Plastic Beach

Plastic Beach
Studio album by Gorillaz
Publication (s)	March 3, 2010
admission	June - November 2009
Label (s)	Parlophone / Virgin
Format (s)	CD, download
Genre (s)	Pop , Electronic , Alternative , Hip-Hop , Alternative Rock , Trip-Hop
Title (number)	16
running time	56:46
production	Damon Albarn , Gorillaz
chronology D-Sides (2007) Plastic Beach The Fall (2010)

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Plastic Beach   DE 3 03/19/2010 (12 weeks)   AT 1 03/19/2010 (15 weeks)   CH 2 03/21/2010 (22 weeks)   UK 2 03/20/2010 (31 weeks)   US 2 03/27/2010 (33 weeks)

Singles

Stylo (feat.Mos Def & Bobby Womack)   DE 63 02/12/2010 (8 weeks)   AT 40 02/12/2010 (8 weeks)   CH 56 02/21/2010 (7 weeks)

Plastic Beach is the third studio album by the band Gorillaz . It was released in March 2010.

background

Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett started a Gorillaz project called Carousel in November 2007 , which initially wasn't supposed to be a new album and which consisted of just concepts for a while. In 2008, the two decided to record a new album, but the Gorillaz characters should be presented under new aspects because Hewlett was tired of drawing the characters. The recordings then began in June 2008, u. a. collaborated with the National Orchestra for Oriental Arabic Music in Beirut . In addition, there were a number of top-class guest singers who gave the songs additional voices. a. Bobby Womack , Kano , Mos Def , Gruff Rhys , Snoop Dogg , Lou Reed and Mark E. Smith , and ex- The-Clash members Mick Jones and Paul Simonon played the title song Plastic Beach . One song with The Horrors didn't even make it onto the album in the end. Recorded in Derby and Devon (England) and Damascus (Syria).

The idea behind the album was to combine pop with a statement and thus give it more depth. The album name refers to the way our society and nature deal with the huge amounts of plastic waste produced, based on impressions that Albarn collected in Mali and London.

The pop approach was confirmed by many critics, but largely received positively. Andreas Borcholte wrote on Spiegel.de :

Versatile, imaginative, cosmopolitan and original, that is to say more courageous, modern music did not sound for a long time. Pop mixes with hip-hop and dub, oriental and Asian influences add to western songwriting tradition, electronica meets traditional soul.

Pitchfork named it Best New Music , and it was album of the month at Musikexpress . It reached number 2 on the charts in England and the USA and number 3 in Germany.

The first video for the single Stylo , which was released on January 26, 2010, was noticeable for two things: on the one hand Bruce Willis played along, on the other hand it showed the characters for the first time as 3D models in contrast to the earlier 2D animations .

Guest appearances

The album features guest appearances by musicians and bands Snoop Dogg , Hypnotic Brass Ensemble , Kano, Bashy , Bobby Womack, Mos Def , Gruff Rhys, De La Soul , Little Dragon , Mark E. Smith , Lou Reed , Mick Jones, Paul Simonon , sinfonia ViVA and The Lebanese National Orchestra for Oriental Arabic Music .

Track list

1. Orchestral Intro (featuring sinfonia ViVA) - 1:09
2. Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach (featuring Snoop Dogg and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble) - 3:35
3. White Flag (featuring Bashy, Kano and The Lebanese National Orchestra for Oriental Arabic Music) - 3:43
4. Rhinestone Eyes - 3:20
5. Stylo (featuring Bobby Womack and Mos Def) - 4:30
6. Superfast Jellyfish (featuring Gruff Rhys and De La Soul) - 2:54
7. Empire Ants (featuring Little Dragon) - 4:43
8. Glitter Freeze (featuring Mark E. Smith) - 4:03
9. Some Kind of Nature (featuring Lou Reed) - 2:59
10. On Melancholy Hill - 3:53
11. Broken - 3:17
12. Sweepstakes (featuring Mos Def and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble) - 5:20
13. Plastic Beach (featuring Mick Jones and Paul Simonon) - 3:47
14. To Binge (featuring Little Dragon) - 3:55
15. Cloud of Unknowing (featuring Bobby Womack and sinfonia ViVA) - 3:06
16. Pirate Jet - 2:32

Web links

• Review on laut.de
• Review on sound spy

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH Charts UK Charts US
2. ↑ - ( Memento of the original from November 29, 2009 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Listened to: The most important CDs of the week. In: Spiegel Online . March 2, 2010, accessed June 10, 2018 .