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187: The Music [CASSETTE]

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by: Original Soundtrack

Release Date July 29, 1997
A lot of love and thought has been put into this soundtrack - it sets a perfect laid back mood.

It spans hip-hop (Method Man), classical (David Darling), trip-hop (Massive Attack), drum and bass (EBTG), ambient (Bang Bang), jazz (Miles Davis), dance (God Within) and more. The feeling of warmth it generates on every listen is very special indeed and I have not met a person who is not impressed by the whole collection, which is quite a rare thing.

If you're familiar with even just one artist featured on this CD, I recommend buying it. You will not be disappointed by the other featured tracks. A definite labour of love.

I haven't seen the film 187, but I don't really want to after listening to this soundtrack - ... Read More:

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Future: a Journey Through the Electronic Underground

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by: Various Artists

Release Date May 19, 1997
I picked this up a while ago and still gets a number of rotations on my player. The concept for the CD is really a promo for Hal and Gillian Anderson's Extremis, not really the highlight of the disks. Most of the tracks are great background listening music, only a couple (mainly Fluke's efforts and the Chemical Brothers) adding a bit of dance. All in all a pretty good album which got me hooked with Fluke.

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Singles 90/98 [VINYL]

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by: Massive Attack

Release Date December 15, 1998
It's all very well to have such a vast array of remixes of so many superb Massive Attack singles, but it doesn't make for easy listening from start to finish. But then the dictionary doesn't make for a good read and that is how best to treat this collection; as an important reference point. Only a precious few mixes of the originals come even close in quality to the album versions. So if you are already a massive Massive Attack fan you probably own most of the singles already. And if you are fairly new to the band then do not buy this before you own the albums. That leaves this box set in no mans land really. Me...well I saw it in a second hand CD shop so parted with money to taste the Unfinished Sympathy mixes in particular. Owning and loving ... Read More:

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Singles 90/98

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by: Massive Attack

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It's all very well to have such a vast array of remixes of so many superb Massive Attack singles, but it doesn't make for easy listening from start to finish. But then the dictionary doesn't make for a good read and that is how best to treat this collection; as an important reference point. Only a precious few mixes of the originals come even close in quality to the album versions. So if you are already a massive Massive Attack fan you probably own most of the singles already. And if you are fairly new to the band then do not buy this before you own the albums. That leaves this box set in no mans land really. Me...well I saw it in a second hand CD shop so parted with money to taste the Unfinished Sympathy mixes in particular. Owning and loving ... Read More:

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Chillout Classics

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by: Various

Release Date April 09, 2007
It's all very well to have such a vast array of remixes of so many superb Massive Attack singles, but it doesn't make for easy listening from start to finish. But then the dictionary doesn't make for a good read and that is how best to treat this collection; as an important reference point. Only a precious few mixes of the originals come even close in quality to the album versions. So if you are already a massive Massive Attack fan you probably own most of the singles already. And if you are fairly new to the band then do not buy this before you own the albums. That leaves this box set in no mans land really. Me...well I saw it in a second hand CD shop so parted with money to taste the Unfinished Sympathy mixes in particular. Owning and loving ... Read More:

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Collected

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by: Massive Attack

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I don't normally go for "Best Ofs" or "Collections" but I felt this was an exception. The whole package is superbly produced and contains all you need for a look back at MA's history. They are a truely creative and influential band and just so different from anything else that has been.

The first disc has some old favourites, my personal ones being Unfinished Sympathy, Butterfly Caught, Teardrop and Protection.

The 2nd disc was more hit and miss for me, but I have to make a special mention for I Against I, a collaboration with Mos Def, whom I like very much as an artist in his own right. I first heard the track on an UNKLE CD (Edit Music for a Film) and was instantly gripped by it's pulsating beat.

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