| Product Summary | | Label: Astralwerks/emi Records | | UPC: 00724354036224 | | Release Date: 7/16/2002 | | Buy.com Sku: 60562791 | | Item#: MQRHPW | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 24831 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Jungle Fresh (19/2000) ~ Gorillaz/Space Monkeyz |  | | 2. Strictly Rubbadub (Slow Country) ~ Gorillaz/Space Monkeyz | | | 3. Banana Baby (Tomorrow Comes Today) ~ Gorillaz/Space Monkeyz | | | 4. Monkey Racket (Man Research) ~ Gorillaz/Space Monkeyz | | | 5. De-Punked (Punk) ~ Gorillaz/Space Monkeyz | | | 6. P45 (5/4) ~ Gorillaz/Space Monkeyz | | | 7. Dub 09 (Starshine) ~ Gorillaz/Space Monkeyz | | | 8. Crooked Dub (Soundcheck) ~ Gorillaz/Space Monkeyz | | | 9. Mutant Genus (New Genius) ~ Gorillaz/Space Monkeyz | | | 10. Come Again (Re-Hash) ~ Gorillaz/Space Monkeyz | | | 11. Fistful Of Peanuts, A (Clint Eastwood) ~ Gorillaz/Space Monkeyz | | | 12. Lil' Dub Chefin' (M1A1) ~ Gorillaz/Space Monkeyz | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Gorillaz: 2D, Noodle, Russel, Murdoc (a.k.a. Damon Albarn, Del Tha Funky Homosapien, Sky Edwards, Dan The Automator). | | Space Monkeyz: Darren, Richie, Gavin (various instruments, programming). | | Additional personnel: Miho Hatori, Tina Weymouth, U Brown, Earl 16, Terry Hall (vocals); Simon Katz (guitar, organ); Brian Pisce (strings); Michael Smith (flute, horns); Dennis Rollins, Dominic Glover, Martin Shaw (horns); 2D (piano, Melodica, stylophone); Stuart Zender (Clavinet); Stuart Zender, Phil Soul, Dan Left Hand (bass); Jeff Scantlebury (percussion); Jaques Shythe (castanets). | | Producers: Dan The Automator, Tom Girling, Jason Cox. | | With its two extra tracks, 12-page booklet, and mini poster, this dub remix of the Gorillaz full-length debut functions both as a stand-alone work and a fascinating expansion of the original album. It features the same roster of guest stars as the original (including Tina Weymouth, Terry Hall, and Miho Hatori) but has a stronger emphasis on the dubwise tip. Tracks such as the opening "Jungle Fresh" recall the smokier, more, uh, experimental side of Lee Perry, while the melodica-laced "Banana Baby" is elliptical and sinuous. LAIKA COME HOME is heavy on dubbed-up echo, reverse tapes, and synthetic one-drop reggae beats--and you don't have to have listened to the original to appreciate its off-kilter appeal. There's less emphasis on the pop hooks of the original GORILLAZ album, more on its trippy, open-ended space-reggae sound--all to the good in this hazy, beat-happy melange of pop-meets-heavy-dub. |
Engineer: Tom Girling; Jason Cox |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 07/16/2002 | | Original Release Date : 2002 | | Catalog ID : 40362 | | Label : Astralwerks (Record Label) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00724354036224 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Uncut (8/02, p.116)
- 3 out of 5 - "...A novel experiment."CMJ (8/5/02, p.15)
- "...As a stand-alone dub record, it holds its own nicely..." NME (Magazine)
(6/22/02, p.52)
- 7 out of 10 - "...[A] most exciting prospect...The album is rife with excellent brass arrangements that pay homage to the multicultural guitar music of Albarn's youth..." |
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