Insight into Massive Attack's studio

A rare video recording inside this special place that I've been able to visit quite a few times by now :)

Massive Attack / Euan Dickinson | Getting creative with MicroFreak

Massive Attack are known for their intensity, wide range of emotions and inimitable electronic sound. Arturia visited their studio in Bristol, UK, to see how the MicroFreak has added to their creative process.

"I became very interested in music technology after picking up the guitar when I was about 10 years old. I taught myself how to play the keys and the technology stuff in my bedroom. I was just so excited to be creating music that sounded like records I was hearing."

(...)

"Sometimes 3D will come in with an idea, sometimes it will come from jamming, from finding a sample, from finding a beat, from playing with the modular, you just need to be ready."

 -

I interviewed lovely Euan for my book, read his words in the 14th chapter! 

See here: https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/melissa-chemam/massive-attack-out-of-the-comfort-zone 

Massive Attack: Out Of The Comfort Zone

Melissa Chemam

Rough Trade Books of the Year 2019 No. 15

This book is dedicated to the history of the band Massive Attack and to their relationship with their home town of Bristol, a city built on the wealth generated by the slave trade. As a port Bristol was also an arrival point for immigrants to the UK, most notably the Windrush generation from the Caribbean in the 1950s.

Author Melissa Chemam's in-depth study of the influences that led to the formation of the Wild Bunch and then Massive Attack looks into Bristol's past to explore how the city helped shape one of the most successful and innovative musical movements of the last 30 years. Based on interviews with Robert (3D) del Naja and many others, the book examines the relations between the founding members of Massive Attack - 3D, Daddy G and Mushroom - their influences, collaborations and politics and the way in which they opened the door for other Bristol musicians and artists including Banksy.