Massive Attack ‎– Mezzanine

Label:

Circa – WBRCD4, Circa – 7243 8 45599 2 2, Virgin – WBRCD4, Virgin – 7243 8 45599 2 2

Format:

CD, Album

Country:

Europe

Released:

20 Apr 1998

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Leftfield, Downtempo, Trip Hop

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Angel Written-By – Hinds*	6:20
2	Risingson Written-by [Sample] – Reed, Seeger	4:58
3	Teardrop Written-By – Fraser*	5:30
4	Inertia Creeps	5:56
5	Exchange Written-by [Sample] – Hilliard, Garson	4:11
6	Dissolved Girl Written-By – Schwartz, Jay	6:06
7	Man Next Door Written-By – Holt* Written-by [Sample] – Tolhurst, Dempsey, Smith*	5:56
8	Black Milk Written-By – Fraser*	6:21
9	Mezzanine	5:56
10	Group Four Written-By – Fraser*	8:12
11	(Exchange) Written-By – Hinds* Written-by [Sample] – Hilliard, Garson	4:10

Companies etc

Copyright (c) – Circa Records Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Circa Records Ltd.
Recorded At – Massive Attack Studios
Recorded At – Christchurch Studios
Mixed At – Olympic Studios
Engineered At – Metropolis Studios

Credits

Art Direction, Design – Robert Del Naja, Tom Hingston
Bass – Bob Locke, John Harris*, Winston Blissett
Computer [Pro Tools] – Jan Kybert*
Drums – Andy Gangadeen
Edited By [Cut] – Tim Young
Engineer – Lee Shepherd*
Guitar – Angelo Bruschini
Keyboards [Additional] – Dave Jenkins, Michael Timothy
Mixed By – Mark 'Spike' Stent*
Mixed By [Assisted By] – Jan Kybert*, P-Dub*
Photography By – Nick Knight
Producer, Arranged By, Programmed By, Keyboards, Sampler [Samples] – Massive Attack, Neil Davidge
Vocals – Elizabeth Fraser, Grant Marshall, Horace Andy, Robert Del Naja, Sara Jay
Written-By – Vowles* (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 11), Marshall* (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 11), Del Naja* (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 11)

Notes

℗ © 1998 Circa Records Ltd.
Made in the E.U.

Recorded at Massive Attack and Christchurch Studios, Bristol.
Mixed at Olympic Studios, London.
Cut at Metropolis.

"Risingson" contains a sample of "I Found A Reason" (Reed/Seeger) as performed by The Velvet Underground.
"Man Next Door" contains a sample of "10:15 Saturday Night" (Smith/Tolhurst/Dempsey) as performed by The Cure.
"(Exchange)" contains a sample from "Our Day Will Come" performed by Isaac Hayes.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 7 24384 55992 2
Label Code: LC 3098
Other (Distribution Code): PM 527
Other (Distribution Code Italy): I: 392
Rights Society: bel BIEM
Matrix / Runout: EMI UDEN 8455992 @ 1 1-18-NL
Other (SID Mastering Code): IFPI L046
Other (SID Mould Code): iƒpi 155D
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): EMI UDEN 8455992 @ 1
Other (SID Mastering Code, Variant 2): IFPI L046
Other (SID Mould Code, Variant 2): iƒpi 2522

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Title, Format	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Mezzanine (2xLP, Album)	Circa, Circa, Virgin, Virgin	WBRLP4, 7243 8 45599 1 5	Europe	1998
Mezzanine (MD, Album)	Wild Bunch Records	WBRMD 4	Europe	1998
Mezzanine (CD, Album)	Virgin, EMI	7243 8 45599 2 2, CDVIR (WF) 378	South Africa	1998
Mezzanine (CD, Album, Gat)	Circa, Virgin, EMI Music Group Australasia, Circa	WBRCDX4, 7243 8 45599 2 2, 8455992, WBCDX4	Australasia	1998
Mezzanine (CD, Album)	Virgin, Toshiba EMI Ltd	TOCP-53518	Japan	2005

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szuja Nov 09, 2011

great album. the only one mistake is "exchange". i would rather "reflection" from "inertia creeps single"

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Rated 4/5

subsoul Jan 22, 2011

Absolutely classic album by massive attack. This album is voted one of the most sensual/sexual/love making albums of the past two decades. Great production, reminds me of a neo noir film or opium den soundtrack. If you like this, listen to 100th window, the album after this.

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Rated 5/5

Review by mmk1138 Jul 04, 2007 (edited over 4 years ago)

I still can't believe how fresh "Mezzanine" is, nine years after its release. As much as I love "Blue Lines" and "Protection", neither of them is nearly half as perfect as this one. An essential mix of distorted guitars, deep basses, massive percussion and haunting, oniric samples. The atmosphere is so dark and hazy, that one almost feels it physically. Like slow descent into quicksands... What more can I say? "Mezzanine" remains a pure MASTERPIECE, simply a must-have.

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Review by barticle Sep 01, 2003

Perhaps it's just that I like things I'm more familiar with but I always seem to prefer the earlier work of any given artist. One of very few exceptions to this rule is this, Massive Attack's third album. Sure, there are loads of classic tracks on its predecessors, Blue Lines and Protection, but to my mind these LP's can't compete with the superbly moody atmosphere that pervades Mezzanine. Big brooding basslines, heavy dub percussion, thrashy guitar and impassioned vocals are all fused here to very great effect. The group's next album, 100th Window, is good and treads similar territory but ultimately comes across as a watered-down and less powerful version of this masterpiece.

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