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TweetShare Listen to Massive Attack and Burial‘s collaboration “4 Walls” below. No, you’re not seeing things, this IS a collaboration between Massive Attack and Burial. Yes, THAT Massive Attack.  Yes, THAT Burial.  It’s ok, it completely took me by surprise too, but holy crap is this good. Being released as a surprise limited edition 12″ it’s got [...]

TweetShare When I first heard the single “Close Your Eyes” by The Bullitts I knew I had to hear it again. I listened the song over and over and over again, ’til I was bobbing my head and singing along. The single’s hypnotic opening monologue, repeated throughout like a mantra, ebbing perfectly with the beat; the [...]

TweetShare I’m not hugely knowledgeable about Belarus, if I’m honest. I know a bit about the Bielski Partisans (of Defiance fame). I know it has one of the largest chunks of primeval woodland left in Europe: the Bialowieza Forest. That’s about it, really. Of course, this being a music blog and not, say, a Lonely Planet web [...]

TweetShare Hailing from London, England,  White Russia are the duo Marina Elderton and Benjamin Bufton (the legitimacy of his last name to be determined). The first time I gave them a listen was just over a week ago when I was sent their Soundcloud page, and first song “Solution” reeled me in instantly with Marina’s [...]

TweetShare If you’re unaware of what Music Monday is, it’s a Twitter recommendation system where users of Twitter share their favourite music, artists, genres, etc in order to not only find new music themselves but help others find new music too.  Using the hashtag (#) followed by “MusicMonday” you can easily find new music posted [...]

TweetShare If you’re unaware of what Music Monday is, it’s a Twitter recommendation system where users of Twitter share their favourite music, artists, genres, etc in order to not only find new music themselves but help others find new music too.  Using the hashtag (#) followed by “MusicMonday” you can easily find new music posted [...]

TweetShare When I reviewed Massive Attack’s latest musical attack “Heligoland” back in February I was really disappointed (4/10) but maybe it’s time I give it another spin.  Their latest song from the album is “Psyche”, a chilled-out, trip-hopped ghost of a song, and the video is equally as ghostly. With a school girl walking through [...]

TweetShare If you’re unaware of what Music Monday is, it’s a Twitter recommendation system where users of Twitter share their favourite music, artists, genres, etc in order to not only find new music themselves but help others find new music too.  Using the hashtag (#) followed by “MusicMonday” you can easily find new music posted [...]

TweetShareMassive Attack’s music is so timeless that it’s hard to believe it’s been seven years since their last album “100th Window”. When “100th Window” was released they had waited five years since the album before that, Mezzanine, so this being a seven year wait for “Heligoland” means we’re in for a treat. Right? “100th Window” [...]

TweetShareIf you’re unaware of what Music Monday is, it’s a Twitter recommendation system where users of Twitter share their favourite music, artists, genres, etc in order to not only find new music themselves but help others find new music too.  Using the hashtag (#) followed by “MusicMonday” you can easily find new music posted by [...]

TweetShareMassive Attack’s eagerly awaited fifth studio album “Heligoland” is due out in about two weeks now (Feb 8th/9th, UK/US respectively) and there’s now a YouTube stream of “Saturday Come Slow” featuring Damon Albarn on vocals, with this just being one of many collaborations with well known musicians on “Heligoland”. (via Stereogum)