Mezzanine
A dark, claustrophobic masterpiece of heavy basslines, paranoid post-punk guitars, and nocturnal electronic beats.
April 17, 1998 · Unreal Records Canada Inc.
A dark, claustrophobic masterpiece of heavy basslines, paranoid post-punk guitars, and nocturnal electronic beats.
April 17, 1998 · Unreal Records Canada Inc.
A cold, metallic hiss of distorted bass and scraping post-punk guitars suffocated the warm, sun-drenched soul of the Bristol sound, plunging electronic music into a state of permanent paranoia. This is the exact threshold where the collective fractured, trading their collaborative warmth for a claustrophobic, nocturnal tension that redefined the boundaries of dub and rock. By dragging their trip-hop roots through a darkwave mire, they created a towering monument of dread that still looms over the late-nineties landscape. You are not just listening to a shift in style; you are witnessing a brilliant, hostile takeover of the mainstream.
How does Mezzanine sound next to the rest of Massive Attack's catalogue?
The record leans heavily into a layered dense production style, stacking suffocating walls of distorted guitars and thick electronic textures to build a claustrophobic, metallic wall of sound.
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