Mos Def said that he collaborated with Albarn on three songs; [16] however, Def only appears on two songs on the album. Comprised of various labels we know and love at Rough Trade (Bella Union, ATO, Speedy Wunderground, Phantasy, Heavenly, Mute and more) PIAS [Recordings] filter through some of the most diverse artistry to our racks, which we greatly enjoy digging into. The 2010 LP (the one with runouts containing "BA" - all others are future reissues) has the higher frequencies rounded off so much that it sounds dull and muffled in places. side, and songs like Superfast jellyfish, On melancholy hill, Broken, Plastic beach and To binge that showcase the band's relaxed side.

The unreleased material is "some really out-there stuff, which hopefully will see the light of day at some point". Optimal Media Production and MK are not directly credited but have been identified via their stamping in the vinyl runout area. Anyone who has had the pleasure of seeing Jalen perform live knows that he is one of the most captivating performers on today's soul scene.

The records come in two full colour glossy printed inner sleeves, housed in a gatefold outer sleeve. Gorillaz might only put out an official release once in a blue moon, but they are sure to do it right.

Originally, " Rhinestone Eyes" and "To Binge" were both slated to release as the 4th and 5th singles respectively. Been waiting to find a copy of this for a few years to see if it was better than the 2010 pressing that I got upon release. I've always felt, I'm trying to get across on this new record, the idea that plastic, we see it as being against nature but it's come out of nature. Track A3: Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd / Blue Mountain Music (Because Music) / Bashy Holdings Ltd. Plastic Beach is the first Gorillaz album produced entirely by Damon Albarn and features a roster of guest stars including Snoop Dogg, Bobby Womack, Mos Def, Lou Reed, The Clash's Mick Jones and Paul Simonon, The National Orchestra for Arabic Music and many more.

Similar to the previous album, short animated "idents" have been released for fictional band members Murdoc, 2-D, Russel, and the Noodle cyborg. As with previous Gorillaz albums, Plastic Beach features collaborations with several artists; it features Snoop Dogg, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Kano, Bashy, Bobby Womack, Mos Def, Gruff Rhys, De La Soul, Little Dragon, Mark E.

A routinely great artist, much of Sufjan's universal appeal comes from his skills as a gifted narrator, pairing personal musings on love and devotion with commentary on American culture, whilst welding folk and electronica, the ambient and existential. The band have taken up residence, recording on a secret floating island deep in the South Pacific, a Plastic Beach HQ, made up of the detritus, debris and washed up remnants of humanity. Only interesting thing I noticed is that it says made in Germany on the back of the cover but made in Canada on the bottom of the record labels. As it turned out, Humperdinck's manager had listened to the proposed selection and declined the offer for him without his knowing. Excelente reedición, suena a la par de un rip de la edición europea, la verdad a mitad de precio este es de esos discos que valen la pena por mucho.

In October 2020, Albarn stated that he had "loads and loads of songs" for a direct sequel to Plastic Beach, citing "the need to keep reminding people that we need to change our habits" as his main reason for revisiting the album's themes. His full length debut on Daptone Records is equal parts raw feeling and elegance and exudes confidence and charm.

The latter, described by Rhys as "more of a night-time song, a three o'clock in the morning, speeding down the autobahn evading West German police-type track", does not feature on the album.The pressings of Gorillaz picture discs sound fine for what they're trying to be, but when you get them you're missing most of the art and the quality packaging that came with the originals. I bought mine brand new and sealed, and when I played it, it had scratches all through the first song of every side. The album was ranked tenth best by both Hot Press and Slant Magazine, ninth by Rockdelux, seventh by Q, sixth by Filter, fifth by State, fourth by Consequence of Sound, and third by both Beats Per Minute and The Age. I checked the media itself and saw long spiraling scratches only through the first song, which seems like was an issue from wherever it was made. It features guest appearances by several artists, including Snoop Dogg, Gruff Rhys, de la Soul, Bobby Womack, Mos Def, Lou Reed, Mick Jones, Mark E.