Zo kort na Plastic Beach is er alweer een nieuw Gorillaz album, geheel opgenomen op de iPad! Damon Albarn en Jamie Hewlett zitten absoluut niet stil en hebben zijn tijdens de tour gewoon doorgegaan met vette muziek maken. FunkiMag brengt je het album!
Alle nummers zijn geschreven en ingespeeld door de Gorillaz met behulp van de iPad en andere instrumenten: Korg Vocoder, Ukelele, Microkorg, Omnichord, Moog Voyager, Melodica, Guitar, Piano, Korg Monotron; behalve 'Bobby in Phoenix', die door Gorillaz en Bobby Womack is geschreven en opgenomen.
De volgende iPad Applications werden gebruikt: Speak It! / SoundyThingie / Mugician / Solo Synth / Synth / Funk Box / Gliss / AmpliTube / Xenon / iElectribe / BS-16i / M3000 HD / Cleartune / iOrgel HD / Olsynth / StudioMiniXI / BassLine / Harmonizer / Dub Siren Pro / Moog Filatron.
Tussen Montreal en Vancouver werd in slechts 32 dagen het nieuwe Gorillaz album opgenomen tijdens de North American Tour 2010. De nieuwe manier van een album uitbrengen? Wij hopen het!
Tracklist The Fall:
PHONER TO ARIZONA Recorded in Montreal on 3rd October
REVOLVING DOORS Recorded in Boston on 5th October
HILLBILLY MAN Recorded in New Jersey and Virginia on 10th and 11th October Additional Guitar: Mick Jones
DETROIT Recorded in Detroit on 13th October
SHY-TOWN Recorded in Chicago on 15th October
LITTLE PINK PLASTIC BAGS Recorded in Chicago on 16th October Additional Keyboards: Jesse Hackett
THE JOPLIN SPIDER Recorded in Joplin on 18th October Additional conversations with: Darren ‘Smoggy’ Evans
THE PARISH OF SPACE DUST Recorded in Houston on 19th October
THE SNAKE IN DALLAS Recorded in Dallas on 20th October
AMARILLO Recorded in Amarillo on 23rd October
THE SPEAK IT MOUNTAINS Recorded in Denver on 24th October Stream and forest recorded in Santa Fe on 25th October by Mike Smith
ASPEN FOREST Recorded in Santa Fe on 25th October and in Vancouver on 3rd November Additional Bass: Paul Simonon Additional Qanun: James R Grippo
BOBBY IN PHOENIX Recorded in Phoenix on 26th October Vocals and Guitar: Bobby Womack
CALIFORNIA AND THE SLIPPING OF THE SUN Recorded in Oakland on 30th October Train station announcement recorded at LA Train Station. Additional conversation with: Darren ‘Smoggy’ Evans, Mick Jones, Jamie Hewlett and Tanyel Vahdettin.
SEATTLE YODEL Recorded in Seattle on 2nd November Featuring the Archie McPhee Yodelling Pickle. Copyright 2008 Archie McPhee and Company www.mcphee.com/shop/products/Yodelling-Pickle.html
