Gorillaz are a British virtual band created in 1998 by British 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 musician,singer-songwriter,and record producer. 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.
13 is the sixth studio album by the 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 June 19,2001 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".
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".
"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.
"19-2000",sometimes written "19/2000",is a song from the British virtual band Gorillaz' self-titled debut album Gorillaz. It was the second single from the album,released on 25 June 2001 in the United Kingdom. "19-2000" reached number six on the UK Singles Chart and number 34 on the US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart. It was particularly successful in New Zealand,where it reached number one for a week in September 2001.
"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.
"Good Song" is a song by English band Blur and is the fourth track on their seventh studio album,Think Tank (2003). In October 2003,the song was released as the third and final single from that album,peaking at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was Blur's lowest placing single since 1993's "Sunday Sunday",ending the bands consecutive run of Top 20 singles. The promo video is an awarded animation directed by David Shrigley and the group Shynola. "Good Song" was originally called "De La Soul" after the hip-hop group. Damon Albarn would later collaborate with members of De La Soul for the Gorillaz singles "Feel Good Inc." and "Superfast Jellyfish". Graham Coxon,who had previously left the group,plays on the single's B-side "Morricone".
"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.
"El Mañana" is a song by British alternative rock band Gorillaz. It was released on 10 April 2006 in the United Kingdom as a double A-side,and the fourth and final singles from their album Demon Days. "El Mañana",along with its other A-side "Kids with Guns",reached number 27 upon its release in the UK.
"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 self-titled album (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'.
Plastic Beach is the third studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz. It was released on 3 March 2010 by Parlophone internationally and by Virgin Records in the United States. Conceived from an unfinished project called Carousel,the album was recorded from June 2008 to November 2009,and was produced primarily by group co-creator Damon Albarn. It features guest appearances by such artists as Snoop Dogg,Gruff Rhys,De La Soul,Bobby Womack,Mos Def,Lou Reed,Mark E. Smith,Bashy,Kano,and Little Dragon.
"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.
"Momentary Bliss" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz,featuring British rapper Slowthai and the Kent-based punk rock duo Slaves. The song was the first song to be released for Gorillaz' Song Machine initiative,a web series consisting of singles and music videos released over the course of the year from the band,with each episode featuring different guest musicians on new Gorillaz material,and is the first single released for their seventh studio album,Song Machine,Season One:Strange Timez. This was the final single before Slaves changed their band name to "Soft Play".
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.
