&*@%^#$!: RIP Gorillaz, 2001

straight from Damon Albarn's mouth [via NME]: all that's left is an animated movie, no more albums. I gotta say, I totally fell for the concept and the resulting music. Never really vibed on the dub/dancehall spacemonkeyz vs gorillaz: laika come home disc, but the band as a total package.. wow. the crazed history of the band members, the amazing art, groundbreaking holographic concerts, books, posters, "live" dvds, the maze of a website that is Kong Studios, the numerous vinyl figures.. boy, did they ever hook me with the fabricated mythos. kudos to albarn for the wildly successful side venture.. sad to see such popular characters go, maybe they'll find use somewhere.. but now for Albarn- Blur reunion album??

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