Massive Attack have announced the release of their first new material in three years – the "Splitting The Atom" EP holding four new tracks due for release October 5th. The lead track "Splitting The Atom" features Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall and Horace Andy, while TV On The Radio front man Tunde Adebimpe guests on "Pray For Rain". The EP also has remixes of two new tracks. "Psyche" featuring Martina Topley-Bird was remixed by Van Rivers & The Subliminal Kid, while the Guy Garvey fronted "Bulletproof Love" has been reworked by Christoff Berg.The band will release their fifth studio album in February 2010. This time around sees collaborations with Damon Albarn, Hope Sandoval, Martina Topley-Bird, Guy Garvey and Tunde Adebimpe. Long time cohort Horace Andy makes a return alongside Massive Attack founding members Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall.
Over the last three years Robert Del Naja has written and produced soundtracks for a number of films and documentaries, including "Trouble In The Water", "44 Inch Chest", "In Prison My Whole Life" and "Gamorra", the latter for which he won the David Di Donatello Award for 'Best Song'. This year Massive Attack won the Outstanding Contribution to British Music Award at the Ivor Novello Awards.
Source: Side Line Magazine
