Gorillaz
The Mountain
50--100点相当
The Independent 含む2メディア以上が満点
いきなり Kula Shaker ばりの
インド音楽で始まるw
個人的に、Gorillaz のプロジェクトは、
あまりリピートをすることがない。
Gorillaz は 世界の色々な地域の音楽を
取り入れてきた経緯があるのだが、
この作品は、
ロック界隈でそこそこ続いてきた
アフリカ、中東サウンドの取り込みの流行が、
徐々にきているかもしれない (再度)インド音楽取り込みへ入れ替わる
メジャー層でのシフトチェンジのきっかけ、
大きな節目となるかもしれない。
Upon release of Gorillaz' ninth studio album The Mountain, a quarter-century had passed since the world was introduced to the then-novel idea of a cartoon "virtual" band. Through the years, the unpredictable journey of 2D, Murdoc, Russel, and Noodle yielded a number of cultural touchstones and enduring classics. While their 2010s output veered more toward playlist territory than a start-to-finish concept, 2023's Cracker Island began a course correction that's been fully achieved on The Mountain. Their most cohesive effort since Plastic Beach, this excellent vision places focus on mortality and lifecycles, hitting the emotional core in a way that Gorillaz has never done before. Yet it's the sublime sonics that really bind The Mountain together. With the cartoon quartet decamped to India, it's only natural that the music follows suit with an inspired cast of Indian artists that nails the depth, multicultural scope, and emotional aesthetic that Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett were going for. This use of a specific culture's musical traditions harkens back to Albarn's work on Monkey: Journey to the West and with his various African collaborations -- notably Amadou and Mariam's Welcome to Mali and Mali Music -- that doesn't ever feel culturally appropriative. Alongside an international roster that includes Sparks, IDLES, Bizarrap, Johnny Marr, and so many more, Indian musicians Ajay Prasanna, Anoushka Shankar, Asha Bhosle, Asha Puthli, Amaan Ali Bangash, and Ayaan Ali Bangash make an indelible impact.
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