Splitting The Atom

Critic Score
Based on 7 reviews
User Score
Based on 28 ratings
October 6, 2009 / Release Date
EP / Format
Virgin / Label
Trip Hop / Genre
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Critic Reviews

80
SPIN
Sinister remixes of cuts fronted by Martina Topley-Bird and Elbow's Guy Garvey reconnect Massive to their stylistic descendants, while further refining their calm on the verge of chaos.
60
PopMatters
Far from being the band that every other band wants to sound like, this compilation-style EP suggests that Massive Attack are indiscriminately mining for something to make their own in a climate that has shifted in favour of producers like Albarn and just about anyone who can fashion bleeping synthscapes.
44
Pitchfork

If the teaser EP Splitting the Atom is any indication, that Burial remix joint will probably make a better and more convincing Massive Attack album than the next actual Massive Attack album.

40
Drowned in Sound

On Splitting The Atom ... the duo simply sound like they’ve run out of ideas, unsurprising given the opening half’s attempts to re-visit an album over 18 years old.

30solarpanels
91

this isn’t mid what is everyone on

trailerl
73

I honestly really like this EP, with a spooky vibe being created by the duo.

65

A good little EP with some weird undertones which give it a different vibe.

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