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...were you affected by Hughes' death last year of a heart attack at age 59? I had been sort of living with John Hughes - his spirit, his words and his ideas - for so many years, I really felt like I knew him. His passing was heartbreaking. I was touched to see the incredible outpouring of emotion from people all over the world who talked about how he made their teenage years more bearable...
Seven years in the making, “Heligoland” has kept Massive Attack fans waiting a long time. Finally, this British trip-hop duo is releasing their fifth studio album, their first since 2003. Though, in their absence, Massive Attack has been somewhat eclipsed by their contemporaries—most notably the recently-reunited Portishead—“Heligoland” marks a bold resurgence into the musical scene for duo Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall. Massive Attack’s new record is a dark dreamscape, totally engrossing in its vigor, proving that...
...fall into a lull or feel stagnant. “Girl I Love You” and “Flat of the Blade,” though solid tracks overall, are prime examples of this kind of stasis, failing to offer any novel interpretation of what Massive Attack have been doing for years...
...sticking to a formula, if the method of choice is strong enough, can produce stunning results. And when all is said and done, “Heligoland” subscribes to a pretty good method. Nobody does the bleak soundscapes and skittering breakbeats that characterize trip-hop, which Massive Attack themselves helped pioneer, to greater effect than Del Naja and Marshall. So for the most part, the songs of “Heligoland” are highly successful. These ten tracks are united around a dark, chilling vision that completely absorbs the listener into the album’s world...
Along with Adebimpe and Sandoval, Massive Attack enlist the help of several guest artists to varying degrees of success. Eight of the ten tracks borrow vocals from other musicians, and for the most part, their efforts are much appreciated. There’s a great deal of variety in the voices that carry the melodies of “Heligoland,” a welcome dose of diversity on an album that tends towards monotony in its musical textures...