{"product_id":"massive-attacks-blue-lines-by-ian-bourland-9781501339691","title":"Massive Attack’s Blue Lines","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1991, a loose-knit collective released a record called \u003ci\u003eBlue Lines\u003c\/i\u003e under the name Massive Attack, splicing together American hip-hop and soul with the sounds of the British underground. With its marauding bass lines, angular guitars, and psychedelic effects, \u003ci\u003eBlue Lines\u003c\/i\u003e built on the Caribbean soundsystems and nascent rave scene of the 1980s while also looking ahead to the group’s signature blend of epic cinematics and lush downtempo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the process, \u003ci\u003eBlue Lines\u003c\/i\u003e invented an entirely new genre called trip hop and launched the career of a rapper named Tricky. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eBlue Lines\u003c\/i\u003e created the sonic playbook for an emerging future: hybrid, digital, cosmopolitan, and rooted in the black and immigrant communities who animated the urban wreckage of the postindustrial city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMassive Attack envisioned an alternate future in sharp counterpoint to the glossy triumphalism of Brit Pop. And while the group would go on to bigger things, this record was both a warning shot and a definitive statement that sounds as otherworldly today as on the day of its release. As \u003ci\u003eBlue Lines\u003c\/i\u003e’s iconic flame logo spun on turntables the world over, Massive Attack and their spaced-out urban blues reimagined music for the 1990s and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47425485340908,"sku":"9781501339691","price":21.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781501339691.jpg?v=1774768164","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/massive-attacks-blue-lines-by-ian-bourland-9781501339691","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}