Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn set out to create another visual/aural masterpiece in the post- Gorillaz age with one more simian-based tale, "Monkey: Journey To The West". The piece, based on a legend in Chinese mythology, was first created for stage representation (an opera) last year, but Albarn and Hewlett made reference to possibly adapting it into a full-on album and, from there, they've gone and done it. Monkey: Journey To The West came out last month and since then has peaked on the UK charts at number five. Amazing. [...]
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The world's most compelling, yet confusing musical outfit appears ready for a return. After captivating ears and minds for much of the early part of the decade, the virtual music project of Blur frontman Damon Albarn and comic book artist Jamie Hewlett, better known as Gorillaz will reportedly make a comeback later this year with the release of a band new studio album. While the duo is currently occupied with its latest endeavor, Monkey: Journey to the West , an opera based stage adaption of a classic Chinese novel, Albarn and Hewlett did recently share [...]

Well it looks like we can all disregard what Damon Albarn said last year regarding the future of the Gorillaz . Blur 's Damon Albarn and animator Jamie Hewlett have begun work on their third album and follow-up to 2005's ' Demon Days '. Last year Albarn stated that their would no longer be any Gorillaz albums but has apparently changed his mind. The two recently spoke to CBC and revealed their follow-up plans. "We're doing another Gorillaz record. We came back [...]

Gorillaz , la banda creada por Damon Albarn y Jamie Hawllet , comenzará a trabajar en su nuevo disco pronto y podrían darle un pequeño cambio de diseño a las famosas caricaturas. Albarn confirmó los planes de entrar al estudio en una entrevista a la CBC donde dijo: ”Haremos otro disco de Gorillaz. Volvimos de las vacaciones de verano y nos dimos cuenta que podíamos hacer exactamente lo que queríamos con Gorillaz. Esencialmente, Jamie accedió a dibujar los personajes nuevamente. [...]

Damon Albarn & Jamie Hewlett the creators behind the best virtual band ever have announced in a recent interview to the CBC that they will be making a new album. The interview started as an interview of their latest collaborative effort which was the opera, Monkey, and its soundtrack but then when asked what's next for the pair they answered: Damon Albarn : We’re doing another Gorillaz record. We came back from summer holidays and realized we could do exactly what we wanted to do with Gorillaz. Essentially, Jamie just had to [...]
It appears that the musical globe-trotting Blur front man, Damon Albarn, has yet another project - Monkey. Here's the blurb from the Monkey MySpace. The album by Monkey, Journey to the West is released this week on CD & download in the UK (CD available in the US from 23rd Sept). Journey to the [...]

Exactly what have Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett been up to with this Journey to the West thing? Is Monkey the new Gorillaz, or just an animation , album and Chinese pop opera? Produced by Damon Albarn, the album Journey to the West is performed by both European and Chinese musicians and singers (not Albarn); the art and music is based on the opera of the same name which Albarn and Hewlett created with director Chen Shi-Zheng; the lyrics are sung in Cantonese, the la-la-las are [...]

First let me get this out of the way: Monkey is no Gorilla(z). It’s from the same species, but far from the same animal. Gorillaz is strong and powerful, obvious, yet vastly interesting. Monkey is more complex, long and stringy in comparison, and takes careful observation as well as a meticulous attention span. The soundtrack for Monkey: Journey to the West from Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett is probably exactly what I expected, while at the same time being nothing like I imagined. Everyone knows Albarn can sometimes have a love for the more obscure aspects of music [...]
Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy head on a "Journey to the East" for BBC Sport this summer. This animated sequence, based on the classical Chinese novel, "Journey to the West", has been produced by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, the men behind virtual band Gorillaz. It will feature on TV, radio, web and mobile, introducing coverage of the Games on BBC Sport - the Olympic broadcaster in the UK. Listen
Cast of Characters: Tony Allen: Lizard with Hat Lobi Traore: Dog with Hat Kokanko Sata: Bird with Headband Hypnotic Brass Ensemble: Multicolored Cats and Dog Candi Staton: Cat with Pink Hair Afel Bocoum: Duck with Hat Simone White: Sheep Victoria Williams: Giraffe and Damon Albarn: Monkey in Blue Jacket Now that we've taken care of that... On July 12th, Lincoln Center hosted the "Honest Jon's Chop Up," two incredible hours of music from artists on the Honest Jon's record label. Damon Albarn (formerly of Blur, [...]
Damon Albarn's album "Journey to the West" will be released this fall on XL Recordings. It is a joint collaboration with Jamie Hewlett who will provide visuals for the album. They will be releasing the album under the project's name Monkey. It was performed by an assortment of European and Chinese musicians and singers and was produced by Albarn. The album is made up of 22 vocal and instrumental tracks. The album will be released in the usual formats and in a special box-set vinyl and artwork has been created by Vinyl Factory Ltd. The tracklisting for the album is [...]

Jamie Hewlett reveló que Damon Albarn creó Gorillaz porque estaba cansado de ser el frontman de Blur . El hombre que se encarga de crear los visuals de Gorillaz dijo que la idea de hacer una banda de música fake surgió por la industria que gira entorno a las presentaciones en vivo. ”Yo y Damon nos odiábamos al principio. Después a finales de los 90s me separé de Jane al mismo tiempo que lo hizo Damon lo hizo con Justine [...]

Damon Albarn y Jamie Hewlett , el dúo que está detrás de Gorillaz y la opera Monkey: Journey To The West revelaron detalles de una colaboración que realizarán. El proyecto se llamará Carousel y será un trabajo tanto con filmaciones y actuaciones de escenario para el que Albarn ya escribió alrededor de 70 canciones (hasta ahora). ”Carrusel es incluso más grande y más complicado que Monkey . Hice muchas visuals y Damon hizo mucha música pero todavía no sabemos como quedarán [...]
First...I'm exceptionally disappointed by this drawing. A new drawing will be coming soon. But not too soon. Maybe late next week. But for now, at least enjoy the review and the MP3s. Cast of Characters: Kokanko Sata: Bird with Headband Lobi Traore: Dog with Hat Hypnotic Brass Ensemble: Multicolored Cats Victoria Williams: Giraffe Simone White: Sheep Simon Tong: Purple Dog Tony Allen: Lizard with Hat Kipsi Bokoum: Camel Alpha Sankare: Elephant Afel Bocoum: Duck with Hat Candi Staton: Cat with Pink Hair And Damon [...]
Jul 14, 2008, 11:13am
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Dj Torba di nuovo tra noi. Rhymes'n'Groove direttamente dalla Ville Lumiere. Nastrone interamente godibile qui . Gorillaz > Kids With Guns (Jamie T Remix) image via edt , i suppose, not sure though

Blur frontman and Gorillaz mastermind Damon Albarn bared his soul on the audio sketchbook known as Democrazy , and on Gorillaz' last studio release, listeners were treated to at least one final product of the Democrazy sessions. What a difference a band makes.
Presunably Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett have been invited to provide a soundtrack for a Chinese circus production of the legend of the Monkey King because they're in a band called Gorillaz. And the Arctic Monkeys were busy. The show, directed by Chinese theatre director Chen Shi-Zheng, will also feature Shaolin monks and singers from the Peking Opera. The debut will be in Manchester, followed by performances in Berlin and Paris. Plug: Monkey - the TV series [...]
Of course, we didn't go to the Q Awards, as we seldom leave the house, but luckily 6 Music has a fairly comprehensive report . So, who got what, then? As part of the celebrity dance, Coldplay, U2, Oasis and Albarn-Blur-Gorillaz all got prizes for turning up - best act in the world, best live act, best album/people's choice and best video/best producer, although you could probably scramble those prizes up and nobody would mind much. Chris Martin was testy when he picked up the Best Act in The World prize: "Some [...]