Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Gorillaz

Gorillaz are an English musical and visual project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. The project consists of Gorillaz itself and an extensive fictional univers depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters. This band has four animated members: 2D (lead vocalist, keyboard, and melodica), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar and drum machine), Noodle (guitar, keyboard, and occasional vocals) and Russel Hobbs (drums and percussion). Their fictional universe is explored through the band's website and music videos, as well as a number of other media, such as short cartoons. The music is a collaboration between various musicians, Albarn being the only permanent musical contributor. Their style is a composition of multiple musical genres, with a large number of influences including alternative rock, hip hop, electronica, dub and pop.

(for more information see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorillaz)

Why does Gorillaz interest me? To answer this question I simply state: music makes you feel gooooooooood! Something about the sounds and lyrics or every song Albarn and Hewlitt create just blows my mind. Especially if you actually listen and comprehend the lyrics in each song, you begin to realize what they are saying actually makes sense. For example, the song "Feel Good Inc." means exactly what it says, take what you are given and turn your day into a good one.

Rumors of new album? maybe...

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