Massive Attack @ Carling Academy Brixton

Massive Attack

WEDNESDAY 7TH & THURSDAY 8TH FEBRUARY
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Massive Attack are back. And right now, at a time when anodyne celebrity obsessions and endless Popstars juggernauts are monopolising the cultural landscape, we need Britain's most influential band more than ever. Massive Attack have consistently pushed the boundaries of both their own sound - twisting their soundsystem roots into the complex, insistent guitar layers of Mezzanine - and constantly surprised with their inspired collaborations and groundbreaking art direction. Even now, many years after they first inked a deal with Virgin to release the landmark Blue Lines, promising artists are still referred to as 'the new Massive Attack'. They've stamped their mark on British music, shaping and shifting dance music, pop, British hip hop, drum & bass and rock.

Massive Attack formed in 1987, around their influential and legendary Dug Out club and Jamaican-style soundsystem. They have made four albums to date (a fifth one on the horizon), each one extraordinary in its own right. 'Blue Lines', 'Protection', 'Mezzanine' and '100th Window' all pushed musical boundaries and made their mark.

With these critically acclaimed albums clocking up 9 million sales, a clutch of awards they released a Massive Attack 'Best Of' in 2006, an apt reminder of their musical legacy to date. The album, entitled 'Collected', featured tracks chosen by the band, including such gems as 'Unfinished Sympathy', 'Safe From Harm', 'Protection', 'Teardrop' and 'Angel'.

Massive Attack are now releasing their fifth album, 'Weather Underground', with long time cohort and co-producer Neil Davidge.