Massive Attack is an open book for Paul Nolan and Cillian Murphy, and there’s a lot more you need to know as they revisit the trip-hop pioneers’ 1991 masterpiece. blue line.
hot press classics is back with their latest work. This time we’re focusing on Massive Attack’s legendary 1991 album. blue line.
Over the course of the episode, Paul Nolan and Cillian Murphy explore their surrounding cultural background. blue lineIncludes 1991’s impressive musical output, Massive Attack’s influence on the music world, and its groundbreaking sound.
The pair also explore the band’s origins, their characteristics as a live act, and the 1997 live collaboration between Massive Attack and Radiohead at the RDS in Dublin.
In addition, Nolan and Murphy discuss their work with Cocteau Twins vocalist Elizabeth Fraser, the band’s long-standing radical political involvement, particularly on ecology and Palestine, and their lack of studio work over the past 16 years.
Elsewhere they also talk about its brilliance blue line, and a number of collaborations with female vocalists over the years, including Sinead O’Connor.
This episode was produced by Paul Nolan and edited by Flor Laurent.
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