Gorillaz Sound System

Gorillaz Sound System

Gorillaz Sound System is a New York-based group active since 2001, associated with alternative dance, dance-punk, electronic, indietronica, new wave and post-punk revival. The act consists of Tim Goldsworthy and James Murphy.

Overview

The group presents itself as an audio-visual party act built around Gorillaz music and visuals. Its performances combine recorded tracks with a visual element and are described as a party-oriented extension of the Gorillaz project.

Notable appearances

Gorillaz Sound System appears at a range of events including the launch of Dom Pérignon Oenothèque at the Langham Hotel, a Berlin Fashion Week party, and the official Road to the MTV Awards event at London’s Bloomsbury Ballrooms.

Association with Gorillaz

The act is linked to the Gorillaz universe and is presented as part of that wider fictional and musical world. It is also associated with Murdoc Niccals, who gives a comic endorsement of the group in the project’s stylised narrative voice.