Lawrence Vaughan of DIY saw it as combining " world music and a more subdued lo-fi electronic sound. A fifth ident was also released, showing a luxury cruise sail being bombarded by torpedoes coming from planes flying above it. I've read many reviews on the terrible quality control on Demon Days re-pressings, so my expectations were low. So definitely go for it it is worth the gamble, but be warned you might have to exchange for a new one. He added, "I suppose what I've done with this Gorillaz record is I've tried to connect pop sensibility with .

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Otherwise a fairly quiet noise floor on Discs B-D, big soundstage as many others have said here, decent separation, and fairly dynamic. In a July 2008 interview with The Observer he also said, "Gorillaz now to us is not like four animated characters any more– it's more like an organisation of people doing new projects . On 17 September 2008, Albarn and Jamie Hewlett announced that they would be doing another Gorillaz album in an interview with CBC News. Out of the 13 short clips, only two of the clips had audio that would eventually end up on the album.At the end of 2010, Plastic Beach appeared on several critics' top-ten lists of the year's best albums. On this pressing, the hihat is back prominently in the centre of the stereo field and the whole top end has been opened out. Plastic Beach was released in a total of six editions, many of which contain a multitude of exclusive features.

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This pressing is passable, but Plastic Beach is pretty much my favourite album, I know it inside and out.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. 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. Mos Def said that he collaborated with Albarn on three songs; [16] however, Def only appears on two songs on the album. This record has only scratched the surface of [that] period of work and the sort of adventures we went on," he said.

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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.It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 112,000 copies sold in its first week; overall it reached the top 10 in 22 countries in total. AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine said the album's success depends on Albarn's growth as a composer: "he's a master of subtly shifting moods and intricately threaded allusions, often creating richly detailed collages that are miniature marvels. 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. Albarn had previously announced that musician Barry Gibb would feature on the album but Gibb did not turn up to any recording sessions. Gorillaz release their third album Plastic Beach which features Mos Def, Lou Reed, Bobby Womack, De La Soul, Mark E Smith, Snoop Dogg, Kano, Bashy, Little Dragon and Gruff Rhys.