Protection
by Massive Attack
- Type: Album
- Released: 26 September 1994
- Label: Wild Bunch
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 49:02
- Community rating: 3.9/5 from 18 ratings
Artists on this release: Chester Kamen, Robert Del Naja, Andrew Vowles, Vivien Goldman, Curtis Harmon, Craig Armstrong, Tricky, Tim Norfolk, Ben Watt, Bob Locke, James K. Lloyd, Horace Andy, Grant Marshall, 3D, Cedric A. Napoleon, Nicolette, Rob Merrill, James Brown, C.C. Murray, Marius de Vries, The Doors, Daddy G, Tracey Thorn, Nicolette Suwoton
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Protection' refines Massive Attack's trip-hop sound into a deeply mellow and sophisticated nocturnal experience. The album is incredibly atmospheric and melancholic, blending rhythmic soul sampling with introspective urban narratives and guest vocals from the likes of Tracey Thorn and Tricky.
Genres
Descriptors: atmospheric, sampling, rhythmic, downtempo, female-vocals
Tracklist
- Protection (7:51)
- Karmacoma (5:16)
- Three (3:49)
- Weather Storm (4:59)
- Spying Glass (5:20)
- Better Things (4:13)
- Euro Child (5:11)
- Sly (5:24)
- Heat Miser (3:39)
- Light My Fire - Live From United Kingdom/1994 (3:15)
Credits
- Massive Attack - primary artist, artwork, producer, mixed by, programmed by
- Michael Nash Associates - artwork
- Al Stone - engineer [additional]
- Jeremy Wheatley - engineer [additional]
- Jim Abbiss - engineer [mix]
- Mark Stent - engineer [mix]
- Nellee Hooper - engineer [mix], producer, mixed by, written-by
- Mike Marsh - mastered by
- Eddie Monsoon - photography by
- Jean-Baptiste Mondino - photography by
- Matthew Donaldson - photography by
- Andy Wright - programmed by
- Marius de Vries - programmed by, written-by
- Nick Warren - programmed by
- The Insects - programmed by
- Tracey Thorn - vocals, written-by
- Andrew Vowles - written-by
- Grant Marshall - written-by
- Robert Del Naja - written-by
- 3D - vocals
- Tricky - vocals, written-by
- Bob Locke - written-by
- Tim Norfolk - written-by
- Nicolette - vocals
- Nicolette Suwoton - written-by
- Craig Armstrong - piano, written-by, arranged by, conductor
- C.C. Murray - written-by
- Cedric A. Napoleon - written-by
- Curtis Harmon - written-by
- James K. Lloyd - written-by
- Horace Andy - vocals, written-by
- Chester Kamen - guitar
- Ben Watt - written-by
- James Brown - written-by
- Isobel Griffiths - contractor [fixer]
- Vivien Goldman - written-by
- Rob Merrill - drums
- Daddy G - vocals
- The Doors - written-by