's)
A1     Angel    
A2     Risingson     
A3     Teardrop     

B1     Inertia Creeps      
B2     Exchange     
B3     Dissolved Girl     

C1     Man Next Door   
C2     Black Milk      
C3     Mezzanine     

D1     Group Four     
D2     (Exchange)