This is my favorite album by Massive Attack; an hour of music that has always had an ambiguous effect: on one hand, the uncommon charm of songs that envelop you in hypnotic, evocative, sublime patterns like the opening track "Angel" or the third piece "Teardrop" with Elisabeth Fraser's voice more enchanting than ever. But there is also a narcoleptic effect that grips you during the listening experience, with a pervasive sense of helplessness that pushes you to repeat it all, from the beginning, eternally...FOREVER...
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