Blur are indeed entering the studio, and yesterday head monkey Damon Albarn journeyed into BBC Radio 1 to guest DJ on Zane Lowe’s show. During the two-hour set he played other folks’ songs (Dead Prez, Eagles Of Death Metal, Omar Souleyman, the Horrors) as well as some Gorillaz material: “Broken,” “Electric Shock,” and “Stylo/Binge.” We found the Gorillaz tracks sans their bookends, because it’s too early in the morning to deal with the Horrors:
“Broken” (Demo)
“Electric Shock” (Demo)
“Stylo/Binge” (Demo)
Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett are scheduled to head to Syria in March to start recording the third Gorillaz album. He explained his reasoning (“a real fascination with Arabic orchestral music”) on the show yesterday. You can get the full playlist at Zane Low’s page. If you scroll, you’ll also find the podcast.
[Damon "Puffy" Albarn image via Zane Lowe]
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hopefully for the gorillaz, demo is an arabic word for “song not NEAR done yet cause its still boring.”
hahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Oh my god, I bet you write your own music and are in no way an armchair quarterback.
actually my work does appear on more cds than you own. obviously i cant prove this, being the intarwebz and all, but its true.
“my work is on more cds than you own and i have a sega genesis with 100 games”
right, cuz consumers don’t get to have an oppinion on the art they consume. Instead, we have to like everything they produce.
not at all, but let’s face it, there are opinions worth sharing followed by a din of pointless dribble.
Is that Santogold on Electric Shock? Sounds like it could be…
I’m not sure if that is but maybe it will be by the time the album comes out.
Eh, it’s more like The Go! Team than Santogold… but I can hear the reasoning.
Anyway, Albarn & Hewlett can do no wrong– hell, I even bought and thoroughly enjoyed the Journey to the West opera soundtrack.
I wonder if they’ll ever make that Gorillaz feature film…
What about Blur? I thought they were back in the studio… will they be done by March?
uh didn’t albarn say like four years ago that gorillaz “broke up”?
Didn’t Damon Albarn make brit-pop what it is today with offering Blur’s self-titled while Oasis was still wanking on that some ol’ jam? Enough speculation. Listen to the dude.
How grose does he look now!
These demos are rad! Can’t wait for some new Gorillaz, <3 me some Damon
damon albarn hasn’t failed me yet.
Sublime.
“Broken” is an absolutely fantastic song, and I can’t wait for their next album to come out. And I’m a 50-year-old American woman. I have listened to their music for several years and love their animated videos.
OK, so I’m going back to my online name. I just love the “Clint Eastwood” vid, and “Feelgood Inc.” as well. And also “Demon Days” with the orchestra and choir. These guys can do no wrong. I also love the monkey weirdness. Ha ha ha ha ha!!!