GORILLAZ

2LP - Indies Exclusive Limited Edition Yellow Vinyl - 15-track album on 2 Yellow Vinyl 12” discs, housed in a gatefold sleeve, including Printed Inner Sleeves and a 12” Insert. Original artwork by Jamie Hewlett.

The Mountain is Gorillaz' negende studioalbum. Het album is een verzameling van 15 nieuwe nummers met artiesten en samenwerkingspartners, waaronder: Ajay Prasanna, Anoushka Shankar, Asha Bhosle, Asha Puthli, Bizarrap, Black Thought, Gruff Rhys, Idles, Jalen Ngonda, Johnny Marr, Kara Jackson, Omar Souleyman, Paul Simonon, Sparks, Trueno en Yasiin Bey; en de stemmen van Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Dennis Hopper, Mark E. Smith, Proof en Tony Allen. The Mountain, geproduceerd door Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr. en Bizarrap (Orange County), werd opgenomen in Londen, Devon, Miami, Jaipur, Mumbai, New Delhi en Rishikesh; en bevat artiesten die optreden in vijf talen: Arabisch, Engels, Hindi, Spaans en Yoruba. Het artwork voor The Mountain toont Jamie Hewletts kenmerkende, maar steeds evoluerende stijl, die de wereld van Gorillaz illustreert met een steeds gedetailleerdere en prachtigere complexiteit in een reeks handgetekende illustraties. Murdoc Niccals, Russel Hobbs, 2D en Noodle bevinden zich in India, waar onze helden worden ondergedompeld in de ritmes van mystieke muziek terwijl ze zich een weg banen door het bergachtige landschap van dit ding dat leven heet

The Mountain is Gorillaz 9th studio album. The album is a collection of 15 new tracks featuring artists and collaborators including: Ajay Prasanna, Anoushka Shankar, Asha Bhosle, Asha Puthli, Bizarrap, Black Thought, Gruff Rhys, Idles, Jalen Ngonda, Johnny Marr, Kara Jackson, Omar Souleyman, Paul Simonon, Sparks, Trueno and Yasiin Bey; as well as the voices of Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Dennis Hopper, Mark E. Smith, Proof and Tony Allen.

Produced by Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr. and Bizarrap (Orange County), The Mountain was recorded in London, Devon, Miami, Jaipur, Mumbai, New Delhi and Rishikesh; and features artists performing in five languages: Arabic, English, Hindi, Spanish and Yoruba.

The artwork for The Mountain sees Jamie Hewlett’s distinct, yet ever-evolving, style illustrate the world of Gorillaz with an ever more detailed and beautiful intricacy across a series of hand-drawn illustrations. Circumstances find Murdoc Niccals, Russel Hobbs, 2D and Noodle in India, where our heroes are immersed in the rhythms of mystical music-making as they navigate the mountainous terrain of this thing called life.