2002 remix anthology past Spacemonkeyz vs Gorillaz
2002 remix anthology by Spacemonkeyz vs Gorillaz
| Laika Come Habitation |
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| Released | i July 2002 |
| Recorded | 2000–2002 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 1:sixteen:09 |
| Label | Parlophone/EMI (Britain)
Astralwerks/Caroline/Virgin/EMI Records (US) |
| Producer | - Spacemonkeyz
- Gorillaz
- Dan the Automator
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G-Sides
(2001) | Laika Come Home
(2002) | Demon Days
(2005) | |
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Republic of mali Music
(2002) | Laika Come Home
(2002) | Democrazy
(2003) | |
- "Lil' Dub Chefin'"
Released: 22 July 2002 |
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Professional ratings | Review scores |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [two] |
| NME | 7/10[iii] |
Laika Come up Home is a Gorillaz remix album released in July 2002. Different a typical remix album, it is done past just ane grouping, Spacemonkeyz. Information technology contains most of the songs from Gorillaz' outset album, Gorillaz, but remixed in dub and reggae style. The anthology features Terry Hall, U Brownish, Earl 16 and 2-D. One single, "Lil' Dub Chefin'", was released from the album on 22 July 2002, with moderate success. The limited edition was packed in digipak, featuring ii subconscious tracks. In 2004, the album was packaged with 2001'south Gorillaz in a box gear up every bit role of EMI's "2CD Originals" collection. The album'southward title is a reference to Laika, the Soviet infinite dog, and the film Lassie Come Home. The album contains mixes of every vocal on the original album except "Double Bass", "Latin Simone (¿Que Pasa Contigo?)", and "Rock the House".
Background [edit]
The Spacemonkeyz announced to exist offset referenced before the album in the "Tomorrow Comes Today" video. During the video, in the groundwork, a affiche can be seen with 3 pictures of monkeys with spacesuits and the caption "Laugh at present just i day nosotros'll be in charge". The artwork is a famous piece of artwork by Banksy,[4] the visual creative person who worked with Damon Albarn for Think Tank's artwork[five] and Demon Days producer Danger Mouse in an attack confronting Paris Hilton.[6] Earlier the release of the anthology, the mix of Tomorrow Comes Today (Bañana Baby) was released in the single of Tomorrow Comes Today in February 2002.
Rails listing [edit]
| one. | "Jungle Fresh" | "xix-2000" | 5:28 |
| 2. | "Strictly Rubbadub" | "Slow Country" | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Bañana Baby" | "Tomorrow Comes Today" | 5:29 |
| iv. | "Monkey Noise" | "Human Research (Clapper)" | 5:57 |
| 5. | "De-Punked" | "Punk" | 5:20 |
| vi. | "P.45" | "v/4" | 4:26 |
| 7. | "Dub Ø 9" | "Starshine" | five:17 |
| 8. | "Crooked Dub" | "Sound Cheque (Gravity)" | 5:31 |
| nine. | "Mutant Genius" | "New Genious (Blood brother)" | v:02 |
| 10. | "Come Again" | "Re-Hash" | 6:04 |
| 11. | "A Fistful of Peanuts" | "Clint Eastwood" | 5:53 |
| 12. | "Lil' Dub Chefin'" | "M1 A1" | 4:41 |
| Total length: | 1:02:49 |
| 12. | "Lil' Dub Chefin'" (with interlude) | six:07 |
| thirteen. | "Strictly Rubbadub" ("More Rubbadub" Version) | 5:15 |
| 14. | "A Fistful of Peanuts" ("More Peanuts" Version) | half dozen:39 |
| Full length: | 1:16:09 |
Personnel [edit]
Musicians [edit]
- Damon Albarn – vocals (all tracks), piano (tracks ii–3), stylophone (rails 2), melodica (tracks 3–4, eleven), guitar (tracks 7–viii, 10)
- Spacemonkeyz – instrumentation, programming, guitar, bass, pulsate programming
- Miho Hatori – boosted vocals (tracks 1, 10)
- Tina Weymouth – boosted vocals (rail 1)
- Michael Smith – horn, horn arrangements (tracks 1–3, 5–half-dozen, 10–12), flute (track xi)
- Martin Shaw – horn (track 1)
- Dan Left Hand – bass (rail ane)
- Jeff Scantlebury – percussion (tracks i–three, 5–viii, 10–12)
- Jaques Shythé – castanets (track ane)
- U Brown – vocals (tracks two, eleven)
- Dennis Rollins – horn (tracks 2–3, 5–vi, 10–12)
- Dominic Glover – horn (tracks 2–3, 5–6, 10–12)
- Phil Soul – bass (tracks 2–4, 8, 10, 12)
- Earl Sixteen – vocals (tracks 3, 11)
- Stuart Zender – bass (tracks 3–4), clavinet (track 4)
- Pete Collins – incendiary device (rail five)
- Simon Katz – guitar (track 6), organ (track 12)
- Brian Pisce – strings (track 8)
- Terry Hall – vocals (rails 12)
Technical [edit]
- Gorillaz – product
- Tom Girling – co-production, engineering, Pro Tools
- Jason Cox – co-production, engineering
- Dan Nakamura – production (tracks ane–six, 8–12)
- Spacemonkeyz – additional production, re-mixing
- Pete Collins – assistance
Artwork [edit]
- J.C. Hewlett – analogy
- Mat Wakeham – art direction
- Kate McLauchlan – pattern
- Roland Hamilton – monkey photos
Charts [edit]
| Chart (2002) | Peak
position |
| French Albums (SNEP)[seven] | 118 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[8] | 108 |
| U.s.a. Billboard 200[ix] | 156 |
| U.s. Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[10] | 6 |
Release details [edit]
The album was released in various countries in July 2002.
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
| United Kingdom | one July 2002 | Parlophone | CD | 540 3622 |
| ii×LP | 539 9821 |
| Japan | 3 July 2002 | Toshiba-EMI | CD | TOCP-66045 |
| The states | 16 July 2002 | Astralwerks | CD | ASW 40362 |
| CD digipak | ASW 40522 |
References [edit]
- ^ Laika Come Home at AllMusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th curtailed ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN978-0-85712-595-8.
- ^ "NME Album Reviews - Space Monkeys vs. Gorillaz: Laika Come Habitation". NME. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Laugh Now". Hexagon Gallery . Retrieved 31 Baronial 2021.
- ^ "Banksy artwork sets new benchmark". 26 Oct 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Banksy'southward spoofing of Paris Hilton's debut album to go up for auction". Result. 26 Dec 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Gorillaz – Laika Come Home". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Gorillaz | Creative person | Official Charts". United kingdom Albums Nautical chart.
- ^ "Gorillaz Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Gorillaz Chart History (Acme Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard.