Trip-hop's dark cathedral: Mezzanine layers dub bass, post-punk guitar and paranoia into songs that move like surveillance footage. "Teardrop"'s harpsichord heartbeat and Liz Fraser's voice made it immortal; "Angel" and "Inertia Creeps" supply the menace. The record where Massive Attack stopped being a Bristol scene and became an atmosphere the culture still lives in.
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