MASSIVE ATTACK DANNY THE DOG SOUNDTRACK ALBUM EMI RELEASE: OCTOBER 13, 2004 REVIEW: DECEMBER 22, 2004

To buy this album because it's labelled as a record by Massive Attack would be a huge mistake. The deep, lush sound that we associate with anything del Naja - and whoever wants to collaborate with him at the moment - is missing in this soundtrack to the Luc Besson movie "Danny the Dog".
But if you like soundtracks and don't expect this to be a masterpiece in the league of Eric Serra's work to other Besson movies, it's actually quite OK. A bit episodical, to say the least, but with enough nice cuts to keep the soundtrack-fetishist satisfied. The sad strings on "Confused Images" is one moment you'll want to return to, as is the haunting little piece "P Is for Piano" and maybe the breakbeats and grooves in "Collar Stays on". If you have seen the movie (starring Jet Li and a tremendously cool Morgan Freeman) you'll perhaps think this CD is even better, I don't know. Too me it is just a soundtrack with a mix of classical and industrial elements - and some grooves that fails to produce images in my mind, but which is nice to listen to on the bus.

KALLE MALMSTEDT