Splitting The Atom [EP]
by Massive Attack
  • Record Label: Virgin
  • Release Date: Oct 6, 2009
Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Pitchfork
    44
    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.
  2. Drowned In Sound
    40
    On Splitting The Atom, though, 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.
  3. PopMatters
    60
    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.

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User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. CalR
    Feb 20, 2012
    3
    Ouch! Whilst the real Heligoland album is nowhere near as bad as this, my first listen was in such disgust that a band could take 7 years toOuch! Whilst the real Heligoland album is nowhere near as bad as this, my first listen was in such disgust that a band could take 7 years to produce such garbage. Whilst the score of 3 may appear too low, for the fan, this is nonredeemable...… Full Review »
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