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Gorillaz - Plastic Beach

This issue featured an ensemble of music talent that summed up the feelings of an entire generation that almost got left behind.Damon Albarn kept his men in the work, but he passed along some of the creative reigns to a new dash and direction.There were rumors that Beck put effort into the project, that Jamie Hewlett died, that Mark Wahlberg helped aid in the production out of his own pocket, but there's a whole horde of whispers surrounding the project.

here could be no other way to discover the act than "breathtaking," regardless of the act done behind the scenes.Of course there's a lot more to defining those musicians than just list the credited parties.

The album began with an orchestral intro featuring a local sinfonietta that remains uncredited although hugely appreciated by the fans.The show moved into the low song, Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach, featured Snoop Dogg and the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble.It's inconceivable to connect just how fast that first track really is without taking off from the original genius and drift of the Gorillaz project.

White Flag, song two, featuring Kano and Bashy, didn't go up to the inaugural track, but did rally the sense of old school drum and bass battle at the harmonic tribal level.The one may never go platinum, but the contribution helped knit the overall presentation into a bullet proof work of art.

Superfast Jellyfish, featuring Gruff, took the recording into the stratosphere.The sound pops like diamond glittering brightly on a moonless night.The talent behind it burns holes ini the aural spectrum, and leaves unprepared listeners flopping on the story in flabbergasted surrender to the ability of the recording.

Albarn grounded the charge of the music lest it get too active for the more conservative listeners to handle.The slower tracks make it possible for the act to be passed on to a generation desperate to proceed from being crushed under the iron men of parents who would not let their blossoming young adults have too much fun.Damon's part allows the full ensemble to really shine when everything comes together.

Lil Dragon, Bobby Womack, Mos, Mos Def, Hy Mick Jones, Mark E. Smith and Lou Reed all took to the big stage for the recording.This huge range of artists figureds perfectly into the overall scheme of the grand musical design, especially considering the overtones of about of the tracks.There are shades of Tiesto, Oakenfold, Digweed, Saul Williams and Teron Delvon Jones in all of the tracks.If one listens closely still the front of Akita Merzbow, John Zewe and Jean Michel Jarre can be felt moving in the background.

This album was dynamite.