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| 3.6 great | Erwann S. STAFF | August 7th 19 |
As subtle as they ever were, without that little 'wow' that Blue Lines and Mezzanine had.
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| 4.5 superb | Alabaster Jones | October 23rd 16 |
After several years of downtime, the seminal trip-hop/downtempo duo known as Massive Attack returned with a sound unlike anything they had previously operated with. It's a sound much more organic and a bit less hip-hop based than its predecessors, but the endless subtleties that on their own are minimal but together create a swirling ether of gorgeous sound is definitely still there. Some of the most beautiful moments in their entire discography are found within Heligoland most notably the blissful melancholy of "Paradise Circus" and the tear-jerking "Saturday Come Slow", on which Damon Albarn sings in heartbreaking fashion. The consistency and synergy of these tracks cannot be understated either, nor can the hauntingly beautiful lyrics, especially on opener "Pray For Rain". The album is a grower as well, which is patented Massive Attack, as tracks like "Splitting The Atom" and "Atlas Air" reveal their greatness over several listens, due to how low-key and subtle they are. Really, it's Massive Attack (and friends) doing what they do best: make some of the most subtle, engaging, and beautiful downtempo/trip-hop there is.
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| 2.5 average | Polyethylene | January 17th 13 |
Heligoland is a record that feels rushed and directionless, a fairly random series of cheap-sounding noises thrown at a canvas. Not a lot of it sticks.
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| 4.0 excellent | aok | March 31st 11 |
The kings of trip-hop released an excellent album last year and it didn't even make it on Sputnik's top 100 of 2010? "Paradise Circus," "Psyche," "Rush Minute" and "Atlas Air" are all phenomenal tracks on an album that doesn't have a weak point. Is it as good as Mezzanine? No, but will a trip-hop album ever be released that is?
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| 4.0 excellent | charlie71 | March 13th 10 |
Itīs sublime... Since Paradise Circus became one of my favorite songs form Massive Attack...
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| 0.0 | Bulldog | March 7th 10 |
Although I slightly dislike the idea of rotating the guest vocalists, this album is pretty cool. It employs pianos and keyboards more so than their trip-hop classic Mezzanine, but isn't as good. Not surprisingly, Heligoland's best moments occur with Martina Topley-Bird performing the vocals. A highly-atmospheric, easy-listening album, Heligoland clocks in at a 3.2/5.
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| 3.0 good | doofy | January 7th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | CamiloG | December 11th 23 |
| 4.1 excellent | A.R.O. STAFF | October 22nd 23 |
| 3.5 great | Deebo05 | September 26th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | bSmith | March 9th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | KrillBoi | February 20th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Timmy | January 18th 23 |
| 3.0 good | thawey | October 26th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Metaxu | May 27th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | leamhan | December 14th 21 |
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| 3.0 good | Nrap | November 11th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | hankz66 | October 21st 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Djibura | April 20th 21 |
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| 3.5 great | fog CONTRIBUTOR | January 7th 21 |
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| 3.5 great | Naseki | June 18th 20 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Teo | November 19th 19 |
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| 3.5 great | TwigTW | September 23rd 19 |
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| 3.5 great | Juca89 | July 22nd 19 |
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| 5.0 classic | xxm | June 6th 19 |
| 3.5 great | ds44445 | December 24th 18 |
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