Thursday, 1 July 2010

Gorillaz Digipak Analysis

Gorillaz – Plastic Beach (2010)


Plastic Beach is the new album from Gorillaz, which is basically a music project which is led by Damon Albarn from pop-rock group Blur. The album includes various collaborations with big stars such as Snoop Dogg and De La Soul, and considering the album is based on a fantasy island, it gives the consumer the idea that all the artists associated with Gorillaz live on this fantasy island and that they are trying to escape from reality

The image of the island is taken from someone who appears to be hidden in water, which means that the island may be being spied upon by someone who is willing to expose the hidden and mysterious beach.

The clouds in the sky don’t entirely look like clouds, but smoke from possibly a cannon or gun or even a fire, to show that the band are at war with the rest of the world.

Gorillaz - Journey to the Plastic Beach

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MypXWl_uBCU

This video gives fans of the Gorillaz to understand and adapt to the new album and understand why its been written, sort of like a concept video, which has put a reason behind everything thats happened.