Limited edition box-set combines the alternative supergroup's 2001 & 2002 albums. Slipcase. EMI. 2004.
Gorillaz/Laika Come Home,Gorillaz,EMI,Rock,Rock/Pop
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Spacemonkeyz Vs. Gorillaz: Laika Come Home
Space Monkeyz Vs. Gorillaz Manufacturer: Astralwerks ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000068CDY Release Date: 2002-07-16 |
Tracks:
- 19/2000 (Jungle Fresh)
- Slow Country (Strictly Rubbadub)
- Tomorrow Comes Today (Banana Baby)
- Man Research (Monkey Racket
- Punk (De-Punked)
- 5/4 (P.45)
- Starshine (Dub 09)
- Soundcheck (Gravity) (Crooked Dub)
- New Genius (Brother) (Mutant Genius)
- Re Hash (Come Again)
- Clint Eastwood (A Fistful Of Peanuts)
- M1A1 (Lil' Dub Chefin')
Amazon.com
Sure, Gorillaz sounded original, but it was a pop project with all the constraints that went with it--can you imagine the six-minute remixed version of "Clint Eastwood" making it onto MTV? But that's exactly what makes Laika Come Home so good. It's a reimagined collection filled with bone-shaking dubscapes and enough reverb to transmit a message to the farthest edges of the universe. Listen to the "De-Punked" version of "Punk" with its meandering, decayed trumpet and computerized tweaks--hardly recognizable as the original--or the swinging old-school ska that crops ups on "5/4." The two-tone skank of "M1/A1" (with Terry Hall) sounds as if it should have been the original version, but the real killer tracks are those injected with dancehall vibes by DJ U Brown and Earl 16. Who says "you don't get paid for doing what you love?"--not Damon Albarn. --Caroline ButlerAmazon.com
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Gorillaz |
G-Sides |
Demon Days |
Gorillaz - Phase One - Celebrity Take Down |
Gorillaz - Phase Two - Slowboat to Hades |
Demon Days Live |
Album Details
Tearing Through the Hype, the Gorillaz have Supposedly Employed Three Remixers to Give their Debut Album a Jamaican Old Skool 'dub' Stylin'. Hence, the Personae of the 'space Monkeyz'. Includes a Six Min. Dub of 'clint Eastwood', a De-punked Version of 'punk' and Guest Vocals Brought in for the Proceedings from Terry Hall (Specials, Fun Boy Three, Colourfield), Dancehall Vibes from U-brown and Earl 16. A Further Chapter to the Phenomenon of the Gorillaz Saga.Customer Reviews:
New Music Revolution.......2006-07-04
This is a masterpiece.......2006-03-14
If you dig this, you should pick up the Dead 60's dub/extended version of their only album. Plus, Reggae From Finland, out last year. Soul Captain Band, and a plethora of dub djs (plus hot smart women) make Finland worth visiting..
So yeah, buy this. And Spacemonkeyz? PLease make more of this!
Incredibly laidback!.......2006-02-03
While randomly going through CD's on sale at a store (somewhere in India) I saw this one for about $7. For 7 bucks, it wouldn't hurt to listen. Having heard it, the experience was worth more (maybe the full price too).
The background is traditional Reggae rhythym, yet each track is contemporarily styled and fused with different Instruments. I guess this is a hallmark of the SpaceMonkeyz. I often find myself listening to this album alongside tracks from Willie Williams, Max Romeo, UB40 and even Pink Floyd amongst other artists that have a strong anchoring in easy tunes and rhythyms. The mixes were all originally part of the Gorillaz album from 2001 (except perhaps one track at the end). Even if you do own the original album, buy this one, it is very different and will not fail to surprise you.
Very.....Innovative.......2005-12-21
The Space Monkeys.... And The Gorillaz..............2005-10-24
Clint Eastwood has, yet again, been redone, and in this case has gone completely ragae, the keyboards are all a ragae beat, the vocals have changed, the drum rythm and time signature has changed, and there is now a horn part. The only thing that even makes it recognizeable is the harmonica from time to time, that reminds you, that it is Clint Eastwood.
It's hard to say if you'll like this or not. If you like The Gorillaz because of their more pop, rock sort of sound, look elsewhere. However if it has always been the more ragae techno sort of thing that you liked, this is for you, and if you liked the raps, I garuntee you'll love the ragae vocals.
So, for any hardcore Gorilla worshipper like me, you have to get this simply to hear what they would sound like if they had been more ragae orientated. The music is still great. I recomend this album to pretty well everyone.
PEACE! THE GORILLAZ ARE AUSOM!
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Laika Come Home
Space Monkeyz Vs. Gorillaz Manufacturer: Astralwerks ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000687V6 Release Date: 2002-07-15 |
Tracks:
- 19/2000 [Jungle Fresh]
- Slow Country [Strictly Rubbadub]
- Tomorrow Comes Today [Banana Baby]
- Man Research [Monkey Racket]
- Punk [De-Punked]
- 5/4 [P.45]
- Starshine [Dub 09]
- Soundcheck (Gravity) [Crooked Dub]
- New Genius (Brother) [Mutant Genius]
- Re Hash [Come Again]
- Clint Eastwood [A Fistful of Peanuts]
- M1A1 [Lil' Dub Chefin']
Album Description
Japanese edition of 2002 'dub' album with Space Monkey's includes an exclusive enhanced element with two animated shorts, 'Jump The Gut' & 'Game Of Death', plus a postcard (for the first pressing). Digipak.Album Details
Japanese Version featuring an Enhanced Track with an Animated Cartoon featuring Noodle.Customer Reviews:
A Masterpiece of dub reggae.......2003-05-20
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Space Monkeys vs. Gorillaz: Laika Come Home
Space Monkeyz Vs. Gorillaz Manufacturer: Astralwerks ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000069CMI Release Date: 2002-07-16 |
Tracks:
- 19/2000 (Jungle Fresh)
- Slow Country (Strictly Rubbadub)
- Tomorrow Comes Today (Banana Baby)
- Man Research (Monkey Racket)
- Punk (De-Punked)
- 5/4 (P.45)
- Starshine (Dub 09)
- Soundcheck (Gravity) (Crooked Dub)
- New Genius (Brother) (Mutant Genius)
- Re Hash (Come Again)
- Clint Eastwood (A Fisteful Of Peanuts)
- M1A1 (Lil' Dub Chefin)
Amazon.com
Sure, Gorillaz sounded original, but it was a pop project with all the constraints that went with it--can you imagine the six-minute remixed version of "Clint Eastwood" making it onto MTV? But that's exactly what makes Laika Come Home so good. It's a reimagined collection filled with bone-shaking dubscapes and enough reverb to transmit a message to the farthest edges of the universe. Listen to the "De-Punked" version of "Punk" with its meandering, decayed trumpet and computerized tweaks--hardly recognizable as the original--or the swinging old-school ska that crops ups on "5/4." The two-tone skank of "M1/A1" (with Terry Hall) sounds as if it should have been the original version, but the real killer tracks are those injected with dancehall vibes by DJ U Brown and Earl 16. Who says "you don't get paid for doing what you love?" Not Damon Albarn. --Caroline ButlerAmazon.com
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More from Gorillaz
Gorillaz |
G-Sides |
Demon Days |
Gorillaz - Phase One - Celebrity Take Down |
Gorillaz - Phase Two - Slowboat to Hades |
Demon Days Live |
Customer Reviews:
Gorillaz are undefineable.......2005-10-05
Gorillaz Get 'Planet of the Apes' Treatment.......2004-04-06
If you prefered the pop/hip hop, up-beat feel of their debut album to the tracks with reggae/dub leanings, then run, run and hide!
Much like Tim Burton 're-imagined' Planet of the Apes, the Gorillaz debut has had it's bare bones removed and completely reworked, this time as a deep chill dub/reggae album, by a couple of guys calling themselves 'Space Monkeys'. Most of the songs are hardly recognisable, but who would want to buy the same album twice?
If I had found this within 12 months of getting the first album, I would have been annoyed and bitterly disappointed. Now, three years down the track, this is a surprise, a real gem and welcome listening.
Some of the feel from the debut has been completely inverted, like the fury of M1A1 converted to arms-in-the-air celebration and of course Punk is now De-Punked, while some of the spookier moments like Starshine and Soundcheck (Gravity) are dropped back to an almost X-Files torch waving creepiness.
On the whole this is a much more cohesive album, but with limited appeal to the public at large. You won't hear any of this on the radio.
I'd recommend this as great music at work (I'm in an art studio, so I guess that helps), a soundtrack to the comics of James Hewlitt or pumpin' at a back yard bar-be-que.
Let's just hope this collective project will realease some new music eventually.
Strong showing.......2003-12-27
That the Gorillaz source material holds up under this dub is no small recognition of its quality. That the dubbing has taken the material to such great new places speaks to the ability of the "Space Monkeys".
Recommended
The naysayers either have innate bias or don't get it...........2003-12-20
Let's review the flaws, first:
1) Its the same songs, AGAIN.
2) Its nothing like the source material.
OK, downsides listed. Perfectly respectable downsides, yes, we all already own these songs once or twice. However, true to roots dub, that's sort of the point and its well represented here. And, since it is well represented here, its nothing like the original rock songs, its not even like the hiphop songs, its dub.
You get dub (real dub, not electronic thumpathumpa crap) when a producer would take the source material and manipulate it to create fresh music for the sound systems. Vocals out, lead insturments out, rhythm in. Up the bass, up the drums, and let it roll. Punch in a riff, punch in a word, then out again and run the whole thing through more reverb than you can shake a stick at. That's what you've got here. And its not just dub, but its fantastically well done dub. Its an album that's tuned for raving Gorillaz fans, dub fans, and ideally for people who are both. Or will become both.
This may not be the record for you, thankfully Amazon provides you with sound samples. Use them. What you hear is what you get, so stop whining about how much it sucks cause its the same songs over again or because its a style you don't like.
Nothing is what it seems........2003-08-03
This album is remixed by the spacemonkeys, which adds a reggae tone to the gorillaz vibe.this album may seem slow at first, but once you get into the CD and listen to it, you'll be amazed what the spacemonkeys can do.
The best songs on this CD are Banana Baby (tommorow comes today), Lil' Dub chefin (m1A1) and BAR NONE the best song on this album is......ready.........Mutant Genius, the music goes PERFECTLY with the Lyrics. this version should have been on the original.
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Laika Come Home
Spacemonkeyz Vs Gorillaz Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000067CSL Release Date: 2002-09-03 |
Tracks:
- Jungle Fresh (19/2000)
- Strictly Rubbadub (Slow Country)
- Banana Baby (Tomorrow Comes Today)
- Monkey Racket (Man Research)
- De-Punked (Punk)
- P45 (5/4)
- Dub 09 (Starshine)
- Crooked Dub (Soundcheck
- Mutant Genus (New Genius)
- Come Again (Re-Hash)
- A Fistful Of Peanuts (Clint Eastwood)
- Lil' Dub Chefin' (M1A1)
Amazon.com
Sure, Gorillaz sounded original, but it was a pop project with all the constraints that went with it--can you imagine the six-minute remixed version of "Clint Eastwood" making it onto MTV? But that's exactly what makes Laika Come Home so good. It's a reimagined collection filled with bone-shaking dubscapes and enough reverb to transmit a message to the farthest edges of the universe. Listen to the "De-Punked" version of "Punk" with its meandering, decayed trumpet and computerized tweaks--hardly recognizable as the original--or the swinging old-school ska that crops ups on "5/4." The two-tone skank of "M1/A1" (with Terry Hall) sounds as if it should have been the original version, but the real killer tracks are those injected with dancehall vibes by DJ U Brown and Earl 16. Who says "you don't get paid for doing what you love?"--not Damon Albarn. --Caroline ButlerAmazon.com
Gorillaz Photos
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More from Gorillaz
Gorillaz |
G-Sides |
Demon Days |
Gorillaz - Phase One - Celebrity Take Down |
Gorillaz - Phase Two - Slowboat to Hades |
Demon Days Live |
Album Details
Tearing Through the Hype, the Gorillaz have Supposedly Employed Three Remixers to Give their Debut Album a Jamaican Old Skool 'dub' Stylin'. Hence, the Personae of the 'space Monkeyz'. Includes a Six Min. Dub of 'clint Eastwood', a De-punked Version of 'punk' and Guest Vocals Brought in for the Proceedings from Terry Hall (Specials, Fun Boy Three, Colourfield), Dancehall Vibes from U-brown and Earl 16. A Further Chapter to the Phenomenon of the Gorillaz Saga.Customer Reviews:
New Music Revolution.......2006-07-04
This is a masterpiece.......2006-03-14
If you dig this, you should pick up the Dead 60's dub/extended version of their only album. Plus, Reggae From Finland, out last year. Soul Captain Band, and a plethora of dub djs (plus hot smart women) make Finland worth visiting..
So yeah, buy this. And Spacemonkeyz? PLease make more of this!
Incredibly laidback!.......2006-02-03
While randomly going through CD's on sale at a store (somewhere in India) I saw this one for about $7. For 7 bucks, it wouldn't hurt to listen. Having heard it, the experience was worth more (maybe the full price too).
The background is traditional Reggae rhythym, yet each track is contemporarily styled and fused with different Instruments. I guess this is a hallmark of the SpaceMonkeyz. I often find myself listening to this album alongside tracks from Willie Williams, Max Romeo, UB40 and even Pink Floyd amongst other artists that have a strong anchoring in easy tunes and rhythyms. The mixes were all originally part of the Gorillaz album from 2001 (except perhaps one track at the end). Even if you do own the original album, buy this one, it is very different and will not fail to surprise you.
Very.....Innovative.......2005-12-21
The Space Monkeys.... And The Gorillaz..............2005-10-24
Clint Eastwood has, yet again, been redone, and in this case has gone completely ragae, the keyboards are all a ragae beat, the vocals have changed, the drum rythm and time signature has changed, and there is now a horn part. The only thing that even makes it recognizeable is the harmonica from time to time, that reminds you, that it is Clint Eastwood.
It's hard to say if you'll like this or not. If you like The Gorillaz because of their more pop, rock sort of sound, look elsewhere. However if it has always been the more ragae techno sort of thing that you liked, this is for you, and if you liked the raps, I garuntee you'll love the ragae vocals.
So, for any hardcore Gorilla worshipper like me, you have to get this simply to hear what they would sound like if they had been more ragae orientated. The music is still great. I recomend this album to pretty well everyone.
PEACE! THE GORILLAZ ARE AUSOM!
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Laika Come Home
Space Monkeyz Vs. Gorillaz Manufacturer: Toshiba EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005V5CD Release Date: 2002-07-08 |
Tracks:
- 19/2000 [Jungle Fresh]
- Slow Country [Strictly Rubbadub]
- Tomorrow Comes Today [Banana Baby]
- Man Research [Monkey Racket]
- Punk [De-Punked]
- 5/4 [P.45]
- Starshine [Dub 09]
- Soundcheck (Gravity) [Crooked Dub]
- New Genius (Brother) [Mutant Genius]
- Re Hash [Come Again]
- Clint Eastwood [A Fistful of Peanuts]
- M1A1 [Lil' Dub Chefin']
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Laika Come Home
Space Monkeyz Vs. Gorillaz Manufacturer: Japanese Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0001F7UM0 Release Date: 2004-02-17 |
Tracks:
- 19/2000 [Jungle Fresh]
- Slow Country [Strictly Rubbadub]
- Tomorrow Comes Today [Banana Baby]
- Man Research [Monkey Racket]
- Punk [De-Punked]
- 5/4 [P.45]
- Starshine [Dub 09]
- Soundcheck (Gravity) [Crooked Dub]
- New Genius (Brother) [Mutant Genius]
- Re Hash [Come Again]
- Clint Eastwood [A Fistful of Peanuts]
- M1A1 [Lil' Dub Chefin']
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Gorillaz/Laika Come Home
Gorillaz Manufacturer: EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0002TKFY0 Release Date: 2004-09-14 |
Tracks:
- Re-Hash
- 5/4
- Tomorrow Comes Today
- New Genious (Brother)
- Clint Eastwood
- Man Research (Clapper)
- Punk
- Sound Check (Gravity)
- Double Bass
- Rock The House
- 19-2000
- Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo)
- Starshine
- Slow Country
- M1 A1
- Clint Eastwood (Ed Case/Sweetie Irie Re-Fix) (Edit)
- 19-2000 (Soulchild Remix)
Tracks:
- Jungle Fresh
- Strictly Rubbadub
- Banana Baby
- Monkey Rocket
- De-Punked
- P.45
- Dub 09
- Crooked Dub
- Mutant Genius
- Come Again
- A Fistful Of Peanuts
- Lil' Dub Chefin'
Album Description
Limited edition box-set combines the alternative supergroup's 2001 & 2002 albums. Slipcase. EMI. 2004.Rock Music:
