Massive Attack, along with 400 other artists, has removed its music from all platforms with an Israeli presence
Primal Scream, Mogwai, Sleaford Mods, Arca, Ana Tijoux and Japanese Breakfast, among others, have supported the "No Music For Genocide" campaign and criticized Spotify's investments in military technology.
Massive Attackhas announced that it will remove its music from all streaming platforms that "serve the territory of Israel." They have participated in the "No Music For Genocide" campaign, along with more than 400 artists.
Primal Scream, Mogwai or Sleaford Mods a Arca, Ana Tijoux, Saul Williams, Downtown Boys, Japanese Breakfast and Thor Harris, among others, have signed the campaign.
In a statement published by The Guardian , the British group recalls "the historic precedent of effective artistic actions during apartheid in South Africa" and stresses that war crimes and "genocide" attributed to the State of Israel make this campaign "absolutely necessary." Moreover, on their social networks, they have urged other musicians to transform their "sadness, anger, and artistic contributions" into a joint action to end the "indescribable hell" suffered by the Palestinians.
Massive Attack has pointed out that this platform not only responds to the presence in Israel, but also to the investments made by CEO Daniel Ek in the military artificial intelligence company Helsing. "Spotify adds a moral and ethical burden to the long-standing economic burden on artists, as the money earned by fans with so much effort and the creative effort of musicians finance lethal and dystopian technologies," the group said.
Prima Materia, Ek's venture capital company, invested $600 million in Helsing in June, the company that develops artificial intelligence applied to fighter planes and military ammunition drones. Spotify has told The Guardian that this investment has nothing to do with Gaza.
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