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Damon Albarn Quotes. (2001) Retrieved 2011, from http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/d/damon_albarn.html
Gorillaz – Aspen Forest [Music Video] Retrieved September 7, 2011, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Qr4RHoVOUS4&feature=related
Browne, Cass. Rise of the Ogre. Riverhead Books, 2006
Kreps, Daniel. Listen to Damon Albarn’s Cool Congo Project.. (2011) Retrieved 2011, from http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/
ampli`ier/89745/listen‐to‐damon‐albarns‐cool‐congo‐project/
Morley, Paul. Damon Albarn: multi‐tasker of the decade. (2009) Retrieved 2011, from http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/
nov/29/damon‐albarn‐paul‐morley
Heath, Chris. Damon Albarn. (2005) Retrieved 2011, from http://www.vblurpage.com/articles/stories/q_07.htm
Mulholland, Tara. Damon Abarn’s Shapeshifting Career. (2011) Retrieved 2011, from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/26/arts/
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Carter, Caitlin. Gorillaz release new album, The Fall, recorded on the iPad. (2011) Retrieved 2011, from http://
www.voxmagazine.com/blog/2011/04/gorillaz‐release‐new‐album‐the‐fall‐recorded‐on‐the‐ipad/
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Done this by giving life to a virtual band, finding new recording methods, and using diverse cultural music in his creations.\n
Birth: 1968 in Whitechapel, London.\nWas proficient at Piano, guitar and violin by the age of 12.\nCourses in a variety of music schools including Goldsmiths, University of London.\n\n
Blur was formed in 1989.\nFood Records.\nMultiple NME awards. \n\n
Shared a flat in the late 90’s\nMTV sparks band idea\n\n
6 months creating\nPersonalities \nExpansion\n
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Madonna with Gorillaz!\nThey are real!\n
Selt titled \nHit songs include Clint Eastwood and 19-2000.\nSongs written by all members.\n
Drummer.\nBorn Brooklyn, New York June 3rd 1975.\nXavier School for gifted youngsters. Kicked Out.\nFriends deaths.\nOccupy his body.\nDel = Clint Eastwood and Rock The House\nGrown in size but still silent and kind. Sticks up for 2-D.\n\n\n
5 grammy nominations.\nWon one, Best pop collaboration with vocals\n5 time platinum in UK doubly in US.\nSuch songs as Feel Good Inc. Dare, Dirty Harry, and Kids with guns.\nSongs written by Noodle.\n\n\n
Arrived on Murdoc’s front step in a FedEx box in response to an ad placed in NME magazine.\nNamed “Noodle” because its all she could say at first. Had no memory.\nShe is shy and loves to have fun.\nRegained her memory and learnt that she is a special agent capable of killing people with mutliple weapons and music. \n\n\n
High praise.\nArtists that participated in the album include but are not limited to Mos Def, Snoop Dog, and De La Soul.\nSongs written by Murdoc.\n
Plays bass.\nSelf proclaimed leader of the band.\nAbusive childhood. \nSour and addictive attitude.\nRecruited 2-D, Kidnapped Russel, and ordered Noodle to make the band.\nWhile in US developed a seedy following and chief of them being Little Jimmy Manson. Psychopathic midget obsessed with either killing Murdoc or falling in love with him.\nEventually the band went their seperate ways for a while and Murdoc was thrown in prison for 30 years for giving counterfeit checks to prostitutes. \nAn alcoholic and a former speed addict. \n\n\n\n\n\n
Recorded during the last leg of the American tour for the last album Plastic Beach.\nPraised for unique qualities and a new experimental nature.\nSongs written by 2-D.\n
Lead Vocals and Keyboard.\nReal name Stuart Tussport.\nBorn 23 May 1978.\nNickname from the dents in his eyes that cause them to look black and all the crashes in Murdoc’s car.\nAs a child wanted to be many things from a storm chaser to a painter inspired by Banksy.\nThe dents in his eyes were caused by Murdoc.\nWide range from baritone to Falsetto Soprano.\nMurdoc troubling relationship. 2-D hates whales.\n
Almost all sounds were recorded using the Ipad and it was mixed entirely on it. \n\n
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A music project started by Damon. This is his project from his 5 day voyage to the Congo for the Oxfam foundation. The result is Democratic Republic of Congo Music. African music combined with dubstep, dream pop, and trance. \n
This is why I feel that Damon Albarn is changing the music industry and the definition of being a band.\n
