Massive Attack #2

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The album release was preceded on October 4, 2009 by an EP, Splitting the Atom.

Many other artists recorded sessions during the duo's post-100th Window era but are not featured on the album: Jhelisa Anderson (also recorded for 100th Window and was not included on that album either), Stephanie Dosen, Yolanda (Quarty of Phantom Limb), Aku and Akwetey Orraca-Tetteh of Dragons of Zynth, Elizabeth Fraser, Dot Allison, Debbie Clare, Mike Patton, Fredo Viola, Beth Orton and Terry Callier. Backing tracks from Grant Marshall's side of Massive Attack's writing are known to have been sent to Alice Russell, Patti Smith and David Bowie respectively during this era but collaboration did not develop, nor did talks with Tom Waits or Tricky respectively, in terms of featuring as guest vocalists on the record, come to fruition. Mos Def and Leslie Feist were also mooted as artists to be recorded, back at the beginning of the era in 2004. Despite online suggestions to the contrary, no recording sessions with Sia ever took place. Post-punks, Mark Stewart and Keith Levine also came into Del Naja's 100 Suns studio in 2009, but it does not appear that they have made any contribution to the album. From the new songs that were played during previous tours many were not included on the record, including songs nicknamed as "All I Want", "Red Light", "Kingpin", "Heartcliff Star", "Marakesh" (an '08 track completely different from another song also provisionally entitled "Marakesh" that became Atlas Air), "Marooned" and "Dobro".

Burial has been supplied with Heligoland's tracks to remix. This connection has been compared to the remix relationship with Mad Professor in the nineties which led to the No Protection album and all of Mezzanine's tracks being given dub remix treatment, many (though not all) having been released on the singles from that LP.

The limited edition of Heligoland will include a special 28-page booklet and a bonus disc of other material, which it is thought will include a number of the commissioned remixes. An EP including songs known from previous tours (such as the working-titled "Dobro") but not included on the album is planned for release in May 2010, according to Robert Del Naja.

Working titles
Of particular interest to Massive Attack fans is the question of which songs played on tour are on the new record. The following songs were played live, becoming known by their working titles, and now appear on the album under final names:

Girl I Love You (was 16 Seeter)
Flat of the Blade (was Bulletproof Love)
Paradise Circus (was Harpsichord)
Atlas Air (was Marrakech or Marakesh)

All of the other songs have either featured on Splitting The Atom or have been performed live previously, apart from "Rush Minute" (as of this time).
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Burial has been supplied with Heligoland's tracks to remix. This connection has been compared to the remix relationship with Mad Professor in the nineties which led to the No Protection album

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Op donderdag 24 december 2009 07:58 schreef Sequencial het volgende:
't Is inderdaad zo'n hoes waarvan ik het niet erg vind dat ik in de cd-kast alleen maar de zijkant zie. Dit in schril contrast met de prachtige hoes van van 100th Window.

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Op donderdag 24 december 2009 10:46 schreef timbob het volgende:

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hmmm. Interessant.

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Op donderdag 21 januari 2010 09:52 schreef Yorrit het volgende:

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zal nog wel minstens een jaar duren.. als t al komt

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Op dinsdag 18 april 2006 11:07 schreef J.A.N.A. het volgende:

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Ik ga nog eens goed luisteren

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Op maandag 1 februari 2010 19:43 schreef timbob het volgende:
Hij staat nu in de luisterpaal bij 3voor12

hier:
http://3voor12.vpro.nl/kijkenluister/overzicht/?type=luisterpaal&node=43040713