BLAZE STREET MUSIC PRESENTS - MUSIC OF A LIFETIME EPISODE #28 - MASSIVE ATTACK 'MEZZANINE' & THE MUSIC OF TRIP HOP

OKAY, SO WHAT AM I DOING THIS WEEK. WELL, I’M BACK INTO MY 50TH GREATEST LIST, AND THIS EPISODE WILL BE FOCUSING ON ENTRY #42. IN THIS EPISODE, I’M GOING BACK TO BACK TO 1998. 

1998 WAS A PIVOTAL YEAR FOR ME. MY MARRIAGE FELL APART, I WAS GOING THROUGH LOTS OF CHANGES WITH THAT, SO GETTING INVOLVED WITH MY MUSIC WAS THE BEST THERAPY. SO, GOING TO THE MUSIC STORE WAS SOMETHING I LOOKED FORWARD TO. I WAS HANGING OUT, A VISIT TO MY FAVORITE RECORD STORE, TOWER RECORDS IN AIEA AND I WAS ABLE TO HEAR THE NEW JOINT FROM MASSIVE ATTACK, ‘MEZZANINE’, FOR THE FIRST TIME. I DIDNT REALLY KNOW WHAT IT WAS BUT IMMEDIATELY, THE SONICS GRABBED ME AND MADE ME PAY ATTENTION.  I WAS HOOKED FOR SURE. 1998 WAS A SOMEWHAT…EMOTIONAL AND A TRANSITIONAL YEAR IN MY LIFE SO MUSIC WAS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WAS KEEPING MY FOCUSED ON WHAT I NEEDED TO DO. IN DOING SOME READING, I FOUND OUT THAT THE SOUND OF MASSIVE ATTACK WAS BUILT FROM A GENRE CALLED ‘TRIP HOP.’  I HAD NEVER HEARD OF TRIP HOP. TURNS OUTS, TRIP HOP GOT IT’S START IN THE EARLY 1990’S AND ONE OF THE LEADERS OF THIS MOVEMENT WAS A TRIO OF DJ’S, PRODUCERS AND MUSICIANS CALLED THE WILD BUNCH. SO FROM THERE IT BEGAN. IT CAME FROM BRISTOL, ENGLAND.

HERE IS AN EXCERT FROM AN ARTICLE https://www.masterclass.com/articles/trip-hop-music-guide  "It is characterized by its downtempo, atmospheric sound, and use of samples and loops. The genre's pioneers include Massive Attack, Portishead, and Tricky. Trip hop has influenced a wide range of other genres, including hip hop, R&B, and electronica. Some popular trip hop artists include Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky, DJ Shadow, Bonobo, and Morcheeba. These artists are known for their unique soundscapes and atmospheric production, which often incorporate elements of dub, electronica, and hip hop. Trip hop has also influenced a wide range of other genres, including chillwave, downtempo, and ambient music. "

SINCE FIRST GETTING DOWN WITH MASSIVE ATTACK IN 1998, THE MUSICAL PALETTE THAT WAS BORN FROM TRIP HOP EXPANDED INTO SUCH GENRES AS DOWNTEMPO, CHILL OUT, LOUNGE. DUBSTEP & DRUM AND BASS. I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS JOURNEY OF SUPER DOPE GROOVES AND MELODIES FROM SOME OF THE BEST IN TRIP HOP.  MASSIVE ATTACK IS #42 ON MY LIST OF THE 50TH BEST ALBUMS & RECORDS OF MY LIFETIME. 

Playlist for this Set:

“ANGEL” (FROM MEZZANINE, 1998)MASSIVE ATTACK

“EXCHANGE” (FROM MEZZANINE, 1998)MASSIVE ATTACK

“LIKUFENELE” (FROM SIMPLE THINGS, 2001)ZERO 7

“ALL MINE” (FROM PORTISHEAD, 1997)PORTISHEAD

“DESTINY” (FROM SIMPLE THINGS, 2001)ZERO 7

“THE SEA” (MORCHEEBA, 1998)MORCHEEBA

“CLIMBING UP THE WALLS” (ZERO 7 REMIX

From ‘OK COMPUTER, 1997)RADIOHEAD 

“TEARDROP” (FROM MEZZANINE, 1998)MASSIVE ATTACK

“MIDNIGHT IN A PERFECT WORLD (1996)DJ SHADOW

“RISING SON” (MEZZANINE, 1998)MASSIVE ATTACK

“SAFE FROM HOME” (FROM ‘BLUE LINES, 1991)  MASSIVE ATTACK

“PROTECTION” (FROM ‘PROTECTION’’, 1994)MASSIVE ATTACK

“PITCH THE BABY” (FROM ‘HEAVEN OR LAS VEGAS, 1990)

COCTEAU TWINS

‘LOW PLACE LIKE HOME” (FROM ‘BECOMING X, 1996)   

SNEAKER PIMPS

“SOUR TIMES” (PORTISHEAD, 1994)PORTISHEAD

“MEZZANINE” (1998)MASSIVE ATTACK

“EXCHANGE (VOCAL, 1998)MASSIVE ATTACK

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