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Re: Making the video that made Gorillaz

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Post by miketery »

zoklet-enjoyer wrote: post #3
CodeCompost wrote: post #2

I know they were a hugely popular band, but I the only song I know is the one from the video.

You're missing out! Gorillaz, Demon Days, and Plastic Beach are all great albums. Their other albums are ok. Blur is a great band too, pretty sure I like all of their albums. Also, if you like that rap verse, check out Del the Funky Homosapien/Deltron

> We may act different in some ways

> But we still grouped together like a fuckin' survey

Deltron 3030 -- Madness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3EiAYQB0pY

Coincidentally the album Plastic Beach came out 1 month before the BP oil spill.

Re: Making the video that made Gorillaz

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Post by chucksta »

samplatt wrote: post #39
Lammy wrote: post #20

Thanks for posting this. I 'member seeing this video originally on MTV at like 3AM. Instantly captivated. I'm a huge fan to this day, but there's something uniquely special about all the Phase 1 stuff: the album, the B-sides (or “G” Sides lol), the explorable Flash Kong Studios site, the DVD, Jamie Hewlett's art†, the fact that the eponymous album as originally released is 55:55 (iykyk) There's also a track on Deltro…

>Deltron 3030 (an album I liked a lot more when it was new than I do now) I only discovered Deltron 3030 a couple of years ago, fucking love it. Why do you like it less now? Is there a controversy around it or him?

Del the funky homosapien is the singer in both - has a couple stage names, another good group he's in is called Hieroglyphics

Re: Making the video that made Gorillaz

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Post by pen2l »

4gotunameagain wrote: post #43
tptacek wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think Robert Del Naja is Banksy? I think that's kind of an urban legend.

I think every theory about banksy's identity is just a theory, no ? It's really impressive he has managed to remain anonymous for so long, really. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/...

Banksy's identity is kind of an open secret, it's Robin Gunningham, people in the 'know' have known this for a long time. But we all every now and then partake in the effort of keeping it an (open) secret, for respect of the art and the mystique, and for the respect of the artist's very own desire.

Re: Making the video that made Gorillaz

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Post by 4gotunameagain »

pen2l wrote: post #53
4gotunameagain wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think every theory about banksy's identity is just a theory, no ? It's really impressive he has managed to remain anonymous for so long, really. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/...

Banksy's identity is kind of an open secret, it's Robin Gunningham, people in the 'know' have known this for a long time. But we all every now and then partake in the effort of keeping it an (open) secret, for respect of the art and the mystique, and for the respect of the artist's very own desire.

As far as I can tell, this is just another rumour :)

Re: Making the video that made Gorillaz

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Post by ovalanche »

zichy wrote: post #18

Three more facts about the song Clint Eastwood: 1. The drum beat is just the Rock 1 preset of the Suzuki Omnichord: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDX6l9_58RA 2. Del tha Funkee Homosapien wrote the full lyrics in 30 minutes with the help of the book "How to Write a Hit Song": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq2qSq6NpNY#t=373 3. The first version of the song didn't feature Del, but the British group Phi Life Cypher:…

Re: 1, When I found this out I couldn’t decide whether I felt disappointment or admiration. Currently leaning towards the latter!

Re: Making the video that made Gorillaz

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Post by ovalanche »

zichy wrote: post #18

Three more facts about the song Clint Eastwood: 1. The drum beat is just the Rock 1 preset of the Suzuki Omnichord: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDX6l9_58RA 2. Del tha Funkee Homosapien wrote the full lyrics in 30 minutes with the help of the book "How to Write a Hit Song": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq2qSq6NpNY#t=373 3. The first version of the song didn't feature Del, but the British group Phi Life Cypher:…

Deltron 3030 (the song) is a work of art. I can recite it in full. Lol.

Re: Making the video that made Gorillaz

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Post by samplatt »

Lammy wrote: post #41
samplatt wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Deltron 3030 (an album I liked a lot more when it was new than I do now) I only discovered Deltron 3030 a couple of years ago, fucking love it. Why do you like it less now? Is there a controversy around it or him?

Nah nothing like that. I still listen to it pretty often in fact. I feel like Deltron says what it wants to say, and I enjoy what it wants to say, but it never tells me anything new. I still find new interpretations in all of the Gorillaz albums in a way that keeps them fresher even though I have listened them all to death, especially eponymous and Plastic Beach. Gorillaz songs do a great job of saying a bunch of dif…

Absolutely fantastic answer, thanks very much. Appreciated because I'm at a pretty good point in my life to minimise (or at least accept) preconceptions, and go and freely (re)interpret songs with a half-lifetime of experience behind me. Looking forward to it.

Re: Making the video that made Gorillaz

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Post by qingcharles »

Lammy wrote: post #20

Thanks for posting this. I 'member seeing this video originally on MTV at like 3AM. Instantly captivated. I'm a huge fan to this day, but there's something uniquely special about all the Phase 1 stuff: the album, the B-sides (or “G” Sides lol), the explorable Flash Kong Studios site, the DVD, Jamie Hewlett's art†, the fact that the eponymous album as originally released is 55:55 (iykyk) There's also a track on Deltro…

Any idea if the Coco Pops ad of Candeland's is online anywhere?

Re: Making the video that made Gorillaz

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Post by Lammy »

qingcharles wrote: post #59
Lammy wrote: post #20

Thanks for posting this. I 'member seeing this video originally on MTV at like 3AM. Instantly captivated. I'm a huge fan to this day, but there's something uniquely special about all the Phase 1 stuff: the album, the B-sides (or “G” Sides lol), the explorable Flash Kong Studios site, the DVD, Jamie Hewlett's art†, the fact that the eponymous album as originally released is 55:55 (iykyk) There's also a track on Deltro…

Any idea if the Coco Pops ad of Candeland's is online anywhere?

This is 100% a guess as I'm not from any Commonwealth country and didn't grow up seeing them, but maybe this one? Timeline fits (1999), location fits (article says he's from Sydney), it's the only one I found that combines 2D animation with 3D animation, and some of the shots look surprisingly similar to the Clint Eastwood and Rock The House videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4xf475Du9E
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