We can all agree that monkeys are awesome. Whenever I see something that has to do with monkeys, I have to check it out. I just spent the last hour browsing Monkey: Journey to the West. It’s a cool project by the Gorillaz team.
Journey to the West is performed by both European and Chinese musicians and singers and produced by Damon Albarn. The album is a natural development of art and music based on the opera of the same name which Albarn and Hewlett Created with director Chen Shi-Zheng.
The album illustrations are amazing, and you can see more on this page. In addition to the album, the Monkey Shop also sells t-shirts and artwork. If you’re interested in the Journey to the West Opera, visit this link. You can also check out their Myspace page for more info. [Thanks for the heads-up, TARDIS!]
is it the same project they did for the olympics???
yep. they collaborated with the BBC to promote the Olympics. great work by the Gorillaz.
Why can’t popular animated shows that last for 7-plus seasons have this kind of quality? I wish I saw the actual opera live. Looks/sounds amazing.
i’m not an opera fan, but this one did look amazing.