Hear: Gorillaz – Plastic Beach [full album]
The wait is over – 2D, Murdoc Niccals, Noodle and Russel have finally arrived at the Plastic Beach (see full track list and hear full length album at the end of the article). Stay tuned this week for the official premiere of the “Stylo” video on GRATEFUL GRAPEFRUIT.
The album opens with a warm wash of oceanic strings, before hitting a shore of hard brass notes – powerfully reminiscent of that sinister old Open University theme music. Then the hip hop beat drops in to the bark of Plastic Beach’s first celebrity inhabitant – Snoop Dogg greets us like a guard dog pacing back and forth on the island’s perimeter, while Albarn’s distorted voice hovers above like a melodic military drone. From there the seductive rat-a-tat tabla, flute and strings of the Lebanese National Orchestra lures us into the arms of London grime rappers Bashy and Kano, who prepare us to meet some big names along the road. (weiterlesen…)
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