Editing Massive Attack (section)

===The Wild Bunch and "Any Love" (1980s–1990)===
In the early 1980s, DJs [[Daddy G]] and [[Andrew Vowles|Mushroom]], and rappers [[Tricky (rapper)|Tricky]] and [[Robert Del Naja|3D]] met as members of partying collective [[The Wild Bunch (sound system)|the Wild Bunch]]. One of the first homegrown [[Sound system (DJ)|sound systems]] in the UK, the Wild Bunch became dominant on the Bristol club scene in the mid-1980s.<ref name="auto"/>

In 1988, Massive Attack was created as a spin-off quartet. Unsigned, the group (Mushroom, Daddy G, 3D and Tricky) put out "Any Love" as a single.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eil.com/shop/ExtSearch.asp?DiscArtist=Massive-Attack|title=Massive Attack Discography&nbsp;– Page 1|website=Eil.com|quote=Any Love (Mega rare 1988 UK self released debut 2-track 12" on Massive Attack Records, includes Bonus Version, stickered sleeve MASS001)|access-date=22 May 2009}}</ref> It was co-produced by Bristol double-act [[Smith & Mighty]] and featured the [[falsetto]]-voiced singer-songwriter [[Carlton (singer)|Carlton McCarthy]]. In 1990, they committed to deliver six studio albums and a "best of" [[compilation album|compilation]] to Circa Records. This record label became a subsidiary of, and was later subsumed into, [[Virgin Records]], which in turn was acquired by [[EMI]].<ref name="allmusicbio">{{cite web |title=Massive Attack &#124; Biography & History |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/massive-attack-mn0000378288/biography |access-date=7 October 2019 |publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref name="timedigital">{{cite news |date=5 October 1998 |title=Cyber Elite&nbsp;– Massive Attack |url=http://www.time.com/time/digital/cyberelite/39.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327033621/http://www.time.com/time/digital/cyberelite/39.html |archive-date=27 March 2010 |access-date=20 May 2009 |publisher=Time Digital}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Henderson |first=Richard |date=5 September 1998 |title=Virgin Anniversary Salute: The U.S.: Co-presidents Cooper And Newton Are An Illustrious Pair Who Travel Well And Know Their Places |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4629212-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127081054/http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4629212-1.html |archive-date=27 November 2007 |access-date=26 May 2009 |magazine=Billboard (as found at allbusiness.com)}}</ref>