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Laika Come Home

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Product details

  • Audio CD (1 Jul 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Parlophone
  • ASIN: B000068CDY
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 22,199 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #14 in  Music > Hip-Hop & Rap > Experimental
    #89 in  Music > Reggae > Dub

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Jungle Fresh 5:28£0.69
Listen  2. Strictly Rubbadub 3:41£0.69
Listen  3. Bañana Baby 5:29£0.69
Listen  4. Monkey Racket 5:57£0.69
Listen  5. De-Punked 5:20£0.69
Listen  6. P45 4:26£0.69
Listen  7. Dub Ø9 5:17£0.69
Listen  8. Crooked Dub 5:31£0.69
Listen  9. Mutant Genius 5:01£0.69
Listen10. Come Again 6:04£0.69
Listen11. A Fistful Of Peanuts 5:53£0.69
Listen12. Lil' Dub Chefin' (Contains Hidden Track 'Strictly Rubbadub (Version)')11:21£0.69

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So, the Gorillaz have hired some space monkeyz to remix their album? Right... The official story behind Laika Come Home is that it's the product of an intergalactic odyssey apparently undertook by D-Zire, Dubversive and Gavva, all descendents of the first chimps sent into space. And what does a lonely simian listen to in the dark coldness of space? Why bone-shaking dubscapes with enough reverb to transmit their message to the outer edges of the universe, of course.

Re-editing and producing a dub version of an album might sound like a pretty self-indulgent affair and to a certain extent Laika is. Whilst Gorillaz sounded original, it was a pop project with all the constraints that went with it – can you imagine the 6 minute remixed version of "Clint Eastwood" making it onto MTV?. But that's exactly what makes Laika so good. Listen to the "De-Punked" version of "Punk" with its meandering, decayed trumpet and computerised tweaks-- hardly recognisable as the original--or the swinging old-school ska that crops ups on "5/4". The two-tone skank of "M1/A1" (with Terry Hall) sounds like it should have been the original version, while the real killer tracks are those injected with dancehall vibes by DJ U Brown and Earl 16. Who says "you don't get paid for doing what you love"? Not Damon Albarn. --Caroline Butler

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'Laika Come Home' is a completely reworked dub version of the Gorillaz' eponymous album which was released in 2001. Features remixes by the Space Monkeyz who have individually worked with the likes of Horace Andy, George Clinton and Jamiroquai. Includes the single 'Lil' Dub Chefin' a rework of the Gorillaz 'M1 A1'.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Dub an Delicacy, 4 Nov 2002
By Dobester (Istanbul, Turkey) - See all my reviews
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Although some may be put off a second album of remixes of the first Gorillaz album, this is not some cynical rehash of a successful pop group’s limited back catalogue in order to generate extra income for Megabux Recordz Inc., Virgin Islands. Yes they are remixes, and yes they are brilliant. The remixes are brilliant wobbly dub monsters that lurch out of the speakers, grab your hips and set you skanking. They are more than that, though. There is delicacy and pathos here among the sonic booms. But who cares about that; fast forward to the next mental dub! Erm, no, listen to them all, they’re gigantic. And when will Russel, Murdock, 2D and Noodle knock out the next masterpiece?
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Laika Come Home [Limited Edition], 12 Jul 2002
This review is from: Laika Come Home (Audio CD)
When this was being played in a store in London, I instantly fell in love with it. As soon as the first track starts you know that this is how Gorillaz is meant to sound. All the heavy bass and reverb in the world, all crammed into the zombie-hiphop sound that makes Gorillaz so unique. If you liked the Original, and loved the G-sides album, you'll absolutely adore this. A recommended buy for anyone.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Excellent, 18 Jun 2005
This is a fantastic concept for Gorillaz and Spacemonkeyz to try. If you don't like dub, steer clear, if you do, buy this album. I'm hoping the same thing is attempted for the second Gorillaz album. I'm so glad I gave this album a chance, because it's proved itself and then some.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Dancing Amongst the Stars...
...is what this album had us doing. We've only just discovered it and whacked in CD player and spent the rest of the night moon-walking to those chilled deep dubs and and other... Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2007 by Rick H

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely EXCELLENT.
This is one of the best CDs I've bought in ages.
Definately not everybody's thing. Slowed down, meandering mixes of the original tracks (often drastically changed, like... Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2007 by Conspicuous

4.0 out of 5 stars Good remixes
I don't think there's any way I could even sit through the orginal album, I used to own it though, these remixes are something different and special. Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2004 by higgie_stone

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The Remix album of the Gorillaz-Debut-disk comes in the loose electronics-Dub-style therefore! The Spacemonkeyz cut here nearly each Track (except Double bass, skirt The House &... Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2003 by Maximilian Boss

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