GIGS OF 2010 IN PICTURES:

Damon Albarn of the Gorillaz

Roskilde Festival 2010

Gorillaz - The Fall IS HERE!

AND IT EVEN HAS A TRACK FEATURING THAT WEIRD BODYGUARD DUDE!

And answering my previous question…

iPad Applications Used: 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

I’m going to eat turkey and ham now. You all listen to this now, alright? Alright.

(thanks for the tip Mrs_Otacon!)

Damon Albarn - I Need A Gun

In 2003, Damon Albarn released a very limited vinyl pressing of tracks he recorded in hotel rooms during Blur’s Think Tank tour. Democrazy sounded more bedroom musician than any of his previous works (or any of his works to date) and was panned upon release for being just that.

The album itself is a collector’s item now; a quick eBay search brings up some ridiculous figures for some mint copies. But the tracks themselves are almost Nostradamus-like in the progress Albarn made as a musician since its release. The above track, for example, was later tweaked into the Gorillaz hit Dirty Harry.

I’m yet to give the Gorillaz new album The Fall a proper listen but it’ll be strange trying not to compare it to Democrazy. Both were spur of the moment ideas created during touring and released frantically, at the end of the day.

Would be good to know what apps Albarn used on his iPad, though…

Am I pumped for Thursday’s Gorillaz gig? After their show at Roskilde this year, my answer is “kinda”.

Still going to try to meet Damon Albarn though.