{"id":5150,"date":"2018-10-20T10:41:09","date_gmt":"2018-10-20T14:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/?p=5150"},"modified":"2023-04-18T14:56:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T18:56:44","slug":"massive-attack-mezzanine-dna-banksy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/massive-attack-mezzanine-dna-banksy\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive Attack to reissue Mezzanine as DNA-infused spray paint, and Banksy is certainly not in the band why would you even ask"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our dystopian Black Mirror<\/em> future is here, too soon. Should we be concerned that, not only is it now possible to encode digital files in DNA, but that it is also already so trivial that it can be commodified by the music industry as a deluxe collectible tchotchke? I’m calling this 2021 Pitchfork headline now: “Streaming revenues decline, as CRISPR releases soar”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Massive Attack<\/a>‘s 1998 Trip hop masterpiece Mezzanine<\/em> is an astonishing 20 years old this year. Dark, dense, and paranoid, it was not only a defining statement by the band but also arguably captured the international mood at the time. It’s one of those rare albums that still sounds ageless, and not for nothing are its tracks still to this day used in TV and movie soundtracks (in everything from The Matrix to House). Pitchfork lauded it with a 9.3\/10<\/a> and explicated its significance well in this short documentary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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