Gorillaz are an English virtual band created in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett,from London. The band primarily consists of four fictional members:2-D,Murdoc Niccals,Noodle and Russel Hobbs (drums). Their universe is presented in media such as music videos,interviews,comic strips and short cartoons. Gorillaz's music has featured collaborations with a wide range of featured artists,with Albarn as the only permanent musical contributor.
Damon Albarn is an English and Icelandic musician and composer. He is the frontman and main lyricist of the rock band Blur and the co-creator and primary musical contributor of the virtual band Gorillaz.
Think Tank is the seventh studio album by the English rock band Blur,released on 5 May 2003. Continuing the jam-based studio constructions of the group's previous album,13 (1999),the album expanded on the use of sampled rhythm loops and brooding,heavy electronic sounds. There are also heavy influences from dance music,hip hop,dub,jazz,and African music,an indication of songwriter Damon Albarn's expanding musical interests.
13 is the sixth studio album by English alternative rock band Blur,released on 15 March 1999. Continuing the stylistic shift away from the Britpop sound of the band's early career,13 explores experimental,psychedelic and electronic music.
Gorillaz is the debut studio album by English virtual band Gorillaz,released on 26 March 2001 in the United Kingdom by Parlophone and in the United States by Virgin Records. The album reached number three in the UK and number fourteen in the US,and the top ten in several other countries. Gorillaz has sold over seven million copies worldwide. The album's success earned the group an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "Most Successful Virtual Band",and spawned the singles "Clint Eastwood","19-2000","Rock the House",and "Tomorrow Comes Today".
"Bang" is a song by English rock band Blur,released on 29 July 1991 as the third single from their debut album,Leisure.
Laika Come Home is a remix album by British virtual band Gorillaz,released in July 2002. Unlike a typical remix album,it is done by just one group,Spacemonkeyz. It contains most of the songs from Gorillaz' first album,Gorillaz,but remixed in dub and reggae style. The album features Terry Hall,U Brown,Earl Sixteen and 2-D. One single,"Lil' Dub Chefin'",was released from the album on 22 July 2002,with moderate success. The limited edition was packed in digipak,featuring two hidden tracks. In 2004,the album was packaged with 2001's Gorillaz in a box set as part of EMI's "2CD Originals" collection. The album's title is a reference to Laika,the Soviet space dog,and the film Lassie Come Home. The album contains mixes of every song on the original album except "Double Bass","Latin Simone ",and "Rock the House".
"Song 2" is a song by English rock band Blur. The song is the second song on their eponymous fifth studio album. Released physically on 7 April 1997,"Song 2" peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart,number four on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart,and number six on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
"Clint Eastwood" is a song by English virtual band Gorillaz,released as the first single from their self-titled debut album on 5 March 2001. The song is named after the actor of the same name due to its similarity to the theme music of The Good,the Bad and the Ugly. The song is a mix of electronic music,dub,hip hop and rock. The verses are rapped by Del the Funky Homosapien,portrayed as a blue phantom in the video,while the chorus is sung by Damon Albarn.
"Rock the House" is a song from Gorillaz' self-titled debut album. It was released as the third single from the album in October 2001. It peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. The song features a horn section loop sampled from "Modesty Blaise",a piece by British jazz musician John Dankworth. Rapper Del the Funky Homosapien is the only artist to provide vocals for the song.
"Lil' Dub Chefin'" is a single by Spacemonkeyz vs Gorillaz,from the 2002 Gorillaz remix album Laika Come Home. It is sung by Damon Albarn and Terry Hall of the UK ska band the Specials with the song itself being a remix of the Gorillaz song "M1 A1". The song's title is reference to the UK restaurant chain Little Chef. The music video features the Spacemonkeyz. On Phase One:Celebrity Take Down,the video had an alternative intro and credits. The single peaked at No. 73 on the UK Singles Chart.
The discography of British virtual band Gorillaz consists of eight studio albums,three compilation albums,11 extended plays,one remix album,and 46 singles.
"On Your Own" is a song by English rock band Blur. It was released as a single on 16 June 1997 from the band's fifth studio album,Blur (1997). It charted at number five on the UK Singles Chart. Although it was not released under the Gorillaz name,Damon Albarn,frontman of both musical projects,has since referred the song as 'one of the first ever Gorillaz tunes'.
"The Selfish Giant" is a song recorded by English recording artist and songwriter and Blur frontman &Gorillaz creator,Damon Albarn,from his debut solo studio album Everyday Robots. The track features Natasha Khan,known professionally as Bat for Lashes. The track is produced by both Albarn and Richard Russell,whom Albarn has previously worked with on Bobby Womack's comeback album The Bravest Man in the Universe and on the DRC Music album Kinshasa One Two.
"We Got the Power" is a song by British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz,featuring Jehnny Beth of British post-punk band Savages and backing vocals from former Oasis guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher and American rapper D.R.A.M.,who also appears on the group's single "Andromeda". The song was released on 23 March 2017. It was released as the second single from their fifth studio album Humanz.
Humanz is the fifth studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz. It was released on 28 April 2017 in the United Kingdom by Parlophone and in the United States by Warner Bros. Records. The album was announced on the band's official Instagram page on 23 March 2017. According to a press release,it was recorded in London,Paris,New York City,Chicago,and Jamaica,and was produced by The Twilite Tone and Remi Kabaka Jr. It was the band's first studio album since 2010's The Fall,and features collaborations with Jehnny Beth,Grace Jones,Kali Uchis,Vince Staples,Popcaan,D.R.A.M.,Anthony Hamilton,De La Soul,Danny Brown,Kelela,Mavis Staples,Pusha T,and Benjamin Clementine.
Gorillaz Live was the first concert tour by the British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz,in support of their self-titled debut album.
Song Machine is an audiovisual project by British virtual band Gorillaz. It is a music video web series consisting of a collection of music videos and singles that are released monthly by the band as episodes of the series,with each episode featuring additional guests. Each episode is released with accompanying interludes called "Machine Bitez",a series of skits consisting of short conversations and interviews with Song Machine's guests from Gorillaz' virtual band members. The project was officially launched on 30 January 2020. Season one of Song Machine consists of 9 episodes and was released as an album titled Song Machine,Season One:Strange Timez on 23 October 2020. A second season was announced in 2020,though it was later scrapped in favor of Cracker Island.
"How Far?" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz,featuring Tony Allen and Skepta. The track was released on 2 May 2020 without any prior announcement as the fourth single for Gorillaz' seventh studio album,Song Machine,Season One:Strange Timez. It is part of the Song Machine project,a web series involving the ongoing release of various Gorillaz singles and music videos featuring different guest musicians over the course of 2020,though it is not considered an official episode of the series. The single marks the first posthumously released material featuring Tony Allen,as well as the final song to be recorded during Allen's lifetime.
"The Valley of the Pagans" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz featuring Beck. The track was released on 5 November 2020 as the ninth and final single for Gorillaz' seventh studio album,Song Machine,Season One:Strange Timez,and the eighth episode of the Song Machine project,a web series which involves the ongoing release of various Gorillaz tracks featuring different guest musicians over the course of 2020.
