GORILLAZ

GORILLAZ
D-SIDES (2007)
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Although the grand collaborative project of the first Gorillaz album had been mostly narrowed down to Damon Albarn and a few cohorts on 2005's DEMON DAYS, the music remained no less genre-smashing and fun. D-SIDES, a two-disc set of B-sides ... Full Descriptionand remixes, proves just how inventive and appealing even the Gorillaz' loose ends can be.
Like most B-sides sets, D-SIDES lacks the cohesion of a regular studio album, but therein lies its charm. The stylistically freewheeling, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach Albarn employed with later Blur albums is here, but pushed further, encompassing everything from doo-wop to dub to hard rock to film music. The remix disc, which features work by the DFA, Metronomy, and Hot Chip, is sharper and more focused, without sacrificing the feeling of wild pastiche that makes the Gorillaz tick.
Deluxe two CD pressing featuring bonus packaging and merch. While Gorillaz take a well-earned break from global domination, the menials at Kong Studios have been hard at work. As 2D finishes his law degree and Russel reinvents himself as a personal trainer, the glorious ephemera from the last phase of their musical career has been swept up, gathered together and pickled in plastic for music fans everywhere. D-Sides sees the B-sides from Gorillaz' multi-platinum selling second album Demon Days, along with early demos and previously unreleased tracks collected together for the first time. Highlights include Gorillaz' dubbed-out collaboration with The Bees, 'Bill Murray', and the apocalyptic scum-pop of 'We Are Happy Landfill'.

DISC 1:
1. 68 State
2. People
3. Honkongaton
4. We Are Happy Landfill
5. Hong Kong
6. Highway (Under Construction)
7. Rockit
8. Bill Murray - (with The Bees)
9. Swagga, The
10. Murdoc Is God
11. Spitting Out the Demons
12. Don't Get Lost in Heaven - (Original Demo Version)
13. Stop the Dams - (with Ghostigital)

DISC 2:
1. Dare - (DFA Remix, with Shaun Ryder)
2. Feel Good Inc - (Stanton Warriors Remix, with De La Soul)
3. Kids With Guns - (Jamie T's Turn To Monsters Mix, remix)
4. Dare - (Soulwax Remix, with Shaun Ryder)
5. Kids With Guns - (Hot Chip Remix)
6. El Manana - (Metronomy Remix)
7. Dare - (Junior Sanchez Remix, with Shaun Ryder)
8. Dirty Harry - (Schtung Chinese New Year Remix)
9. Kids With Guns - (Quiet Village Remix)