This is an Enhanced CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.Gorillaz: 2D, Noodle, Russel, Murdoc (a.k.a. Damon Albarn, Del Tha Funky Homosapien, Sky Edwards, Dan The Automator).Additional personnel includes: Miho Hatori, Tina Weymouth, Ibrahim Ferrer.Producers include: Dan The Automater, Tom Girling, Jason Cox, Gorillaz.Engineers include: Tom Girling, Jason Cox, Toby Whelan.Recorded at Gee Jam Studios, Jamaica."Clint Eastwood" was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group.What do you get when you combine Damon Albarn, singer for Britpop superstars Blur, with hip-hop producer Dan The Automator? Gorillaz, silly! Albarn takes a busman's holiday and avails himself of the opportunity to take the kind of sonic risks one would be unlikely to find on a Blur album. This isn't hip-hop or dance music per se, though "Rock the House" is a bona-fide party rap tune, and Dan The Automator adds plenty of hip-hop elements and trip-hop beats throughout.Ultimately, GORILLAZ is occupied by Albarn's arch, twisted pop vision filtered through a dizzying array of electronic sounds and studio manipulations. There are some interesting stylistic experiments, too, as on the Latin-style "Latin Simone," which features a guest vocal from none other than Cuban legend Ibrahim Ferrer, and "Slow Country," which, despite its title, is an excursion into the atmospheric land of dub reggae. This is a far cry from Britpop--imagine Blur in a sonic kaleidoscope. And then try in vain to imagine either of the Gallagher brothers attempting anything close to this.Tracks: - Disc 1 - 1 Re-Hash 2 5/4 3 Tomorrow Comes Today 4 New Genious (Brother) - Disc 2 - 1 Clint Eastwood 2 Man Research (Clapper) 3 Punk 4 Sound Check (Gravity) - Disc 3 - 1 Double Bass 2 Rock the House 3 19-2000 4 Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo) - Disc 4 - 1 Starshine 2 Slow Country 3 M1 A1 4 Clint Eastwood (Ed Case/Sweetie Irie Refix)
