Gorillaz, the story

That the virtual band Gorillaz were the most successful one knows, because it entered the Guinness Book of Records with the sale, in 2001, about 6 million copies worldwide of their first album (the same name, Gorillaz). What you may not know is that this musical project was created in 1998 by Damon Albarn, leader of the illustrator Jamie Hewlett and Blur (then his roommate). The band consists of four characters in the form of animation: 2D (vocals and keyboard), Murdoc (bass), Noodle (guitar, keyboards and vocals) and Russel (drums and percussion). The band's music is a collaboration between artists, Albarn being the only contributor permanent and the kind reported by Wikipedia is a mix of different influences: dub, hip hop, alternative rock, pop and electronic music. Brilliant was the construction of a fantastic story of the cartoon characters, drawn with a unique style, which is enriched year by year since 2001. Below the excursus that I found in the Gorillaz fan page (click the link for better reading):

Here we are told of events that did not know, Noodle has been recreated as a cyborg from Murdoc with DNA recovered after the disaster of El Mañana, is still alive? The fact that 2D is kidnapped, Murdoc, and always led to Plastic Beach, an island made ​​entirely of plastic floating in the ocean in a deserted place on the planet. This will be the rebirth of the band ... and Russel, what happened?

For the curious there for sale, although almost impossible to find now, the Biography of the group: a book of 350 pages which should explain all of their history and it is titled the Rise of the Ogre.

More information is worthy of note that the videos are produced by Gorillaz great English studio Passion Pictures (you can admire their studies by taking a cross-road of Oxford Street in London in front of you will open a giant glass that is their headquarters). I do not understand why it has gone past the 3d videos (especially Stylo), which I think makes it not as the fantastic animated illustrations in 2D, but ... I leave to you the final verdict.

Tags: 2D , Damon Albarn , Gorillaz , Jamie Hewlett , Murdoc , Noodle , Passion Pictures , Rise of the Ogre , Russell

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