Gorillas Group Biography

Pictures from the past immediately appear in my head, warm feelings of nostalgia from distant youth. And there is a whole list of music groups that could cause such feelings. However, today let's dwell on a certain, namely, the Gorillaz group. Many have heard their compositions, but not many people know how this team was formed and what is happening with their work today.

But about everything in order. GPRILLAZ group. From left to right, the upper row: Murdok and Russell. In the distant year, Graham Coxon, guitarist of the British rock band Blur, invited to interview his musical collective of the famous animator artist, designer, and comic book creator Jamie Hughlett. Thus, the first acquaintance of Hughlett with Damon Albarn, at that time, was the frontman Blur.

Their first relationships were rather cold in terms of human communication, and therefore in creative contact, too. The artist considered the musician very arrogant and arrogant. However, there were so life circumstances that these two a year began to rent one apartment in the popular London area - Westbourne Grove. In this common apartment, at the next viewing of the MTV music television channel, a real musical story was created.

They watched him so often that this “information porridge” was a kind of inspiration for them. And around the year, the Gorilla virtual group was invented, which after changing its name to the constant Gorillaz. The first producer was the hip-hop leader Daniel Nakamur stage pseudonym “Dan the Automator”. He collaborated with the group before the release of their first album in the year.

Also, the rap artist Teren Jones stage pseudonym “Del the Funky Homosapien” became a voice reading rap in the first album. Gorillaz - Tomorrow Comes Today virtual component. Such a group needed an unusual story, a narrative and the characters themselves. Therefore, they decided to start with the main characters, namely, the mentally retarded Stewart sweat "2-D" lovers to play the synthesizer in the Uncle store Norm.

Once, a criminal Merdok Alfons Nicks “Murdoc” flew into this store by car, he is a future bassist of the group and a self -proclaimed leader. After Stuart flows into a coma, and Murdok gets into many hours of correctional work, including care for later in the hospital. Then they come closer, and Murdok hires a 2-D keyboard player and leading vocalist to a new group. Murdok himself gave him the nickname “2-D” or “2-dents” “Two dents”.

Stuart received an injury to one eye in an accident in a music store, and on the second eye - when he was lying in a coma and saw dreams. Then Murdoc acquired a mysterious studio with the ghosts of Kong Studios. After they are joined by the drummer Russell Hobbs "Russel Hobbs". He is a native of New York with a difficult fate. Once, Russell with his friends fell into a shootout and the only one came out of it alive.

The souls of his friends moved to him. The most noticeable of all ghosts was the essence named Del Eaki rapper and MC. By the way, he sometimes appears in the clips of the group. And in the first album, as said earlier, he was voiced by Teren Jones.

It is worth noting that Russell “adjusted” Murdoku’s nose, because he had an ugly with “2-D”, having repelled his girlfriend Paulu Cracker, who played the solo on the guitar at the beginning of their journey. But after this incident they said goodbye to her. Also in the year, the Ace participant joined the group, temporarily replacing Murdok, while he was in prison.

Then they placed an announcement about the search for the guitarist. On the same day, a large package from Japan came to them. An 8-year-old girl with a guitar jumped out of her and performed a incendiary solo. She knew only one word in English. This word was “noodle” “noodles”. So the nickname “Noodle” was fixed behind her. All these characters are the main characters in the group clips.

And stories from the end of the last century to today smoothly pass into each other, creating a whole universe of a virtual band. Gorillaz - CLINT EASTWOOD SOW TO VIRTAL CHICE and playing musical instruments. We have already noted the ghost of Del. Now let's indicate who sings and speaks the voices of the main composition of the virtual group, and also plays real musical instruments.

Damon Albarn sings with the voice of “2-D”, he also performs sets on guitars and synthesizers, the English comedian and actor Phil Cornwell speaks with the voice of Murdoc. Remy Kabak the Younger, who has been officially officially, has been a drummer and one of three who is part of the living composition of Gorillaz, has been engaged in voicing RUSSEL HOBBS. As for Noodle, she was voiced by several girls.

In the first singles up to a year, it was Japanese singer Miho Hutori. After her, the Japanese actress and TV presenter Haruk Kurod, who went with the group on her first tour, began to do this. Also, a teenage girl was voiced: American singer Tina Waymouth, British singer Rosie Wilsoni and Japanese actress Haruka Abe. Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc. The first single and success.The first musical record was officially a song called Ghost Train, released in the year.

However, the first release of the group was the mini-album of the year called Tomorrow Comes Toda. It included a song of the same name with an album, as well as the tracks “12D3” and “Rock the House”. After, in the year, the world receives the first studio album - “Gorillaz”. And the single "" takes 6th place in the same charts. After this beginning, Gorillaz perform at the Brit Awards Award ceremony, the annual prize in the field of popular music, where they were nominated for 4 prizes, but never received a single one.

The middle X has become a real peak for a virtual team. And in the hearts of lovers of creativity of this group, they still stand in high places. Gorillaz - El Manana Conclusion. At the moment, Gorillaz has released 8 studio albums. The last of them was Cracker Island, released on February 24. They have many awards and fans around the world. For everyone, this virtual band left its mark.

Their melancholy, clockwork and cool songs hurt and still hurt the different spiritual spectrum of the feelings of those who listens to them. For me personally, these guys were noted by certain guidelines in life with my formation as a person. Perhaps I did not fully understand and now I understand the whole message in their work. But over time, I realized that when I hear their compositions, a certain elusive warmth of kindness and nostalgia is created inside me.

Something what I want to share with others or just calmly and thoughtfully sit alone with this music. And what emotions do Gorillaz appeal to you? Share in the comments. The author is not part of the IXBT editorial office.