Watch: Gorillaz – Stylo [VIDEO]
As promised, here comes the first video off Gorillaz‘ Plastic Beach album – for the first single STYLO. Our kickass friends from tape.tv are streaming the video along with the whole Gorillaz videography. Stylo is bringing back the sarcasm, the irony and fun in Gorillaz’ videos as we know it in 19-2000 or in Dirty Harry. And hey, Bruce Willis stars in it as the bad-ass guy ex soldier – ex cop we know from Planet Terror / Grindhouse An d the smile he gives is just priceless. Click here to see Stylo. (weiterlesen…)
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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