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Massive Attack is the original trip hop group like My Bloody Valentine is the original shoegaze group. Sure, the idea and elements existed before, but Massive Attack is THE trip hop group, and My Bloody Valentine is THE shoegaze group.
You said in an earlier post that Massive Attack didn't create Trip Hop but now you are saying they are the original trip Hop band? DJ Shadow followed the accepted Trip Hop sound of fusing hip Hop electronic beats with other influences to create a certain ambience. Trip Hop is not defined by it's vocals or lack of. The whole sound is about a certain ambience and melding of genres of which DJ Shadow is a major proponent with his debut.
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