100th Window - Massive Attack

Bristol. I say Bristol is not particularly well known for its exciting exports. Infact, as I sit here, I can only think about a half a dozen. And they aren’t very exciting either. Let me summarise on these before I move on. Bristols, a word describing a ladies front bits, derived from the belief that the women in Bristol were sayed to be better endowed than other ports in the country and Casualty, a slightly cheesy hospital drama that is beginning to have too many bumpkinified Bristol actors in it. Hmmm. That’s about where my list ends actually, but I did miss out one fairly important thing there. Trip-Hop. There are a few bands which can be ...  Read the complete review

Massive attack return after a 5 year break and only one member (3D). Pretty much the creative genius to begin with- 3D’s 100th Window is a triumph. It may lack the consistency of Mezzanine (unusual choice for single Special Cases is one of their weakest coming across as self parody) but has its fair share of tracks, like Mezzanine, that sound absolutely brilliant from the start (Small Time Shot Away, What Your Soul Sings, Future Proof, Anti Star) as well as the tracks that come across as a little indulgent at first (Everywhen, Butterfly Caught, Name Taken) but grow richer with every listen. Fans of Massive Attack (who mostly consider Mezzanine ...  Read the complete review