The physical and digital deluxe editions of Plastic Beach promise to surpass anything previously hatched from the Gorillaz imaginarium: The iTunes LP version of Plastic Beach includes the record-breaking “Stylo” video and a Making of “Stylo” documentary a video collection of Gorillaz animation, Plastic Beach trailers and six exclusive films set to album tracks a still gallery featuring original Gorillaz art and images exclusive to iTunes a Gorillaz interactive game and an Online Extras section providing access to Gorillaz live concert performances and additional exclusives.
Gorillaz’ third album, the already globally acclaimed Plastic Beach, is released today in the U.S. “Befitting an album about an ocean, the collection gains momentum via the song-to-song ebb and flow… It works both as a conceptual piece and also as a collection of danceable pop… for a bunch of cartoon characters, it does feel especially alive and human.”-Stereogum
“ has returned, once again gilding their four-character core with a delightfully random roster of guest stars… its songs sound like dispatches from a crew of hip-kid astronauts, unmoored in some space-dust ether… they do it with style.”-Entertainment Weekly “Gorillaz’s third excellent album in a row”-Rolling Stone “From the Thriller-infused electro-funk of “Stylo” to the bubbly grooves of “Superfast Jellyfish” and “Some Kind of Nature,” there’s something for everyone, and often in the same song… Plastic Beach exudes fun.”-NPR Music “…some of the most forward-looking music you’ll hear this or any other year… Plastic Beach is more than the sum of its big-name parts”-Q “STYLO” SETS RECORD AS MOST SUCCESSFUL MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERE IN YOUTUBE HISTORY Motion control rig: c/o Rob Delicata at Visual Effects company Ltd.EXCLUSIVE BONUS FEATURES GALORE ON iTUNES LP AND DELUXE EXPERIENCE EDITION Sansom, Edward SansomĪrt Direction & Pre-visualisation: Painting PracticeĬamera & Grip equipment: c/o Pete Moore at Take 2 film services Motion control cameramen: Malcolm Wooldridge, George TheophanousĮlectricians: Jamie Khosravi, Paolo Fernandes Grips: Jem Morton, Johnny Donne, Stuart Godfrey Mark Ward, David Plewis, Conor Breen, Kate McConnell, Lee Sutton, Roger Wotton, John Sims, Frank Farman, Michael Cox, David Payne, John Pennicott Modelmakers: Asylum Models & Effects Ltd. It's unknown where this model is stored at the moment, nor even if it still exists.Īs seen in the digital experience booklet of the Plastic Beach album: We can see its conception in the making of DVD included in the Experience Edition of the Plastic Beach LP. It's in particular the object of the different album covers. The three meters high model and all its accessories (consisting of boats, planes, submarines, and pirate galleon) were shot from different angles in a 50.000 litre circular water tank to promote the album. It was designed by Jamie Hewlett and Zombie Flesh Eaters, and then built by Asylum FX. The Plastic Beach model is a physical representation of the island.