#spacemonkeyz

[gorillazforgotten]

Prototype head sculpts for unreleased KidRobot figures. These were listed on eBay by a KidRobot employee, but were later taken down before sale - turns out, he wanted to keep them after all. Can't blame him.

These figures were based on the Phase One "jumping" illustrations, seen here translated into 360 model sheets. A SpaceMonkey model sheet also exists, though it's unknown whether or not he was ever sculpted.

[aquariumdrunkard]

Laika Come Home

All mouths will be fed. Twenty years ago next month saw the release of Laika Come Home, a complete and total transfiguration of Gorillaz s/t debut as remixed in dub. Spacemonkeyz (dj Darren Galea) is the controller, and the results are nothing short of sublime. At times haunting, at times ethereal, the dozen tracks absolutely float featuring limber contributions from the likes of U Brown, Tina Weymouth and Terry Hall. Not unlike Bill Laswell’s ambient-dub interpretation of the Bob Marley catalog, Laika is the rare instance of a remix album feeling as essential as the core material its culled from.

[overthedub]

Visit Original Link

A radio edit of “A Fistful of Peanuts” by Spacemonkeyz (a.k.a. a dub remix of “Clint Eastwood”) from Spacemonkeyz Radio! It’s remixed with an ad for the Gorillaz self-titled album, too.

Audio taken from Blur Archive Project’s archive folder (with their permission), which you can find for yourself here:

https://mega.nz/folder/FNlQjQjA#rOWvMfq6rmdmI3W7ScOgSQ

Here’s another link for another similar radio spot called Spacemonkeyz FM that was apparently ripped from the original laikacomeshome.com site back in 2002.

Transcript under the cut:

Announcer: In the time before dark pop, chaos reigned. From the chaos came Gorillaz. The nature of Gorillaz was irreplaceable.

*monkey noises*

[futuristicghost]

space sliderz

[i5tigr4m]

Today in 2002

[hatredofmusic]

Gorillaz Vs. Spacemonkeyz - Laika Come Home. And there’s the full dub remix album. It’s ancillary listening for the first record, but it’s actually a pretty good remix album. And there’s a fair chance that at the time it was getting a bunch of ten year olds into dub music. So the better.

[murdocaday]

[hallelujahmonkeyz-blog]

Interview with Dubversive of Spacemonkeyz / "Laika Come Home" Track-by-Track Review

With a Russian space dog at the helm and some reggae on the stereo, Dillon and Trevor set their controls for the heart of the dub and take an interstellar look at Laika Come Home -- with a little help

Dubversive from Spacemonkeyz came on the podcast to talk about the making of Laika Come Home and also, unexpectedly, to reveal some shocking Spacemonkeyz news!