Mezzanine

~ Release by Massive Attack (see all versions of this release, 23 available)

Annotation

Limited edition; gatefold packaging. Booklet has different "beetle" cover from the regular edition, and has slightly different photography on the inside

Annotation last modified on 2014-03-02 13:59 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Angel
producer:
Neil Davidge and Massive Attack
assistant mixer:
Jan "Stan" Kybert (Producer / Mixer / Engineer) and Paul ‘P Dub’ Walton
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
guest lead vocals and guest vocals:
Horace Andy (Jamaican roots reggae songwriter & singer)
arranger:
Neil Davidge and Massive Attack
recorded at:
Christchurch Studios in Bristol and Massive Attack Studios in Bristol
music videos:
Angel by Massive Attack directed by Walter Stern
recording of:
Angel
writer:
Robert Del Naja, Horace Hinds (Jamaican roots reggae songwriter & singer), Grant Marshall and Andrew Vowles
46:21
2Risingson
engineer:
Doc Savidge
producer:
Neil Davidge and Massive Attack
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
lead vocals:
Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall
arranger:
Neil Davidge and Massive Attack
samples:
I Found a Reason by The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
music videos:
Risingson by Massive Attack and Risingson by Massive Attack directed by Walter Stern
recording of:
Risingson
writer:
Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall, Lou Reed, Pete Seeger and Andrew Vowles
3.84:59
3Teardrop
producer:
Neil Davidge and Massive Attack
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
guest lead vocals and guest vocals:
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins)
arranger:
Neil Davidge and Massive Attack
samples:
Sometimes I Cry by Les McCann
music videos:
Teardrop (music video) by Massive Attack and Teardrop by Massive Attack directed by Walter Stern
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 330)
recording of:
Teardrop
writer:
Robert Del Naja, Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins), Grant Marshall and Andrew Vowles
4.155:31
4Inertia Creeps
producer:
Neil Davidge and Massive Attack
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
lead vocals:
Robert Del Naja
arranger:
Neil Davidge and Massive Attack
music videos:
Inertia Creeps by Massive Attack and Inertia Creeps by Massive Attack directed by The Wiz
recording of:
Inertia Creeps
writer:
Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall and Andrew Vowles
3.855:57
5Exchange
samples:
Our Day Will Come by Isaac Hayes
recording of:
Exchange
composer:
Mort Garson (Canadian-born composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music) and Bob Hilliard
3.74:11
6Dissolved Girl
guest vocals:
Sara Jay
recording of:
Dissolved Girl
writer:
Robert Del Naja, Grantley Marshall, Matti Schwartz (Israeli-British multi-instrumentalist, record producer, songwriter and DJ.), Sarah Jane Downs and Andrew Vowles
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3.656:07
7Man Next Door
guest vocals:
Horace Andy (Jamaican roots reggae songwriter & singer)
samples:
10:15 Saturday Night by The Cure
cover recording of:
Man Next Door
writer:
Howard Barrett, Tyrone Evans and John Holt
3.95:56
8Black Milk
guest vocals:
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins)
vocals:
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins)
recording of:
Black Milk
writer:
Robert Del Naja, Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins), Grant Marshall and Andrew Vowles
3.46:22
9Mezzanine
recording of:
Mezzanine
writer:
Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall and Andrew Vowles
3.45:57
10Group Four
guest vocals:
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins)
recording of:
Group Four
writer:
Robert Del Naja, Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins), Grant Marshall and Andrew Vowles
3.258:12
11(Exchange)
guest vocals:
Horace Andy (Jamaican roots reggae songwriter & singer)
samples:
Our Day Will Come by Isaac Hayes
recording of:
Exchange
composer:
Mort Garson (Canadian-born composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music) and Bob Hilliard
3.74:10

Credits

Release

art direction and design/illustration:Robert Del Naja
Tom Hingston
photography:Nick Knight (photographer)
assistant mixer:Jan "Stan" Kybert (Producer / Mixer / Engineer)
Paul ‘P Dub’ Walton
mixer:Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
engineer:Lee Shephard
producer and programming:Neil Davidge
Massive Attack
editor:Jan "Stan" Kybert (Producer / Mixer / Engineer)
mastering:Tim Young (mastering engineer)
additional keyboard:Dave Jenkins (UK keyboardist for Sunna)
Michael Timothy (English keyboardist)
bass guitar:Winston Blissett
Jon Harris (UK bassist/guitarist, member of Sunna)
Bob Locke
guitar family:Angelo Bruschini
keyboard and sampler:Neil Davidge
Massive Attack
membranophone:Andy Gangadeen
vocals:Horace Andy (Jamaican roots reggae songwriter & singer)
Robert Del Naja
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins)
Grant Marshall
Sara Jay
arranger:Neil Davidge
Massive Attack
recorded at:Christchurch Studios in Bristol
mixed at:Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes
mastered at:Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/205821 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000006047 [info]