Gorillaz
Gorillaz 2LP vinyl

Gorillaz 2000 debut faithfully reissued! Gorillaz are: the Automator, Del, Kid Koala, Blur's Damon Albarn, the Tom Tom Club, and Miho Hatori from Cibo Matto. Artwork is done by JC Hewlett, most noted for his animation Tank Girl. This is like Handsome Boy Modeling School pt. 2 with less of a hip-hop twist and more of an indie vibe. You are probably familiar with the single "Clint Eastwood" featuring Del with Albarn on the chorus. Also particularly strong is the other Del track "Rock the House" which many say is the track of the album. When Del is not holding down the mic, Albarn lends his voice to this slutty crossbreed of beats and brit-pop. It works well in places like beat-centric "Tomorrow Comes Today" or the Kid Koala skratch workout "Sound Check." In other places you'll really have to like Albarn's presence to get with it. The instrumental tracks that make up about a quarter of the album are a departure from Automator's past projects. They rely less on the break sample and are focused on alternate forms of beat production (Star Shine). 16 tracks on double vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve.

NEW / Released in 2001 / Reissue 2021

Tracklist:

A1 Re-Hash

A2 5/4

A3 Tomorrow Comes Today

A4 New Genious (Brother)

B5 Clint Eastwood

B6 Man Research (Clapper)

B7 Punk

B8 Sound Check (Gravity)

C9 Double Bass

C10 Rock The House

C11 19-2000

C12 Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo)

D13 Starshine

D14 Slow Country

D15 M1 A1

D16 Clint Eastwood (Ed Case/Sweetie Irie Refix)