New Massive Attack site
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- timA0
Yeh, agreed it's different...just pretty unrewarding...
- chef0
>>i like to get to a site, find the
>>info im after and then fuck off.hi there.
sorry, i think all the discussion is well valid and i am sorry if some of you don't feel like diving deeper into the site - that's the way things go and i know my patience sometimes isn't enough for most of these sites...however, we made an effort to make one part of the site very plain and simple and easy to use... so you can do exactly what you mentioned (way up in the thread):
get your info and that's it...we made a deliberate decision not to make this another design wank site, but to make it very plain on one side and a bit more eloborate on another level...
so i get the worst of both worlds here... for some it's too plain and for others too complicated and pretentious...
i am confused. we meant well...
over and out.
i am going home now...take care
f @Hi-ReS!
- seven70
It's different, it's hard work, it's clever. It's also good for Chef et al cos it spreads the word and builds the Hi-Res reputation even higher.
Commercially: Nice move :D
User-wise: Yeeeah, not bad...
- IloveQBN0
IloveHIRES and FLORIAN
superfabulous work as always!!
- sp0
this has nothing to do with the concept of the site, but it *looks* like shit on linux rh 8 in mozilla.
might be the box i'm on, but the type is bad.
just as a note.
other than that, the site itself is cool enough. not user friendly at all, but interesting.
- kodap0
the images get an ugly blur with big screen resolution....
- ecnalab0
I think the site is brilliant, I love the terminal interminal interface, video rollovers, and the cool backgrounds. Definitely gives a proper home to one of the most groundbreaking acts in electronica.
make sure you have re67 of the flash 6 plug in..makes a huge difference
- hekn0
ANTISTAR!!!
FUTUREPROOF!!!
what else do you want??? you
guys always talk about things
like "what's the next big thing?"you got it right in front of you!
- unknown0
it sucks.
massive attack is great, though.
- unknown0
seriously guys, the site is really weak. let's not kid ourselves here.
- quamb0
i love it.
though it was a challenge to find information that i wanted, thought my browser was screwen up infact.
which is pretty neat.
the new album is tad boring to my ears though *sob*
- 330
On a side note, I don't think think their music has been quite as spectacular since Blue Lines (which was of course a very long time ago)
- IloveQBN0
true dat, MA are pioneers!
- timA0
It was excellent to hear from Florian at Hires though... The beauty of Newstoday!
I understand the whole thing about trying to make it accessable on one level and deeper on another... I guess it probably seemed like a great idea when conceiving the thing... But it really feels nothing like that to me as an end participant in the thing. It just hurts in everyway... from having to endlessly type things in (why?!), to the flashing backgrounds, tricky text...and just the overwhelming feeling of disappointment however deep you go.
- mylaptop0
Didn't Massive Attack change their name to just 'Massive' when the Gulf war was on ?
Will they change it again this time round if there is a war ?
- Blofeldt0
I'm surprised no has mentioned the idea of having to look in the source code to find out the next step. I think this is revolutionary. It assumes the audiences' understanding and familiarity with technology. That the user is confident enough to look at the code and that it is available to use. I think it's a fantastic comment about how the audience can manipulate the technology. You couldn't do this kind of 2 sided (backend/front end) content with a mobile phone or a television. Why just use the mouse to navigate and pictures and text to communicate when you can use the code and keyboard?
Ultimately if you want tour dates etc then it's right there.
I think this is the best thing Hi Res have done. It pushes our ideas further of how people understand internet technologies and the web's overall acceptance and and how both can be used to convey a message.
Massive Attack proclaim to be progressive and their site mirrors this. The use of the technology is the progressive message not the pictures and text that it displays. I'm looking forward to seeing the site change over time.
And one last thing. Record companies take note. The web can be a great tool not just a hindrance and an after thought.
- unknown0
Above all it's great to leave on in the background while working!
- timA0
Agreed it's different to use the source code... But it's just a little pointless. I would never think of looking there and so had to rely on others to tell me what to do... Might be kinda cool if it worked like an extra easter egg or something... But it feels like the WHOLE site is hidden away because the stuff at the top easy level is so bland and short.
It's like the whole iceberg thing...it's all hidden away and I want to see the stuff but I just don't know how to get there. It's just plain annoying.
- unknown0
There are plenty of fans sites that will tell you what their favourite colour is and where they buy their jeans from if that's what you're after.
- timA0
You're right...but I'd love to see innovative interesting content and so on, but it's all locked away and what I find is just inconsequential... though I have no speakers here admittedly.