Spacemonkeyz - instrumentation, programming, guitar, bass, drum programming.Damon Albarn - vocals, piano ("Strictly Rubbadub", "Bañana Baby"), stylophone ("Strictly Rubbadub"), melodica ("Bañana Baby", "Monkey Racket", "A Fistful of Peanuts"), guitar ("Dub Ø9", "Crooked Dub", "Come Again")." More Peanuts" - ("A Fistful Of Peanuts" Extended Version) (Limited Edition only)." More Rubbadub" - ("Strictly Rubbadub" Extended Version).This release has always been referred to as officially by 'Gorillaz Versus Spacemonkeyz'. The standout track 'Lil' Dub Chefin' ' (originally M1 A1) was lifted from the album for a single release in the UK. Damon, renowned lover of World Music must surely have taken pleasure at the thought of so many Gorillaz fans being introduced to the world of Dub in this way. In spite of this many fans did rate the album, at least as a soundtrack to a chillout session. And of course not everyone likes dub reggae in any case. The fan reaction was mixed for many young fans this departure from the Gorillaz usual sound was too much, and the soundscape was too sparse. ![]() The Spacemonkeyz certainly know their dub even seasoned reggae fanatics have been known to admit that 'Laika Come Home' 's sound is truly authentic, and the Gorillaz songs for the most part lend themselves excellently to this treatment. In real life, the remix was made by DJ Darren Galea, but the same story applies. The Spacemonkeyz originally remixed just one track (" Tomorrow Dub", which later suffered minor changes and was renamed into ' Bañana Baby') which appeared on the " Tomorrow Comes Today" single release, but Damon Albarn liked the result so much he gave the go-ahead for a whole album of dub reworkings.
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