Russell raps, because he is possessed by funky-phantoms. Possibly the strangest collection of musicians ever provides the voices, and they manage to produce some interesting music. There s a good reason for their talent too. The fact that Gorillaz are cartoon characters does not overshadow the music. The band s debut album, Gorillaz, begins with the lighthearted Re-Hash which rolls along over heavy bass beat.
Tomorrow Comes Today.
The beats are confident and well placed. Everything falls into place creating a lonely, depressed feel without trying too hard. The first single off the album, Clint Eastwood, is a great indie dance track, which would nicely fit into the catalogue of the Beta Band or even onto Del tha Funkee Homosapien s Deltron 3030 album. Del places his vocals, dotted with bizarre rhymes between Albarn s choruses. On Sound Check, turntable talent Kid Koala is featured making this a weird yet interesting hip hop track.