Tuesday 28 July 2009

Gorillaz Gearing for new recording Session


Gorillaz mainmen Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett are set to start recording sessions on their third album in March - despite jokingly splitting up live on radio last night (January 14).The pair confirmed work on the follow-up to 2005's 'Demon Days' would begin in earnest with a collaboration in Syria.Filling in for BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe, who is on holiday, Albarn played two Gorillaz demos as he guest hosted the show with Steve Lamacq."I'm going to Syria because I've got a real fascination with Arabic orchestral music," explained the frontman. "We're going at the end of March for Gorillaz."He then played a rough demo of 'Electric Shock' - a track he had previously debuted live at the London leg of Africa Exprez last year - a song which mixed end-of-the-pier Wurlitzer organs with Arabic rhythms, beats and a vocal from female band member "Noodle" which repeated the title.

"It's rough and not finished by any means, but hopefully people will enjoy it," explained Albarn of the demo, adding that he had started writing the song several months ago. "I come back to a song a lot of times, but six months is the maximum [amount of time I spend on a track], it's hard to tell when a song's finished."He played a second Gorillaz' demo, 'Broken', with the rough cut of the spacey track triggering the band's mock split."I'm not sure we should have played that, I'm leaving the band," joked artist and collaborator Hewlett on air. "I'm going to join Johnny Boring from Razorlight!"It was not the only time the Razorlight leader was the subject of a Gorillaz dig, as earlier with their cartoon "leader" "Murdoc Niccals" performing a special version of the band's 'America'."

The joy of been in Gorillaz is that you can collaborate with any pop star you like," explained the cartoon brut. "Damon's stuff is alright, but Razorlight is proper music. This is my mate Johnny Borrell, Bozzer as I call him. Anyway I've been learning some new instruments, this is 'America'."The former UK Number One single was then augmented with a series of duck calls, hooters and whistles, with Murdoc noting "That's how it should sound!"The takeover also boasted highlights from Blur's 1997 sessions with legendary DJ John Peel at his home Peel Acres, a selection of Albarn's favourite music, plus details of Murdoc's new reality TV series for "ITV 43" - 'Britain's Got Talons', which he boasted would feature birds of prey doing impressions.Damon Albarn's Zane Lowe takeover can be heard again now at bbc.co.uk/radio1/zanelowe.

Thursday 16 July 2009

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Gorrilaz Grammy, MTV and NME Awards

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Gorillaz have received one award from seven nominations.

Year

Nominated work

Award

Result

2002

"Clint Eastwood"

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

Nominated

2004

Phase One: Celebrity Take Down

Best Music Video, Long Form

Nominated

2006

"Feel Good Inc." (with De La Soul)

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

Won

Record of the Year

Nominated

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

Nominated

Best Music Video, Short Form

Nominated

2007

Demon Days Live

Best Music Video, Long Form

Nominated

MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1994 by MTV Europe. Gorillaz have received three awards from three nominations.

Year

Nominated work

Award

Result

2001

"Clint Eastwood"

Best Dance Act

Won

Best Song

Won

2005

Gorillaz

Best Group

Won

MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1984 by MTV. Gorillaz have received two awards from five nominations.

Year

Nominated work

Award

Result

2001

"Clint Eastwood"

Breakthrough Video

Nominated

Best Art Direction

Nominated

MTV2 Award

Nominated

2005

"Feel Good Inc."

Best Special Effects

Won

Breakthrough Video

Won

NME Awards

The NME Awards is an annual awards ceremony founded by the music magazine NME. Gorillaz have received one award from two nominations.

Year

Nominated work

Award

Result

2006

Gorillaz

John Peel Award for Innovation

Won

"Dare"

Best Video

Nominated

Gorrilaz - Brit Awards

Year

Nominated work

Award

Result

2002

Gorillaz

Best British Group

Nominated

Best British Newcomer

Nominated

Best British Dance Act

Nominated

Gorillaz

Best British Album

Nominated

"Clint Eastwood"

Best British Single

Nominated

Best British Video

Nominated

2007

Gorillaz

Best British Group

Nominated

Demon Days

Best British Album

Nominat

Awards of Gorrilaz

Gorillaz are a British effective band shaped in 1998 by Damon Albarn of alternative rock band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl. whilst watching MTV, Hewlett came up with the idea to make the band, and in a while commented, "if you watch MTV for too long, it's a bit like hell – there's nothing of substance there. So we got this idea for a cartoon band, something that would be a comment on that." Gorillaz is a virtual band symbolized by four cartoon characters: 2D, Murdoc, Noodle and Russel. They are used in promotional objects such as album covers, posters, and in concerts, during which holographic versions of the characters are used. The band's music is a partnership between various musicians; Albarn is the only lasting musical contributor. Their music has been careful a mix of hip hop, electronica, dub and pop. Gorillaz have launched two studio albums, both on the Parlophone and Virgin record labels: Gorillaz (2001) and Demon Days (2005).

Gorillaz have got eight BRIT Award nominations: six in 2002 and two in 2006. In 2006, Gorillaz achieved their only Grammy Award, the Best Pop teamwork with Vocals award for the song "Feel Good Inc." The band has received three nominations from the MTV Europe Music Awards, winning all three: Best Dance Act and Best Song for "Clint Eastwood" in 2001, and Best Group in 2005. At the MTV Video Music Awards, Gorillaz received both the Best Special Effects and Breakthrough Video awards for "Feel Good Inc." in 2005. Overall, Gorillaz have got seven awards from twenty five nominations.

Award

Wins

Nominations

The Brit Awards

0

8

Grammy Awards

1

7

MTV Europe Music Awards

3

3

MTV Video Music Awards

2

5

NME Awards

1

2

Totals

Awards won

7

Nominations

25

Gorrilaz EPs and and DVDs

EPs

Year

EP details

2000

Tomorrow Comes Today

  • Released: 27 November 2000
  • Label: Parlophone

DVDs

Year

Title

Content

2002

Phase One: Celebrity Take Down

Music videos from Gorillaz singles, shorts and more.

2006

Demon Days Live

Demon Days Live show from November 2005.

2006

Phase Two: Slowboat to Hades

Music videos from Demon Days singles, shorts and more.

2009

Bananaz

A documentary film on the band.

Gorrilaz Compilation Albums

Year

Album details

Peak chart positions

UK

US

NZ

FRA

SWI

JPN

2002

G-Sides

  • Released: 11 March 2002
  • B-sides collection
  • Label: Parlophone

65

84

28

95

72

2002

Laika Come Home

  • Released: 1 July 2002
  • Dub remix of Gorillaz
  • Label: Parlophone

156

2007

D-Sides

  • Released: 20 November 2007
  • B-sides collection / remix album
  • Label: Parlophone

63

166

102

66

"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Gorrilaz Studio Albums

Year

Album details

Certifications

UK

US

AUS

GER

2001

Gorillaz

  • Released: 26 March 2001
  • Label: Parlophone

2xPlatinum

Platinum

Gold

Gold

2005

Demon Days

  • Released: 23 May 2005
  • Label: Parlophone

5xPlatinum

2xPlatinum

3xPlatinum

Gold

Gorrilaz Discography

A London-based alternative rock group Gorrilaz contains two studio albums, ten singles, one extended play (EP), one B-side compilation, one remix album, and one remix/B-side compilation.

Gorillaz were shaped in 1998 by Damon Albarn of alternative rock band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl. In 2001, the band launhced their first studio album, Gorillaz. Their second studio album, Demon Days, was launched in 2005.

.

Releases

Studio albums

2

Compilation albums

3

Extended plays

1

Singles

10

Video albums

3

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Gorillaz - Band Members

Gorillaz - Cartoon Members. 2D (about 27, born in 1978) - vocals, keyboard Murdoc Niccals (39, born June 6, 1966) - bass Noodle (about 14, born in 1991) - guitar, vocals Russel Hobbs (about 31) - drums, percussion In phase one, Del, the blue phantom in the "Clint Eastwood" & "Rock the House" music videos and the Gorilla Bite "Jump The Gut" was, one could say, another band member. In 2003, he was exorcised; it took Russel a year to recover. (In real life Albarn and Hewle ...

Friday 3 July 2009

Gorillaz Introduction

Gorillaz is a effective band formed in 1998 by Damon Albarn of Britpop band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl. The group consists of four lively gourp members: 2-D (vocals, keyboard), Murdoc Niccals (bass), Noodle (guitar, vocals) and Russel Hobbs (drums). These typescript are fictional and are not alter-egos of real people, as is often mistakenly assumed. The autobiographical story behind these characters and the band as a whole can be found in their book Rise Of The Ogre. Their style is broad, with a large number of influences.

They have released two studio albums Gorillaz (2001) and Demon Days (2005), two b-sides collections G-Sides (2001) and D-sides (2007) and a reggae remix of the Gorillaz album called Laika Come Home (2002). They have also free three DVDs, “Phase One: Celebrity Takedown”, “Demon Days Live at Manchester Opera House” and “Phase Two: Slow Boat To Hades”. Damon Albarn has recently stated that he is currently working on the Third Gorillaz Album, and three demos from the new album were aired on the UK Radio show ” BBC Radio 1” on the 14th of January.

The group’s first album, 2001’s Gorillaz, sold over 6.5 million copies and earned them an entry in the Guinness Book of Records as the Most Successful Virtual Band. It was listed for the Mercury Prize, but the selection was later withdrawn at the group’s request. Their second studio album, Demon Days, was launched in 2005 and included the hit singles “Feel Good Inc.”, “DARE”, “Dirty Harry” and “Kids With Guns / El MaƱana”.