Bristol-based music group formed in 1988, widely credited as pioneers of trip-hop; original core members include Robert '3D' Del Naja, Grant 'Daddy G' Marshall and Andrew 'Mushroom' Vowles.

Formed in Bristol in 1988; seminal debut Blue Lines (1991); breakthrough/darker landmark Mezzanine (1998); frequent collaborations with guest vocalists (Horace Andy, Elizabeth Fraser, Sinead O'Connor, Tracey Thorn, Hope Sandoval, Martina Topley-Bird and others); noted for atmospheric production, use of samples and political visual elements in live shows.

DeBaser reviews celebrate Massive Attack as Bristol pioneers of trip-hop, praising landmark records like Blue Lines and Mezzanine and their live shows. Critics note an evolution toward darker, sparser electronics on later releases (100th Window) and mixed reactions to Heligoland. The 2016 Ritual Spirit EP was welcomed as a quality short return.

For:Fans of trip-hop, atmospheric electronic music, and readers who enjoy album and concert criticism.

 Ritual Spirit is not an album, but rather an EP of four tracks, seventeen minutes long.

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 In a single word Trip hop, a genre that brings together hip hop with the idea of a mental journey, waves that mesh with an indefatigable groove, environments that recognize and meld into an unexplored universe, an assemblage of diverse genres, all shaped into a sound flow that is ever gentle and aggressive, overwhelming, fascinating and sharp, violent in its voluptuous delicacy.

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 The line between sweetness and unease is always thin: what attracts us the most often coincides with what scares us the most.

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 The main message is one of love, even if it may not seem so obvious.

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 Nine tracks of rare beauty, and I like to imagine them this way, sinuous blue lines that define the contours of a night in which everything appears perfect to you.

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