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New Massive Attack – Splitting the Atom

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 by Nialler9 | 15 comments |

MA Undeniably Massive Attack. Dark, cinematic, Brooding. It’s good to hear Daddy G on the track again. It sounds like they’ve been listening a lot to the Brainfeeder crew (particularly it has been pointed out – Nosaj Thing).

Zane Lowe premiered this on BBC Radio One last night (You can listen to it for 24 hours after broadcast here). It’s taken from a new EP out in October with an album to follow in February.

Splitting the atom // Massive Attack by risingson

The EP looks like this:

1. Splitting the Atom featuring 3D, Daddy G and Horace Andy
2. Pray For Rain featuring Tunde Adebimpe (TV On The Radio)
3. Psyche ( Van Rivers & The Subliminal Kid remix) featuring Martina Topley Bird
4. Bulletproof Love (Christoff Berg remix) featuring Guy Garvey (Elbow)

  • Wojtaso

    At last ! New Track of my favorite Massive Attack ;)

  • dr.stu

    Fair balls to rio ferdinand for joining massive attack, he was at nuthin with football.

  • Guest

    where abouts on the show?

  • Nialler9

    The tune is above for listening.

  • Guest

    It’s a very interesting track. I still find it surreal that we’re getting our first new MA track since “Live With Me”, but thankfully it doesn’t disappoint. It has a nice minimalist quality that many musicians have done in recent months (Portishead, Depeche Mode, etc.) Hearing Horace and Daddy G again makes this so worthwhile if nothing else.

  • myth

    this is more like it ,finally a change of direction …….sounds amazing ,got a ghost town vibe goin on…………..the wild bunch are back  8-)

  • Guest

    I think the quality of the production and song arrangements are slowly dwindling with each subsequent release. They peaked at Mezzanine and that’s coming from a huge fan. Just seems they’ve lost a lot of passion for what they do. Might explain why it takes 5 years for every release.

  • Gość

    simple, dark, deep, slow but not boring or sad.
    i’ve got goose skin hearing this song and like it a lot.

  • Sepi

    oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck….. OH YEAH!

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  • Wojtaso

    where is the track :( (((

  • Nialler9

    It’s been taken down by EMI.

    New track here

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p04-QCNFsYg

  • carcrashkiss

    Pray For Rain and Psyche are masterpieces.
    Listen carefully and you’ll love them.

  • myth

    psyche is killer ,martina was doing vocals for them on tour ,show in the olympia was unreal ,new album has a lot of hype to live up to going by the ep…..bring it on :)