Massive Attack Sydney Opera House Monday 15th March 2010
What a stunning night it was for a Monday as an eager crowd formed on the Forecourt of the Sydney Opera House to see Massive Attack. The perfect setting and stunning night as many of the crowd made themselves comfy on the steps, most remaining seated for the entire performance. Grungy industrial sounds combine with political messages and raft of performers kept everyone suitably entertained. Die hard fans were pleased that Massive Attack stayed true to their roots whereas some would of preferred the show to focus on an archive of old hits and favourites.
Massive Attack are a collaborative British music production duo from Bristol. Working alongside co-producers, various favoured session musicians and guest vocalists, they make records and tour live. The duo are considered to be progenitors of the trip hop genre.
Massive Attack itself started as a spin-off production trio in 1988, with the independently-released song, "Any Love"
Massive Attack's style is often thought of as being experimental. The duo have talked of their ethos as being to have a very different creative approach to each album and to "avoid the obvious". Some of their most noted songs have been without choruses and have featured dramatically atmospheric dynamics, conveyed through either epic distorted guitar crescendos, lavish orchestral arrangements (like swelling, sustained strings or flourishes of grand piano) or prominent, looped/shifting basslines, often underpinned by high and exacting production values, involving sometimes copious digital editing and mixing.
Over the decades, the group have collaborated with Neneh Cherry, Madonna, David Bowie, Mos Def and Sinéad O'Connor amongst many others. Despite the group's many associations with Bristol, Carlton McCarthy, their first ever featured artist, is the only Bristolian-born and raised guest singer that they have ever featured on a record to date.
Massive Attack Official Site: http://massiveattack.com/
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