Singles Collection, The (Massive Attack)
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Singles Collection, The Review
Although long since graduated to the status of full-blown pop stars (and ones known for constructing album-length works of sound art, with all of that format's accompanying tendency towards self-indulgence), Massive Attack have not forgotten their humble origins as a DJ collective. Accordingly, they retain a DJ's fondness for the 12" single, and over the course of their career have released enough material on vinyl to constitute a second body of work, unknown to many of their fans. This singles collection bridges the gap between that sub-culture and the group's larger audience.
In doing so, it gives a better idea of the group's range than any other album. Not only does it contain tracks from all three Massive Attack albums plus several dub versions from the NO PROTECTION project, but, celebrating the alternate universes opened up through remixing, reveals previously unexplored avenues of the Massive Attack sound. The forward-moving bassline on the Underdog remix of "Protection", for instance, somehow highlights the melancholy of the vocal even more than the slower-paced album version, while the State Of Bengal remix of "Inertia Creeps" combats inertia with excursions into drum-and-bass.
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Singles Collection, The - Performance Information
| Artist / Group | Massive Attack |
| Released | 14th December 1998 |
| Disc count | 11 discs |
| Record label | Wild Bunch/Virgin |
| Genre | Electronic / Trip Hop/Big Beat |
Singles Collection, The - Track Listing
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- Daydreaming (luv it/Brixton bass/luv it dub mixes)
- Any Love
- Unfinished Sympathy (original (CD only)/Nellee Hooper 7 (CD only)/Nelle Hooper 12/Perfecto/instrumental mixes)
- Safe From Harm (original (CD only)/7 (CD only)/12/Perfecto/just a groove dub/just a dub mixes)
- Hymn Of The Big Wheel (original (CD only)/Nellee Hooper mixes)
- Home Of The Whale
- Be Thankful For What You've Got (Perfecto mix)
- Any Love (Larry Heard mix)
- Sly (album (CD only)/7 (CD only)/7 stones/Underdog/Underdog double bass and accapella/eternal feedback dub mixes)
- Protection (album (CD only)/7 (CD only)/Underdog's angel dust/Radiation for the nation/The Eno/J.Swift mixes)
- Karmacoma (album (CD only)/Portishead experience/Napoli trip/UNKLE situation/bumper ball dub/ventom dub special (CD only) mixes)
- Blacksmith/daydreaming (CD)
- Risingson (CD)
- Superpredators
- Risingson (Underdog/Otherside/Underworld mixes)
- Teardrop (album (CD only)/Scream Team/Mad Professor Marunzi mixes)
- Euro Zero Zero
- Angel (album/radio (CD only)/Mad Professor mixes)
- Group Four (Mad Professor mix)
- Inertia Creeps (album/radio (CD only)/Manic Street Preachers/State of Bengal/Alpha mixes)
- Back She Comes (CD)
- Reflections
Singles Collection, The - Notes / Annotations
Although long since graduated to the status of full-blown pop stars (and ones known for constructing album-length works of sound art, with all of that format's accompanying tendency towards self-indulgence), Massive Attack have not forgotten their humble origins as a DJ collective. Accordingly, they retain a DJ's fondness for the 12" single, and over the course of their career have released enough material on vinyl to constitute a second body of work, unknown to many of their fans. This singles collection bridges the gap between that sub-culture and the group's larger audience.
In doing so, it gives a better idea of the group's range than any other album. Not only does it contain tracks from all three Massive Attack albums plus several dub versions from the NO PROTECTION project, but, celebrating the alternate universes opened up through remixing, reveals previously unexplored avenues of the Massive Attack sound. The forward-moving bassline on the Underdog remix of "Protection," for instance, somehow highlights the melancholy of the vocal even more than the slower-paced album version, while the State Of Bengal remix of "Inertia Creeps" combats inertia with excursions into drum-and-bass.
Singles Collection, The - Reviews
- Muzik (2/99, p.80) - 5 stars (out of 5) - "...reckoned to be the most important band of the Nineties....Something this 11 CD box set...proves beyond all doubt..."
- Mojo (1/99, p.103) - "...the off-kilter approach to pop, the dance music you can't dance to, the rock music with the mordant undertow....Across the albums, the variety makes sense, each style shoring up its neighbour..."
- Mixmag (1/99, p.107) - 4 out of 5 - "...the most groundbreaking dance act of the decade....Brilliant, influential, occasionally infuriating..."
Singles Collection, The - Chart Information
Foxy Chart All Time: 179
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Massive Attack Overview
The Bristol collective known as Massive Attack arose out of the acid house scene of late-1980s England to become one of the 1990s' greatest innovators. The group has literally changed the face of music every time out. They invented "trip-hop" on their debut, BLUE LINES, and then moved dance music toward a fusion where genres like dub, soul, ambient, and electronica merge so completely that categories cease to matter.
