For a fictional band, Gorillaz possess some serious A-List pulling power. Their forthcoming LP “Plastic Beach” for example, finds the 2D primates collaborating with Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of the Clash, Mark E Smith of The Fall, Bobby Womack, Mos Def, De La Soul, Little Dragon and Snoop Dogg. I mean, The Clash and Snoop Doog on the same album for reals? Where else you gonna see that? Maybe the FIFA 10 video game soundtrack maybe but other than that NOWHERE.
According to a press release: “The band have taken up residence, recording on a secret floating island deep in the South Pacific, a Plastic Beach HQ, made up of the detritus, debris and washed up remnants of humanity. This Plastic Beach is the furthest point from any landmass on Earth; the most deserted spot on the planet.”
The outfit’s slinky first single “Stylo” (featuring Bobby Womack and Mos Def) is streaming now at www.gorillaz.com
Tracklisting is as follows:
01 Orchestral Intro (ft. Sinfonia ViVA)
02 Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach (ft. Snoop Dogg and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
03 White Flag (ft. Kano, Bashy, and the National Orchestra for Arabic Music)
04 Rhinestone Eyes
05 Stylo (ft. Bobby Womack and Mos Def)
06 Superfast Jellyfish (ft. Gruff Rhys and De La Soul)
07 Empire Ants (ft. Little Dragon)
08 Glitter Freeze (ft. Mark E Smith)
09 Some Kind Of Nature (ft. Lou Reed)
10 On Melancholy Hill
11 Broken
12 Sweepstakes (ft. Mos Def and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
13 Plastic Beach (ft. Mick Jones and Paul Simonon)
14 To Binge (ft. Little Dragon)
15 Cloud of Unknowing (ft. Bobby Womack and Sinfonia ViVA)
16 Pirate Jet
