Wednesday 23 July 2008

Albarn plans "Monkey" album

Damon Albarn's soundtrack to "Monkey Journey To The West" will be released this summer, it has been announced. With the production due to begin a brief run in London this week at the Royal Opera House, news of an accompanying album has now emerged. The 22-track recording is performed by both European and Chinese musicians and singers and produced by Albarn. Working under the name of Monkey, the album has been recorded in London and Beijing over the last twelve months. The tracklisting is as follows: "Monkey's World" "Monkey Travels" "Into The Eastern Sea" "The Living Sea" "The Dragon King" "Iron Rod" "Out Of The Eastern Sea" "Heavenly Peach Banquet" "Battle In Heaven" "O Mi To Fu" "Whisper" "Tripitaka's Curse" "Confessions Of A Pig" "Sandy The River Demon" "March Of The Volunteers" "The White Skeleton Demon" "Monk's Song" "I love Buddha" "March Of The Iron Army" "Pigsy In Space" "Monkey Bee" "Disappearing Volcano" There is currently no official release date for "Journey To The West". Watch Gorillaz's music videos here... Search for the latest concerts tickets on Ticketmaster

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