Primarily Found On:

Collected (Special Edition)

Also Found On:

N/A

First Released On:

23rd March 2006

Duration:

03:07

Variations/Remixes:

N/A

Credits:

Written by Robert Del Naja, Neil Davidge and Elizabeth Fraser

Produced by Robert Del Naja and Neil Davidge

Keyboards by Neil Davidige and Robert Del Naja

Recorded and mixed by Lee Shephard

Sampled:

N/A

Covered:

N/A

Vocalist(s):

Elizabeth Fraser

Lyrics:

Indeterminable

History:

Originally an early demo track taken from the Mezzanine sessions but never properly finished, Silent Spring was finally dusted off the shelf due to Massive Attack’s fondness for it, and given a new mix to improve it sonically for inclusion on Collected, Massive Attack’s “Best Of” album. The song as it is on Collected, remains not completely finished and might be worked upon further for inclusion of a final definite version of the song at some future date.

Additional Info:

Elizabeth Fraser’s vocals in Silent Spring are deliberately indecipherable and are of a made-up language, much like some of her work in her previous band the Cocteau Twins.

Live Appearances:

Silent Spring has never once been played live.

Quotes:

3D on Silent Spring - “UNFINISHED/UNSTARTED PIECE OF NEW LANGUAGE RECORDED WITH ELIZABETH RECENTLY - FILE UNDER TRAX TO SORT OUT LATER” [Collected PR - January 2006]

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