Massive Attack and Tricky have finally collaborated again! It only took, what, 20 years? Well, at least they finally got around to it. There’s something magical about the way Tricky’s gritty voice glides over Robert del Naja’s trippy beats. Here’s hoping there’s more Tricky on their forthcoming EP, due out this spring, and the album to be released later this year. In the meantime, today they’ve just released a fantastic four track EP called Ritual Spirit, which is a mesmerizing must for all fans of trip-hop. It was written and produced to perfection by Massive Attack’s Robert del Naja and longtime studio conspirator Euan Dickinson. The EP due this spring was written and co-produced by del Naja and Daddy G. Sounds promising.
Youtube info:
Massive Attack, Tricky & 3D – ‘Take It There’. Taken from the Ritual Spirit EP – iTunes: http://po.st/RitualSpiritiT | Spotify:http://po.st/RitualSpiritSP | Official Store: http://po.st/MAOfficialStore
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PRESS RELEASE:
Massive Attack return with the ‘Ritual Spirit’ EP. Released today (Thursday 28th January) via Virgin/EMI, the EP features the return of Tricky (on ‘Take It There’) in addition to collaborations with Young Fathers (‘Voodoo In My Blood’), Roots Manuva (‘Dead Editors’) and newcomer Azekel (‘Ritual Spirit’).
The EP was written and produced by Massive Attack’s Robert del Naja and long-term studio collaborator Euan Dickinson. A second Massive Attack EP, written and co-produced by Daddy G, will be released in the spring, with an album to follow later in the year.
‘Ritual Spirit’ EP track list:
1. Dead Editors (Massive Attack & Roots Manuva)
2. Ritual Spirit (Massive Attack & Azekel)
3. Voodoo In My Blood (Massive Attack & Young Fathers)
4. Take It There (Massive Attack, Tricky & 3D)
To mark the EP release, Massive Attack have today premiered this brand new video for ‘Take It There’. Directed by Hiro Murai and starring Oscar-nominated actor John Hawkes.
The release of the ‘Ritual Spirit’ EP follows the launch of Massive Attack’s ‘Fantom’ app last week. Developed by a team including the band’s Robert del Naja, ‘Fantom’ is a sensory music player that remixes and reforms songs uniquely using a variety of environmental variables including location, movement, time of day, heartbeat and the integral moving image camera. More information on Fantom athttp://www.thefantom.co/
Meanwhile, Massive are currently touring the UK and Europe. The new live show is designed by Robert del Naja and long time visual collaborators United Visual Artists, with support coming from Young Fathers.
The full dates are:
MASSIVE ATTACK LIVE 2016
19th January Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland (SOLD OUT)
20th January Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland (SOLD OUT)
22nd January O2 Academy, Glasgow, UK (SOLD OUT)
23rd January O2 Academy, Glasgow, UK (SOLD OUT)
25th January De Montford Hall, Leicester, UK (SOLD OUT)
27th January O2 Academy, Leeds, UK (SOLD OUT)
28th January The Apollo, Manchester, UK (SOLD OUT)
30th January O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK (SOLD OUT)
31st January The Guildhall, Portsmouth, UK (SOLD OUT)
1st February The Dome, Brighton, UK (SOLD OUT)
3rd February Brixton O2 Academy, London, UK (SOLD OUT)
4th February Brixton O2 Academy, London, UK (SOLD OUT)
5th February Brixton O2 Academy, London, UK (SOLD OUT)
7th February Tap 1, Copenhagen, Denmark (SOLD OUT)
9th February Rockhal, Esch Alzette, Luxembourg
10th February Palais 12, Brussels, Belgium
12th February Fabrique, Milan, Italy (SOLD OUT)
13th February Fabrique, Milan, Italy (SOLD OUT)
14th February Geox Theatre, Padova, Italy (SOLD OUT)
16th February Palladium, Cologne, Germany
17th February Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany (SOLD OUT)
18th February Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany (SOLD OUT)
20th February Gasometer, Vienna, Austria
21st February Tonhalle, Munich, Germany (SOLD OUT)
22nd February Tonhalle, Munich, Germany (SOLD OUT)
24th February Klokgebouw, Eindhoven, Netherlands
25th February Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands (SOLD OUT)
26th February Zenith, Paris, France (SOLD OUT)
27th February Zenith, Paris, France (SOLD OUT)
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