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Help build the Ultimate Damon Albarn Playlist
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| 16:13 UK time, Wednesday, 18 April 2012
There’s no other musician quite like Damon Albarn. After all, who else can claim to have headlined Glastonbury with two different bands in two consecutive years, to have won the pinnacle of music awards from the Grammys to the BRITs or to have written an opera or two alongside some of Britain’s best known pop songs?
Putting it simply; he’s unique, and that’s we love him at BBC 6 Music, and we know you feel the same way too.
So, with an exclusive interview on Stuart Maconie’s Freak Zone this Sunday night at 8pm along with extended broadcast of his Dr Dee opera and co-conspirator Tony Allen joining Gilles Peterson on Saturday April 28 to talk about their African adventures – what a better opportunity to celebrate this British cultural icon, and ask you to create the Ultimate Damon Albarn playlist?
We want your suggestions of
* Your favourite tracks from Damon’s bands – Gorillaz, The Good the Bad and the Queen, DRC Music, Rocket Juice & The Moon, his Monkey opera...oh, and Blur of course
* People he’s collaborated with from Dan the Automator to James Murphy, De La Soul, Paul Simonon, Tony Allen and Kano
* Inspirations which range from The Kinks and XTC to Pavement and Malian Music
* B sides, rarities & lost gems from his vast back catalogue.
The world is really your oyster with this one, so let us know what you want us to play by Tweeting us and him using #Damon6Music, leave a message on our Facebook page or here on the blog, e-mail us or add a track to our collaborative Damon playlist on Spotify.
And remember to listen into all the Damon Albarn programming all this week on 6 Music and Now Playing from 6pm on Sunday
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At 15:55 20th Apr 2012, shaw1995 wrote:Hong Kong-Gorillaz
please or
Behind The Sun-The Good The Bad & The Queen
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At 16:01 20th Apr 2012, Gilbert wrote:I know Damon doesn't like people listening to this album by individual tracks but, 80s Life would be nice
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At 16:18 20th Apr 2012, Andrew wrote:Peach or Coping by Blur.
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At 16:37 20th Apr 2012, thirstyhippo wrote:Blur - Sing, Trimm Trabb, Battle, Caravan, This Is A Low
Gorillaz - El Mañana, To Binge, (too many!)
Rocket Juice & The Moon - Poison
Dr Dee - Apple Carts
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At 19:10 20th Apr 2012, Lucy Play wrote:Blur - Beachcoma, Bonebag, Sing, Slow Down, He Thought Of Cars, Blue Jeans, 1992
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At 23:39 20th Apr 2012, Janice wrote:Apple Carts, The Universal, This is a Low, Out of Time, Good Song, Up on Melancholy Hill
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At 10:23 21st Apr 2012, Josy wrote:To binge.trimm Trabb.bone bag. Latine Simone. Hanging over. This is a low. Luminous.day upon day.explain.popscene.Essex dogs.
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At 15:55 22nd Apr 2012, DepthChargeEthel wrote:Roots Manuva & Chali2Na - Join the Dots; Massive Attack - Protection; BAD - E=MC2; Tinariwen - Tenhert (a band from Mali that he hasn't worked with); Thom Yorke - The Eraser (connection is Flea); Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards - Billy Bragg (from the soundtrack to his film debut in Face); Ms Jackson by Outkast; The Sugarcubes - Birthday (his Iceland connection); Neon neon - I Lust you (Connection is Gruff Rhys & Jellyfish)
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