Song DNA
Misophonia Triggers
A trip-hop cover of The Paragons' 1968 reggae track about a noisy neighbor, featuring Horace Andy's roots reggae vocals over slowed-down dub production with hip-hop beats, echoing bass, and samples from Led Zeppelin and The Cure.
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Moods: introspective, melancholy
Traditions: dub reggae, trip-hop
How this song sits on each sensory axis
A dynamic range of 6/10 means this song moves. Expect a real volume climb between quiet sections and the loudest part of the arrangement — enough that you may want to set the initial volume below where you'd normally land.
Sudden changes: mild. There are one or two transitions worth knowing about, though they're musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.
Texture is layered — a full arrangement with clear separation between parts.
Predictability is high — the song telegraphs what it will do next. A sensory-sensitive listener can usually guess where it's going without close attention.
Vocal style: dynamic vocals.
Where this sits in Massive Attack's catalog
We have 50 songs from Massive Attack in the library. Of those, 8 are rated Safe, 34 Moderate, and 8 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 6/10 sits above the artist average of 5.8, making it the #26 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
Other tracks from Mezzanine
We have 10 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans moderate in sensory profile.
- Teardrop — moderate DR 7
- Angel — moderate DR 7
- Inertia Creeps — moderate DR 6
- Risingson — intense DR 7
- Black Milk — intense DR 7
- Group Four — moderate DR 6
- Mezzanine — intense DR 8
- Exchange — safe DR 3
- Dissolved Girl — moderate DR 6
1998 context
Released in 1998. We have 339 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.3/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 1990s.
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Why this rating
We rate this song Moderate because it falls between our Safe and Intense thresholds on at least one dimension. Moderate is the default for most well-produced music that has real arc but no surprise elements. Full rubric: methodology.
Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-13. Reviewed by the Music I Want editorial team against the documented methodology.
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