The Samples: Massive Attack - 'Mezzanine' Edition

[@8mu-]

I don’t want to moan but why are people commenting saying ‘that’s an interpolation not a sample’ when the video clearly states ‘interpolated’ some people clearly can’t read or follow a simple format. I’m not going to argue with people I’ll just delete your comment.

[@jussiniemi9560]

Oh that's because that is the new word they learned. They want to use it now, Because they think they have the responsibility to prove that they can write it. Which in some cases they can.

[@supersonictomlad]

For me, this is quite possibly the slickest production on any electronic album ever produced... This is a true masterpiece,, ; masters of their art, fully understanding their equipment and how to get the best out of it... And as demonstrated by this video; how to also use samples in a creative way and have them become part of the soundscape... Absolute classic

[@ziatonic]

One of the best albums of all time

[@allenleclerc7878]

YES!!!!

[@8mu-]

If this comment gets 25 likes and the video gets 5k views I’ll do another album

[@musicminute2004]

25 done and almost 5K now

[@8mu-]

KZbin Studio tells me we did it!

[@beautifulcaramelman]

Do blue lines or Protection prefreferably.

[@injektilo24]

100th Window would be laaaavly

[@israelalvarez4884]

From them ? Do 100th window can't find any information about that one

[@nanob0zo]

woah - i've listened to this song like 1000 times and I never noticed the "i found a reason" -- mind. blown.

[@sunbanetv5621]

Right???? Literally my favourite track on an album I've loved for 20+ years

[@vestaarcadia]

That Ultravox sample is incredible. Major league brain work on the part of MA.

[@mrclaytron]

Easily one of the best albums of the 90s. Hell, its one of my favourite albums of all time. Someone stole my Mezzanine CD at a party I had, and so I went and brought it again!

[@rianncom2n]

Love this album. So cold and gray, perfect on rainy days. Absolute love it.

[@jager9022]

YESSS! Finally! A new updated version that isn't just the same seven or so we already know of. Really fucking glad to see the Risingson drums and the Inertia Creeps main sample found, really great job there, though there are still so many still left to find (I'm on the hunt for the sample at around 2:07 in the song Mezzanine, as well as the sort of brass/horn/trumpet? motif thing throughout the song too, and whatever the odd snare is). I'd also like to add that I believe a new sample in the song Mezzanine was found by someone on the Massive Attack reddit, in the song Carrying No Cross by U.K. at around 0:47 Edit: I'd also like to add, though I'm sure that you're well aware of this, but the "I Found a Reason" sample is used twice, one for the vocal sample as shown in this video, but also the "Ba ba ba's" throughout the song are used throughout Risingson too

[@lawrencetheuniqueone]

one of my best LP's. Mad i listened to this when I was 18 - good taste so young, still genius many years later - loved the orange CD in contrast to Black n white

[@robhussell]

Love that, massive thank you for all the work you put in to make these videos, they are awesome.

[@bartolomeudias2110]

incredible bongo band is one of the most sampled artists

[@christopherproietti645]

Brilliant video! "Man Next Door" will always be my favorite MA song and knowing that it's darkly haunting and sinister beauty is created from traces of Led Zep, The Jam and The Cure is absolutely sublime! 😎

[@Bolation]

Yeah, I love this one too! But it's actually a cover. The original is from The Paragons...

[@christopherproietti645]

@@Bolation After all these years, I never knew this was a cover! MA really make their "Man" unsettling and shadowy. 😎

[@dumafuji]

Great vid. These samples are pretty deep. From blue lines to here is a real progression.

[@danieleden1856]

Timeless album. Heavy hitter.

[@hatsuhioki9361]

banger album

[@thisisfyne]

1000%

[@MykeLewisMusic]

I just filmed/uploaded drum covers of this entire album. I wish I'd seen this video, I could've sampled straight from the source instead of the Mezzanine record. Very cool video!

[@8mu-]

@@MykeLewisMusic I just watched a few of your videos! You’re awesome man. Subbed!

[@davidmackenzieofficial]

Been very familiar with this album and also a lot of the source material for a long time but i have never put it together in my mind before. Such imaculate production Thank you for this!!

[@amneziak]

@8mu- One day I heard the song “India” by The Psychedelic Furs and about lost my mind. HUGE component of the song “Teardrop.” So much so, I can practically hear Elizabeth Fraser singing over it.

[@jussiniemi9560]

Horace andy is singing angel also in MA version if im not wrong. Which is bad ass. I love it and also spying glass from Protection (i think) he does the vocals. So he is double legend on both tracks.

[@wahyagabriel6167]

Nice Breakdown. Fingers Crossed we'll get one for Tricky - Maxinquaye (another Trip-Hop Classic)

[@8mu-]

I had a look and couldn’t find a thing.

[@joseguilherme780]

​@@8mu-tricky used in maxinquaye the same Isaac Hayes sample that Portishead use for glory box, see you've got that at least

[@pittan86]

AMAZING finds here thanks so much! One of my favourite albums.

[@hlngr3637]

Thanks a lot for the video. I have additional appreciation for Rising Son for darkening all those joyful reggae samples. Also didn't know that they sampled Purdie's track that is also in Prodigy's Poison...

[@8mu-]

@@hlngr3637 it does, I intentionally clipped it so the Poison break was in tact haha

[@hlngr3637]

@@8mu- Definitely felt that ;)

[@abelisraelcruzayuso4682]

And the drum sample was also on Mezzanine was also used by The Prodigy… My head went BOOM with the Ultravox and Led Zep ones. Even better than the Blue Lines video…

[@FrankBough-d9i]

Glorious album & glorious sample work

[@mrg4388]

One of my favorite albums of all time.

[@furlag2]

Knownig how MA played with samples - Horance Andy' s sampled could be used for demo purposes and later recreated live with HA as guest in studio. "When the leavee breakes" is a solid base of sample- related dance music. Amazing episode!

[@frederichiebler4690]

Wow I have learnt quite a lot! I knew about the Cure but was very surprised they sampled Pink Floyd!

[@juancruzciacci1262]

THIS COULDN'T HAVE COME AT A BETTER TIME.

[@chrisharwell5910]

Really interesting stuff, deep samples, what an iconic album

[@AGITPROP65]

Brilliant job, well done. 🖖

[@tokarro666]

Great job!

[@lalalepus]

Loved that run down

[@brianwarner308]

That Manford man sample is awesome

[@Barney-ii1no]

they flipped that sample in a really interesting way

[@meangene408]

Even more amazing when you realise they didn't even write it. They all went in to the studio at separate times and worked with a guy who programmed the stuff basically stitched all their ideas together.

[@sergiodjharry]

👏👏👏👏👏 Great!

[@user82938]

Incredible album made by Banksy himself.

[@soma6633]

?

[@joseguilherme780]

​@@soma6633there's a long standing theory that Robert Del Naja (3D) is Banksy lmao

[@djdorinoficial6419]

. Esse álbum e bom demais ver ele detalhado assim deixa melhor ainda, muita coisa ai eu nem pensava que fosse sample. Eu amo seus videos 8minutes This album is really good, seeing it detailed like this makes it even better, a lot of things I didn't even think were samples. I love your videos 8 min

[@TheMetalAllfather]

Horace Andy actually sang on Mezzanine. They didn't sample him, he's credited on the album.

[@8mu-]

@@TheMetalAllfather that’s awesome 🙂 I didn’t know that

[@TheMetalAllfather]

@@8mu- Yeah, Angel and Man Next Door are semi-sort of cover songs

[@thisisfyne]

Bit unrelated but I'm really loving this reimagining of Mezzanine with different samples and artists /watch?v=8_ghvGU4QZY A great "what could have been" keeping the album fresh for those who have listened to it too any times ;)

[@marc.lepage]

Transformative. Thanks!

[@Taprecords]

Dope video!

[@NijFix]

Of course Horace Andy is a member of Massive Attack so stands to reason a lot of his original work would appear on MA's albums.

[@jayvee2792]

This is my favourite ultimate album to listen to……. 🤍 this

[@brauliomorrison]

A+

[@kriminalsound2024]

NEXT VIDEO,DEDICATED TO THE FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON.PLEASE

[@8mu-]

@@kriminalsound2024 I have a video on them already I believe

[@musicminute2004]

BANGERS

[@jayfunk5988]

Nice,subscribed ❤

[@woood221]

8:22 😂🤟💖

[@8mu-]

@@woood221 Flint ❤️

[@MrTimothyeliaswright]

Dope

[@leonardobicalhoabreu7733]

Best MA album ever.

[@willybobo8846]

cool

[@woood221]

🎉❤

[@modulatorbear]

can you do a sample breakdown of Gigi D'Agostino's album "L'Amour Toujours"?

[@koolG83]

Is this Keith Flint at the end? :)

[@8mu-]

@@koolG83 of course

[@pamphletamine7979]

I wonder if they paid for all them samples? sampling Floyd must be freakin expensive!

[@rod.89]

Obra magna

[@timetraveller3063]

Did MA credit all the sample used?

[@8mu-]

@@timetraveller3063 I’m not sure mate. I’m sure they all got paid.

[@timetraveller3063]

@@8mu- it was a brilliant breakdown you did. I never would have guessed any of those samples on that album

[@8mu-]

@@timetraveller3063 Appreciate that man. This is the first in a series. Next one coming soon 🙂

[@timetraveller3063]

@@8mu- look forward to it!

[@Barney-ii1no]

The Angel vocal is not a sample its an interpolation

[@8mu-]

@@Barney-ii1no As it states in the video …