I’ve always loved the idea of the Gorillaz. Something about their approach to a musical act taking on a persona has always intrigued me for some reason. It’s been done before – masked musicians like Kiss, Mushroom Head and Slipknot comes to mind – but Gorillaz has upped the ante by having a complete separation between the actual musicians and the “band”. What’s interesting is that, as technology progresses, the Gorillaz characters evolve and become more and more real, more visceral. The cartoon band even got to take the stage in front of live audiences.

Recently, I ran across an article that described the development of technology that would allow us to recreate the works of dead musicians. The project by Zenph Studios analyzes nuances of playing and musicality and recreates performances on real instruments via midi.

I wonder how long it’ll take until the two ideas merge: virtual bands and “reincarnated” musicians. Maybe someday soon, we could see live performances by virtual Hendrix, Bach, Lennon, Mozart.

Until then, enjoy the Gorillaz video. The guy from Die Hard is in it being a badass.

Cotopaxi

Since We’ve Been Wrong

Des yeux qui font baisser les miens,
Un rire qui se perd sur sa bouche,
Voilà le portrait sans retouche
De l’homme auquel j’appartiens…

Quand il me prend dans ses bras,
Qu’il me parle tout bas,
Je vois la vie en rose;
Il me dit des mots d’amour,
Des mots de tous les jours,
Et ça m’ fait quelque chose.
Il est entré dans mon coeur,
Une part de bonheur
Dont je connais la cause,
C’est lui pour moi, moi pour lui dans la vie;
Il me l’a dit, l’a juré pour la vie;
Et dès que je l’aperçois,
Alors je sens en moi
Mon coeur qui bat.

Des nuits d’amour à plus finir,
Un grand bonheur qui prend sa place,
Les ennuis, les chagrins trépassent…
Heureux, heureux à en mourir!

marie digby covers a little wayne song. i think i like this version better.

thank you lindsey for exposing me to this song.

• imam
• prs se one
• new audio/midi interface