Gorillaz have released The Mountain, their star-studded Cracker Island follow-up. Largely recorded on Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s travels of India—with a cast of the country’s musicians—the album unites the voices of the living and dead, with posthumous recordings from the Gorillaz archive of some of their late collaborators. Among them are Dennis Hopper, D12’s Proof, Tony Allen, Bobby Womack, and the Fall’s Mark E. Smith, while new features from the land of the living come courtesy of Sparks, Black Thought, Bizarrap, Idles, Yasiin Bey, Omar Souleyman, Gruff Rhys, Anoushka Shankar, Trueno, and Johnny Marr. Below, listen to the album and check out the full, gargantuan credits.
01 The Mountain [ft. Dennis Hopper, Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash]
Written by: Damon Albarn, Ajay Prasanna, Anoushka Shankar
Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr
Vocals: Gorillaz
Spoken Words: Dennis Hopper
Bansuri: Ajay Prasanna
Sitar: Anoushka Shankar
Percussion: Viraj Acharya
Sarod: Amaan Ali Bangash, Ayaan Ali Bangash
Engineered by: Samuel Egglenton
Assistant Engineering by: Adhithya Sivakumar, Abhishek Sekhri, Shaurya Sarin, Jaspreet Singh, Giacomo Vianello, Ishaan Nimkar, Federica Cottone
Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Kintsugi Studio Delhi; Island City Studios Mumbai; Amber Fort Rajasthan
Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona
Mastered by: Heba Kadry
Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements
02 The Moon Cave [ft. Asha Puthli, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda, Black Thought]
Written by: Damon Albarn, Dave Jolicoeur, Tariq L. Trotter, James Ford
Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr
Additional Production: Bizarrap
Vocals: Gorillaz, Asha Puthli, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda, Black Thought
Bansuri: Ajay Prasanna
Sitar: Anoushka Shankar
Demon Strings: Izzi Dunn (Cello), Kotono Sato (1st Violin), Sarah Tuke (2nd Violin), Ciara Ismail (Viola)
Harp: Olivia Jageurs
Percussion: Viraj Acharya
Engineered by: Samuel Egglenton
Assistant Engineering by: Adhithya Sivakumar, Trinity Wolfherd, Giacomo Vianello, Ishaan Nimkar, Isaac Allen, Federica Cottone
Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Island City Studios Mumbai; Studio 5020 Miami; Criteria Miami; The Ghats, Varanasi
Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona
Mastered by: Heba Kadry
Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements
03 The Happy Dictator [ft. Sparks]
Written by: Damon Albarn, Russell Mael, Ronald Mael
Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr
Vocals: Gorillaz, Russell Mael
Bansuri: Ajay Prasanna
Percussion: Viraj Acharya
The Mountain Choir: Vijayaa Shanker, Raja Lakshmi Sanjay, Ritika Sahni, Pari Thakur, Rahul Pandey, Sanskar Vaidya, Vamsee Kotaru, Pulkit Rajvanshi, Vaishnavi Shanker
Engineered by: Samuel Egglenton
Assistant Engineering by: Adhithya Sivakumar, Giacomo Vianello
Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Island City Studios Mumbai; Jaipur; Amritsar; Ashgabat Turkmenistan; Sparks Studio Los Angeles
Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona
Mastered by: Heba Kadry
Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements
04 The Hardest Thing [ft. Tony Allen]
Written by: Damon Albarn
Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr
Vocals: Gorillaz
Spoken Words: Tony Allen
Bansuri: Ajay Prasanna
Demon Strings: Izzi Dunn (Cello), Kotono Sato (1st Violin), Sarah Tuke (2nd Violin), Ciara Ismail (Viola)
Trumpet: Chris Storr
Engineered by: Samuel Egglenton
Assistant Engineering by: Giacomo Vianello, Ishaan Nimkar, Federica Cottone
Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon
Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona
Mastered by: Heba Kadry
Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements
05 Orange County [ft. Bizarrap, Kara Jackson and Anoushka Shankar]
Written by: Damon Albarn, Gonzalo Conde, Kara Jackson, Santiago Alvarado
Produced by: Gorillaz, Bizarrap
Additional Production: Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr
Sitar: Anoushka Shankar
Vocals: Gorillaz, Kara Jackson
Keyboards: (engineered by) Samuel Egglenton
Assistant Engineering by: Trinity Wolfherd, Giacomo Vianello, Fabian Perez
Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Studio 5020 Miami; Criteria Miami
Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona
Mastered by: Heba Kadry
Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements
06 The God of Lying [ft. IDLES]
Written by: Damon Albarn, Joseph Talbot
Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr
Vocals: Gorillaz, IDLES
Bansuri: Ajay Prasanna
Percussion: Viraj Acharya
Engineered by: Samuel Egglenton
Assistant Engineering by: Adhithya Sivakumar, Giacomo Vianello
Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Island City Studios Mumbai
Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona
Mastered by: Heba Kadry
Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements
07 The Empty Dream Machine [ft. Black Thought, Johnny Marr and Anoushka Shankar]
Written by: Damon Albarn, Tariq L. Trotter, Johnny Marr, Anoushka Shankar
Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr
Vocals: Gorillaz, Black Thought
Backing Vocals: Rebecca Freckleton, Jesse Appiah
Sitar: Anoushka Shankar
Electric Guitar: Johnny Marr
Percussion: Viraj Acharya
Engineered by: Samuel Egglenton
Assistant Engineering by: Giacomo Vianello, Ishaan Nimkar
Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Island City Studios Mumbai
Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona
Mastered by: Heba Kadry
Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements
08 The Manifesto [ft. Trueno and Proof]
Written by: Damon Albarn, Mateo Palacios Corrazzina, DeShaun D. Holton
Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr
Vocals: Gorillaz, Trueno, Proof
Bansuri: Ajay Prasanna
Percussion: Viraj Acharya
Tabla: Bharat Singh
Sarod: Amaan Ali Bangash, Ayaan Ali Bangash
The Mountain Choir: Vijayaa Shanker, Raja Lakshmi Sanjay, Ritika Sahni, Pari Thakur, Rahul Pandey, Sanskar Vaidya, Vamsee Kotaru, Pulkit Rajvanshi, Vaishnavi Shanker
Demon Strings: Izzi Dunn (Cello), Kotono Sato (1st Violin), Sarah Tuke (2nd Violin), Ciara Ismail (Viola)
Brass: Hindu Jea Band Jaipur
Trumpets: Chris Storr
French Horn: Matthew Gunner
Engineered by: Sam Egglenton, Giacomo Vianello, Ishaan Nimkar, Tatool
Assistant Engineering by: Adhithya Sivakumar, Giacomo Vianello, Federica Cottone
Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Island City Studios Mumbai; Hindu Jea Band Jaipur
Mixed by: Marta Salogni
Mastered by: Heba Kadry
09 The Plastic Guru [ft. Johnny Marr and Anoushka Shankar]
Written by: Damon Albarn, Johnny Marr, Anoushka Shankar
Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr
Vocals: Gorillaz
Electric Guitar: Johnny Marr
Sitar: Anoushka Shankar
The Mountain Choir: Vijayaa Shanker, Raja Lakshmi Sanjay, Ritika Sahni, Pari Thakur, Rahul Pandey, Sanskar Vaidya, Vamsee Kotaru, Pulkit Rajvanshi, Vaishnavi Shanker
Engineered by: Sam Egglenton, Adhithya Sivakumar
Additional Engineering: Giacomo Vianello
Assistant Engineering by: Adhithya Sivakumar, Giacomo Vianello
Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Island City Studios Mumbai; Haridwar
Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona
Mastered by: Heba Kadry
Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements
10 Delirium [ft. Mark E. Smith]
Written by: Damon Albarn, Mark E. Smith
Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr
Vocals: Gorillaz, Mark E. Smith
Spoken Word: Vlad
Demon Strings: Izzi Dunn (Cello), Kotono Sato (1st Violin), Sarah Tuke (2nd Violin), Ciara Ismail (Viola)
Percussion: Viraj Acharya
Additional Programming: Samuel Egglenton
Engineered by: Samuel Egglenton
Assistant Engineering by: Adhithya Sivakumar, Giacomo Vianello, Ishaan Nimkar, Federica Cottone
Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Island City Studios Mumbai
Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona
Mastered by: Heba Kadry
Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements
11 Damascus [ft. Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey]
Written by: Damon Albarn, Omar Almasikh, Yasiin Bey
Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr
Vocals: Gorillaz, Omar Souleyman, Yasiin Bey
Percussion: Viraj Acharya
Engineered by: Stephen Sedwick, Samuel Egglenton
Assistant Engineering by: Adhithya Sivakumar, Giacomo Vianello
Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Island City Studios Mumbai; Damascus, Syria; New York
Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona
Mastered by: Heba Kadry
Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements
12 The Shadowy Light [ft. Asha Bhosle, Gruff Rhys, Ajay Prasanna, Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash]
Written by: Damon Albarn, Kausar Munir, Gruff Rhys
Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr
Vocals: Gorillaz, Asha Bhosle, Gruff Rhys
Bansuri: Ajay Prasanna
Percussion: Viraj Acharya
Sarod: Amaan Ali Bangash, Ayaan Ali Bangash
The Mountain Choir: Vijayaa Shanker, Raja Lakshmi Sanjay, Ritika Sahni, Pari Thakur, Rahul Pandey, Sanskar Vaidya, Vamsee Kotaru, Pulkit Rajvanshi, Vaishnavi Shanker
Engineered by: Samuel Egglenton, Adhithya Sivakumar
Assistant Engineering by: Adhithya Sivakumar, Giacomo Vianello
Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Island City Studios Mumbai; Rishikesh, India
Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona
Mastered by: Heba Kadry
Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements
13 Casablanca [ft. Paul Simonon and Johnny Marr]
Written by: Damon Albarn, Johnny Marr
Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr
Vocals: Gorillaz
Backing Vocals: Paul Simonon
Demon Strings: Izzi Dunn (Cello), Kotono Sato (1st Violin), Sarah Tuke (2nd Violin), Ciara Ismail (Viola)
Electric Guitar: Johnny Marr
Percussion: Viraj Acharya
The Mountain Choir: Vijayaa Shanker, Raja Lakshmi Sanjay, Ritika Sahni, Pari Thakur, Rahul Pandey, Sanskar Vaidya, Vamsee Kotaru, Pulkit Rajvanshi, Vaishnavi Shanker
Engineered by: Samuel Egglenton, Adhithya Sivakumar
Assistant Engineering by: Giacomo Vianello
Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon
Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona
Mastered by: Heba Kadry
Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements
14 The Sweet Prince [ft. Ajay Prasanna, Johnny Marr and Anoushka Shankar]
Written by: Damon Albarn, Johnny Marr, Anoushka Shankar
Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr
Vocals: Gorillaz
Backing Vocals: Kara Jackson
Bansuri: Ajay Prasanna
Sitar: Anoushka Shankar
Electric Guitar: Johnny Marr
Harp: Olivia Jageurs
Engineered by: Samuel Egglenton
Assistant Engineering by: Adhithya Sivakumar, Giacomo Vianello
Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Island City Studios Mumbai; Rishikesh, India
Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona
Mastered by: Heba Kadry
Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements
15 The Sad God [ft. Black Thought, Ajay Prasanna and Anoushka Shankar]
Written by: Damon Albarn, Tariq Trotter, Anoushka Shankar
Produced by: Gorillaz, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr
Vocals: Gorillaz, Black Thought
French Horn: Matt
Bansuri: Ajay Prasanna
Sitar: Anoushka Shankar
The Mountain Choir: Vijayaa Shanker, Raja Lakshmi Sanjay, Ritika Sahni, Pari Thakur, Rahul Pandey, Sanskar Vaidya, Vamsee Kotaru, Pulkit Rajvanshi, Vaishnavi Shanker
Engineered by: Sam Egglenton, Adhithya Sivakumar
Assistant Engineering by: Giacomo Vianello, Ishaan Nimkar
Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon
Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona
Mastered by: Heba Kadry
Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements
