Mezzanine Motema A mainstream Hard Bop classic

A mainstream Hard Bop classic

Milestones remains

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A cursory glance at Whosampled will show that it has been sampled in over 125+ songs

one by Babs Gonzales and three of his own compositions

Mezzanine Motema A mainstream Hard Bop classicBristol's original trip hop pioneers had, on previous albums Blue Lines and Protection, fused turntable wizardry to the warmest of soul. With Mezzanine, however, the party had ended; revisiting the murky soundscapes so favoured by former partner and fellow Bristolian Tricky, the comeback single "Rising Son" muttering edgily about "cheap beer filled with crocodile tears", over the deepest bass. The inter band friction created some gems; "Inertia