The band re-formed in March for a surprise three-song set at the Africa Express event in Leytonstone, England, but have been otherwise inactive since the conclusion of their tour. Albarn says part of the magic of Blur is that they hit the road very infrequently, making each tour a monumental occasion for the fans. There has to be a real buildup of feelings and reasons to do something. Blur and Gorillaz remain enormous draws on the road, making Albarn one of the few performers on earth who can pack arenas and headline large festivals with two completely different acts with two completely different sets of songs.
One thing he does know is that Iceland will continue to be big part of his life. Related Stories. Newswire Powered by. Close the menu. Because these wafery freaks are one of the greatest acts of the century so far, and I for one hope that Damon never gets finished monkeying around. Features Opinion. By Mark Beaumont. Gorillaz, Credit: Press. Could be a whole album, know what I mean? Albarn had only met The Cure frontman once in a urinal in Brixton Academy in It was a Cramps concert.
Blur was the first of three bands. The last one is always as the sun comes up. Robert Smith is a goth God. The plan was to do joint vocals. Smith came to the studio at 5 am. I tried for two days doing loads of melodies. None of them worked. As for the next two decades of Gorillaz, Albarn says there is no end in sight.
You can do whatever you like. You can communicate between such disparate cultures. He has also visited Nigeria to record music with African drummer Tony Allen. Albarn says he would like to produce a Blur album in Baghdad as he "likes the Iraqi style of music".
He also released Democrazy in , a collection of demos he recorded while staying in hotel rooms on the U. Albarn has also appeared on other unrelated works. His song "Closet Romantic" appeared on the soundtrack for Trainspotting alongside an early Blur recording, "Sing".
Albarn provided the voiceover intro and backing vocals in the song "Time Keeps On Slipping" for the rap concept album "Deltron ". The album was produced by Dan the Automator, who also produced the Gorillaz debut album.
It is described as "an eerie mix of symphonic orchestrations and clunky ragtime" which went arguably well with the movie's cannibalistic themes. In , he released the soundtrack to his opera Dr. Albarn had a long-standing relationship with Elastica frontwoman Justine Frischmann. His involvement with her profoundly influenced his songwriting in Blur in the late s. Albarn is openly anti-war and has spoken out against wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In he took out full-page advertisements in the NME challenging the need for war, along with Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack, which they paid for personally.
In , Albarn, among others, criticized the London Live 8 concert for not featuring enough black artists; this resulted in the addition of Ms.
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