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Massive Attack is a band formed in Bristol, Great Britain in 1988. They are considered to be the founders of trip-hop, and their style also includes elements of jazz, hip-hop, rock, reggae and soul music. The band has constant members, but during the recording they often call other musicians and vocalists. By 2010 Massive Attack’s discography numbers five studio albums, album of remixes, album of best hits and two movie soundtracks.
Story of Massive Attack began in 80’s, when Grant Marshall, Robert Del Naja and Andrew Vowles met. They all were members of unofficial music community named The Wild Bunch, which consisted of djs, producers and musicians of all kinds. In 1988 Massive Attack released their first single Any Love. Later that composition was rerecorded with Tony Bryan and included into the second single Daydreaming in 1990. In 1991 the first Massive Attack studio album Blue Lines was released. It became one of the brightest and memorizable British albums of 90’s. Blue Lines is a combination of such styles as Jamaican reggae, American hip-hop and even jazz. Tricky, Shara Nelson and Horace Andy also took part in creation of that record, and Shara Nelson performed Unfinished Sympathy, which became a world-known hit.
In 1994 the second studio work Protection appeared, where Massive Attack used less samples and more instrument sound. Also the tempo that was used in Blue Lines was made even slower. Vocal parties were performed by Tracey Thorn and Nicolette. Craig Armstrong took part in Protection creation: he played fortepiano parties for Heat Miser and Weather Storm and performed orchestral part in Sly. Massive Attack, Tricky and Portishead created new and fresh sound that was called trip-hop by the critics. In 1995 album of remixes No Protection, which were done by the famous musician Mad Professor was released. In 1996 members of Massive Attack established their own Label named Melankolic, where such musicians as Horace Andy and Craig Armstrong recorded their music.
In 1998 the most successful album of Massive Attack titled Mezzanine was released. Every band’s album had new sound, and Mezzanine was not an exception. Soft and delicate Protection was left behind; Mezzanine had rich and aggressive sound, keyboard parts were substituted by guitar ones. Elizabeth Fraser was invited to work with the band, and she performed famous Teardrop. Another song from Mezzanine, named Angel was used in numerous TV series and movies (including Guy Ritchie’s Snatch). Sepultura was one of the bands that made cover versions of Angel.
In that period Massive Attack was split: after completing the record, Andrew Vowles quitted the band. Other members were busy with their solo projects: Robert Del Naja was occupied with photography and visual arts; Grant Marshall came back to his dj activity. Anyhow, in 2003 fourth studio album 100th Window was released. It had unusual to Massive Attack sound: samples were not used at all, and all the parts were recorded with the ordinary instruments and composers. Nevertheless, slower tempo and new conception of sound did not scare the fans.
In 2004 Massive Attack created soundtrack to Luc Besson’s Danny the Dog, and in 2005 to Bullet Boy movie. In 2006 the record Collected, which consists of all music videos, rare records, unpublished material and two new songs Live With Me and False Flags was released. The fifth studio album Heligoland appeared in 2010.
Studio Albums
Heligoland
After a seven-year break, the British electronica band Massive Attack recorded the disc Heligoland. This strong and delightful album is made in the classical style of the group and features many guest stars
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Singles
12
EP
3
Compilation albums
Collected
Massive Attack forged a unique path amidst the debris of house and rave culture. Collected features all their key tracks and new single. This edition includes a bonus disc featuring additional new tracks, un-released material, rarities and remixes
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Lives
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Mad Professor during a soundcheck at Reggie's Music Place in Chicago | |
Background information | |
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Birth name | Neil Joseph Stephen Fraser |
Born | 27 March 1955 (age 64) Georgetown, Guyana |
Genres | Dub, reggae, jungle |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, engineer |
Years active | 1979–present |
Labels | Ariwa, Are we mad? Mad en Jamaica. |
Website | [1] |
Mad Professor (born Neil Joseph Stephen Fraser, 1955, Georgetown, Guyana) is a British national dub music producer and engineer known for his original productions and remix work.[1] He is considered one of the leading producers of dub music's second generation and was instrumental in transitioning dub into the digital age. He has collaborated with reggae artists such as Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Sly and Robbie, Pato Banton, Jah Shaka and Horace Andy, as well as artists outside the realm of traditional reggae and dub, such as Sade, Massive Attack, The Orb, Gaudi, the Brazilian DJ Marcelinho da lua, Grace Jones, and Perry Farrel.
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- 2.5Collaborations
Biography[edit]
Fraser became known as Mad Professor as a boy due to his fascination with electronics. He emigrated from Guyana to London at the age of 13 and later began his music career as a service technician. He gradually collected recording and mixing equipment and in 1979 opened his own four-track recording studio, Ariwa Sounds, in the living room of his home in Thornton Heath.[2] He began recording lovers rock bands and vocalists for his own label (including the debut recording by Deborahe Glasgow) and recorded his first album after moving the studio to a new location in Peckham in 1982, equipped with an eight-track setup, later expanding to sixteen.[2] Fraser's Dub Me Crazy series of albums won the support of John Peel, who regularly aired tracks from the albums.[2] Although early releases were not big sellers among reggae buyers, the mid-1980s saw this change with releases from Sandra Cross (Country Life), Johnny Clarke, Peter Culture, Pato Banton, and Macka B (Sign of the Times).[2] Fraser moved again, this time to South Norwood, where he set up what was the largest black-owned studio complex in the UK, where he recorded successful lovers rock tracks by Cross, John McLean, and Kofi, and attracted Jamaican artists including Bob Andy and Faybiene Miranda.[2] He teamed up with Lee 'Scratch' Perry for the first time in 1983 for the recording of the album Mystic Warrior (1989).[3]
Fraser's son continues his father's musical tradition, produced dub under the alias Joe Ariwa.
Recordings[edit]
Mad Professor mixing Dub and Cumbia during a workshop in Bogotá, Colombia
Mad Professor has released hundreds of original recordings and has worked with a number of reggae and non-reggae artists. He is perhaps best known for his 12 instalments of the Dub Me Crazy series and 5 albums under the Black Liberation Dub banner. The following is a partial discography of his original releases including collaborations with other artists and remixes.
Original recordings[edit]
- 1983 – In A Rub A Dub Style
- 1985 – A Caribbean Taste of Technology
- 1992 – True Born African Dub
- 1994 – The Lost Scrolls of Moses
- 1995 – It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Professor
- 1997 – RAS Portraits
- 2001 – Dubbing You Crazy
- 2001 – Trix in the Mix
- 2005 – Method to the Madness
- 2007 – Dub You Crazy
- 2008 – The Dubs That Time Forgot
- 2009 – Audio Illusions of Dub
- 2012 – The Roots of Dubstep
Dub Me Crazy series[edit]
- 1982 – Dub Me Crazy
- 1982 – Beyond The Realms of Dub (Dub Me Crazy, Pt.2)
- 1983 – The African Connection (Dub Me Crazy, Pt.3)
- 1983 – Escape to the Asylum of Dub (Dub Me Crazy, Pt.4)
- 1985 – Who Knows The Secret of the Master Tape (Dub Me Crazy, Pt.5)
- 1986 – Schizophrenic Dub (Dub Me Crazy, Pt.6)
- 1987 – Adventures of a Dub Sampler (Dub Me Crazy, Pt.7)
- 1988 – Experiments of the Aural Kind (Dub Me Crazy, Pt.8)
- 1989 – Science and the Witchdoctor (Dub Me Crazy, Pt.9)
- 1990 – Psychedelic Dub (Dub Me Crazy, Pt. 10)
- 1992 – Hijacked To Jamaica (Dub Me Crazy, Pt.11)
- 1993 – Dub Maniacs on the Rampage (Dub Me Crazy, Pt.12)
Black Liberation series[edit]
- 1994 – Black Liberation Dub (Chapter 1)
- 1995 – Anti-Racist Broadcast (Black Liberation Chapter 2)
- 1996 – The Evolution of Dub (Black Liberation Chapter 3)
- 1997 – Under The Spell of Dub (Black Liberation Chapter 4)
- 1999 – Afrocentric Dub (Black Liberation Chapter 5)
Dub You Crazy With Love Series[edit]
- 1997 – Dub You Crazy With Love
- 2000 – Dub You Crazy With Love (Part 2)
- 2008 – Bitter Sweet Dub
Collaborations[edit]
With Lee 'Scratch' Perry[edit]
- 1990 – Mystic Warrior
- 1995 – Black Ark Experryments
- 1995 – Super Ape Inna Jungle
- 1996 – Experryments at the Grass Roots of Dub
- 1996 – Who Put The Voodoo Pon Reggae
- 1996 – Dub Take the Voodoo Out of Reggae
- 1998 – Live at Maritime Hall
- 1998 – Fire in Dub
- 2000 – Lee Perry Meets Mad Professor
- 2001 – Techno Dub
With other artists[edit]
- 1982 – Rhythm Collision Dub (With Ruts DC)
- 1983 – Punky Reggae Party (Positive Style) – Anti Social Workers
- 1984 – Jah Shaka Meets Mad Professor at Ariwa Sounds
- 1985 – Mad Professor Captures Pato Banton
- 1989 – Mad Professor Recaptures Pato Banton
- 1989 – Mad Professor Meets Puls Der Zeit
- 1989 – Mad Professor Feat The Man Ezeke Remix an Dub for Sheila Giles
- 1990 – A Feast of Yellow Dub (With Yellowman)
- 1995 – No Protection (Massive Attack v Mad Professor)
- 1996 – New Decade of Dub (With Jah Shaka)
- 2000 – The Inspirational Sounds of Mad Professor
- 2000 – Massilia London Experience (With Massilia Sound System)
- 2004 – Dub Revolutionaries (With Sly and Robbie)
- 2004 – From The Roots (With Horace Andy)
- 2004 – In A Dubwise Style (With Marcelinho da Lua)
- 2005 – Moroccan Sunrise (With Borrah)
- 2005 – Dancehall Dubs (With Crazy Caribs)
- 2009 – Revolution Feat. Pato Banton And Mr. Professor (With Tugg)
- 2009 – Nairobi Meets Mad Professor – Wu Wei
- 2010 – Izrael Meets Mad Professor and Joe Ariwa
- 2010 – Frente Cumbiero Meets Mad Professor
- 2010 – Rewired in Dub (With Pama International)
- 2011 - Rewired in Dub (With Horace Andy)
- 2012 – The Roots of Dubstep
- 2013 – Cedric Congo Meets Mad Professor
- 2014 - Method to the Madness (various Ariwa artists)
- 2019 - Massive Attack vs Mad Professor Part II (Mezzanine Remix Tapes ’98)
- 2019 – Mad Professor meets Gaudi
Remixes[edit]
Since the 1990s he has remixed tracks by Sade, The Orb, The KLF, Beastie Boys, Jamiroquai, Rancid, Depeche Mode, Perry Farrell and Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki. His best-known project, perhaps, is 1995's No Protection, an electronic dub version of Massive Attack's second album, Protection. He has also done a version of I&I for New Zealand reggae band Katchafire, three versions for New Zealand electronic group Salmonella Dub and twelve remixes for Japanese musician Ayumi Hamasaki.
- No Protection – 'Dub version of Massive Attack album Protection' (1995)
A second remix album with Massive Attack is slated for release in 2018
- Soul Coughing – 'Sugar Free Jazz (Multiple Remixes (Most were released on the Sugar Free Jazz: Slash In-House Cassette))'[4] (1995)
- Black Orpheus Dub – Dub version of Black Orpheus for the AIDS-benefit album Red Hot + Rio produced by the Red Hot Organization (1996)
- Urrun Dub – Dub version of Fermin Muguruza's Urrun (1999)
- Salmonella Dub – 'For The Love of It' (1999)
- Ayumi Hamasaki – 'Who... (Who Dub It?)' from ayu-mi-x II Version US+EU (2000
- Ayumi Hamasaki – 'key (ARIWA Dub Mix)' from [[ayu-mi-x III Non-Stop Mega Mix Version
- Salmonella Dub – 'Tui Dub' (2002)
- Ayumi Hamasaki – 'Hanabi (Ariwa Dub Mix)' from RMX Works from Ayu-mi-x 5 Non-Stop Mega Mix (2003)
- Salmonella Dub – 'Mercy' (2004)
- Miss Kittin – 'Happy Violentine (Mad Professor Smiling Orange Dub)' (2005)
- Ayumi Hamasaki – 'Happy Ending (Mad Professor Remix)' from Ayu-mi-x 6: Gold (2008)
References[edit]
- ^Mad Professor Interview – Sound On Sound magazine (UK) Issue: August 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2013
- ^ abcdeLarkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN0-7535-0242-9, p.13-14
- ^Huey, Steve 'Mad Professor Biography', AllMusic, Macrovision Corporation
- ^'Soul Coughing - Sugar Free Jazz'. Discogs.
Interviews[edit]
External links[edit]
- Mad Professor discography at Discogs
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