“Mezzanine remains the best of Massive Attack’s albums; its stresses making it resistant to the dating that has marred earlier work. It’s the dark heart of their back catalogue.”

What is on the cover of Massive Attack Mezzanine?

black stag beetle
The cover art depicts a black stag beetle on a white background, photographed by Nick Knight at the Natural History Museum in London.

Why is the album called Mezzanine?

3D decided to name the album after the song because of the no man’s land or twilight zone or even a floor between floors (as the lyrics in the chorus would seem to suggest) the song embodies, which were the same qualities that the album, Mezzanine embodied as a whole come it’s completion time.

What genre is massive attack Mezzanine?

Electronic dance music
Dance/Electronic
Mezzanine/Genres

Is mezzanine a good album?

Mezzanine is like no other album that has come before, or since. It’s timeless and genre-defying, yet it’s also the best example of late 90’s trip-hop any British music act could have produced. Massive Attack’s use of samples and the sheer mix of musical genres they spanned was visionary, peerless and inspirational.

Who sings dissolved girl?

Massive Attack
Dissolved Girl/Artists

Who designed Massive Attack album covers?

Tom Hingston, Robert del Naja, Nick Knight. Album cover for Massive Attack, Mezzanine. 1998 | MoMA.

What type of music is Massive Attack?

Massive Attack/Genres

What is the Triphop genre?

Hip hop music
ElectronicaPost-punkDream popPsychedelic music
Trip hop/Parent genres

What is the release date of mezzanine by Massive Attack?

Mezzanine is the third studio album by English electronic music duo Massive Attack, released on 20 April 1998 by Circa and Virgin Records. Produced by Massive Attack and Neil Davidge, it saw the duo expanding their trip hop sound to electronica stylings, with diverse influences from new wave, rock, hip hop,…

Who is the chanteuse in mezzanine?

About “Mezzanine”. Tricky had split and three years had passed since Massive Attack’s last proper album, but Mezzanine returned the Bristol collective to prominence. Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser was the designated chanteuse, and her icy voice stands out against the earthy backdrops of songs such as “Teardrop”.

What kind of music is mezzanine?

Mezzanine has been described as featuring trip hop and electronica, with a “dark claustrophobia” coupled with a melancholy. Musically, the album is a major departure from the jazzy and laidback sound of the first two albums, Blue Lines and Protection, invoking the dark undercurrents which had always been present in the collective’s music.

What happened to Tricky from Massive Attack?

Tricky had split and three years had passed since Massive Attack’s last proper album, but Mezzanine returned the Bristol collective to prominence. Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser was the designated chanteuse, and her icy voice stands out against the earthy backdrops of songs such as “ Teardrop ”.