Info:
Release Date: July 21, 1998
Label: Melancolic

Tracklist:
1. Theme From "The Ancients"
2. Shadows of Autumn [Dirty Version]
3. Thousand Fragments
4. Fake Charades [Dirty Version]
5. Crusades
6. Song of the Desert
7. Eyes of Dreams
8. 101 Pianos (I've Put out the Lights)

Time: 36.20 min

Credits:
Donald Christie - Photography
Giacomo - Cut, Scratching
Lewis Parker - Main Performer, Producer, Scratching
Martin Jenkins - Assistant Engineer
Sea - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
Stephen Male - Art Direction

AMAZON.COM:
"Though it's not always obvious, much of Massive Attack's sound is informed by their time spent in the hip-hop underground. So it's only fitting that the first release on their Melankolic label is from Lewis Parker, a youngster (21 at the time of this album) with a penchant for relating his experiences in science-fiction terminology. Parker, however--well, he's not a Jedi yet. His rhymes have potential, and he has an interesting outlook, but he has yet to find the verbal flow to pull it all together, though he comes closest on "Crusades," which is a shame, as it's the album's most generic track. Still, the eight songs here do occasionally sound as if they come from a galaxy far, far away--the production incorporates sweeping Brazilian tinges, clarinets, and some great drum sounds (though without any real rhythmic innovations)--but it's grounded in the familiar (a warm needle scratch, crackle-and-pop background). The force is strong in Parker, though, and this is a promising debut."

Music Vibes: 10 of 10
Lyric Vibes: 8 of 10
TOTAL Vibes: 9 of 10

Chief:
Охуенный диск! Я когда первый раз послушал, думал приду домой и нарою все его альбомы, но оказалось что их нет! Интересно почему? Ведь ему всего 21 год было в момент создания этой волшебной пластинки Может умер... плохо тогда, мир потерял гения... я не зря указал полный список людей, которые работали над альбомом, т.к героев, создавших ТАКУЮ АТМОСФЕРУ на диске, надо знать хотя бы поименно Поистине космическое звучание всех 8-ми треков. Все 8-мь выдержаны в едином стиле, экспериментов нет, если не считать то, что сам по себе диск - уже эксперимент

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