Massive Attack. Out of Bristol's Wild Bunch sound-system scene in 1988, with Robert '3D' Del Naja and Grant 'Daddy G' Marshall. 'Angel' opens Mezzanine (Circa/Virgin, 1998). It was the third single, out July 13th, 1998, and hit No. 30 in the UK, with Horace Andy singing. It's partly based on Andy's own earlier song 'You Are My Angel', and he shares the writing credit with 3D, Daddy G and Mushroom. The Walter Stern video went unseen until the Eleven Promos DVD in 2001. The song's on the soundtrack of Guy Ritchie's Snatch (2000). And on April 16th, 2026 they put out 'Boots on the Ground' with Tom Waits (Play It Again Sam).
From the notes for EKHO Sonic Chill #16 · fact-checked Oct 4, 2026.
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“Group Four” with Elizabeth Fraser
EKHO Sonic Chill #15 · song 16 · from Mezzanine
“Three” with Nicolette
EKHO Sonic Chill #13 · song 2 · from Protection
“Dissolved Girl” with Sarah Jay Hawley
EKHO Sonic Chill #12 · song 1 · from Mezzanine
“Safe From Harm - 2012 Mix/Master” with Shara Nelson
EKHO Sonic Chill #10 · song 1 · from Blue Lines (2012 Mix/Master)
“Teardrop” with Elizabeth Fraser
EKHO Sonic Chill #6 · song 6 · from Mezzanine
“Black Milk” with Elizabeth Fraser
EKHO Sonic Chill #4 · song 8 · from Mezzanine
“A Prayer For England” with Sinéad O'Connor
EKHO Sonic Chill #2 · song 14 · from 100th Window
