{"id":59039,"date":"2026-02-27T14:17:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/27\/gorillaz-release-new-album-the-mountain-listen-and-read-the-full-credits\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T14:17:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:17:44","slug":"gorillaz-release-new-album-the-mountain-listen-and-read-the-full-credits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/27\/gorillaz-release-new-album-the-mountain-listen-and-read-the-full-credits\/","title":{"rendered":"Gorillaz Release New Album The Mountain: Listen and Read the Full Credits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/1767-gorillaz\/\">Gorillaz<\/a> have released <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/gorillaz-the-mountain\/\"><em>The Mountain<\/em><\/a>, their star-studded <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/gorillaz-cracker-island\/\"><em>Cracker Island<\/em><\/a> follow-up. Largely recorded on Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett\u2019s travels of India\u2014with a cast of the country\u2019s musicians\u2014the 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\u2019s Proof, Tony Allen, Bobby Womack, and the Fall\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<figure data-testid=\"IframeEmbed\" class=\"IframeEmbedWrapper-sc-fixZhC fJBrNq iframe-embed\" contentalign=\"center\"\/>\n<h2>01 The Mountain [ft. Dennis Hopper, Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash]<\/h2>\n<p>Written by: Damon Albarn, Ajay Prasanna, Anoushka Shankar<br \/>Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr<br \/>Vocals: Gorillaz<br \/>Spoken Words: Dennis Hopper<br \/>Bansuri: Ajay Prasanna<br \/>Sitar: Anoushka Shankar<br \/>Percussion: Viraj Acharya<br \/>Sarod: Amaan Ali Bangash, Ayaan Ali Bangash<br \/>Engineered by: Samuel Egglenton<br \/>Assistant Engineering by: Adhithya Sivakumar, Abhishek Sekhri, Shaurya Sarin, Jaspreet Singh, Giacomo Vianello, Ishaan Nimkar, Federica Cottone<br \/>Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Kintsugi Studio Delhi; Island City Studios Mumbai; Amber Fort Rajasthan<br \/>Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona<br \/>Mastered by: Heba Kadry<br \/>Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements<\/p>\n<h2>02 The Moon Cave [ft. Asha Puthli, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda, Black Thought]<\/h2>\n<p>Written by: Damon Albarn, Dave Jolicoeur, Tariq L. Trotter, James Ford<br \/>Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr<br \/>Additional Production: Bizarrap<br \/>Vocals: Gorillaz, Asha Puthli, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda, Black Thought<br \/>Bansuri: Ajay Prasanna<br \/>Sitar: Anoushka Shankar<br \/>Demon Strings: Izzi Dunn (Cello), Kotono Sato (1st Violin), Sarah Tuke (2nd Violin), Ciara Ismail (Viola)<br \/>Harp: Olivia Jageurs<br \/>Percussion: Viraj Acharya<br \/>Engineered by: Samuel Egglenton<br \/>Assistant Engineering by: Adhithya Sivakumar, Trinity Wolfherd, Giacomo Vianello, Ishaan Nimkar, Isaac Allen, Federica Cottone<br \/>Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Island City Studios Mumbai; Studio 5020 Miami; Criteria Miami; The Ghats, Varanasi<br \/>Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona<br \/>Mastered by: Heba Kadry<br \/>Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements<\/p>\n<h2>03 The Happy Dictator [ft. Sparks]<\/h2>\n<p>Written by: Damon Albarn, Russell Mael, Ronald Mael<br \/>Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr<br \/>Vocals: Gorillaz, Russell Mael<br \/>Bansuri: Ajay Prasanna<br \/>Percussion: Viraj Acharya<br \/>The Mountain Choir: Vijayaa Shanker, Raja Lakshmi Sanjay, Ritika Sahni, Pari Thakur, Rahul Pandey, Sanskar Vaidya, Vamsee Kotaru, Pulkit Rajvanshi, Vaishnavi Shanker<br \/>Engineered by: Samuel Egglenton<br \/>Assistant Engineering by: Adhithya Sivakumar, Giacomo Vianello<br \/>Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Island City Studios Mumbai; Jaipur; Amritsar; Ashgabat Turkmenistan; Sparks Studio Los Angeles<br \/>Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona<br \/>Mastered by: Heba Kadry<br \/>Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements<\/p>\n<h2>04 The Hardest Thing [ft. Tony Allen]<\/h2>\n<p>Written by: Damon Albarn<br \/>Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr<br \/>Vocals: Gorillaz<br \/>Spoken Words: Tony Allen<br \/>Bansuri: Ajay Prasanna<br \/>Demon Strings: Izzi Dunn (Cello), Kotono Sato (1st Violin), Sarah Tuke (2nd Violin), Ciara Ismail (Viola)<br \/>Trumpet: Chris Storr<br \/>Engineered by: Samuel Egglenton<br \/>Assistant Engineering by: Giacomo Vianello, Ishaan Nimkar, Federica Cottone<br \/>Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon<br \/>Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona<br \/>Mastered by: Heba Kadry<br \/>Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements<\/p>\n<h2>05 Orange County [ft. Bizarrap, Kara Jackson and Anoushka Shankar]<\/h2>\n<p>Written by: Damon Albarn, Gonzalo Conde, Kara Jackson, Santiago Alvarado<br \/>Produced by: Gorillaz, Bizarrap<br \/>Additional Production: Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr<br \/>Sitar: Anoushka Shankar<br \/>Vocals: Gorillaz, Kara Jackson<br \/>Keyboards: (engineered by) Samuel Egglenton<br \/>Assistant Engineering by: Trinity Wolfherd, Giacomo Vianello, Fabian Perez<br \/>Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Studio 5020 Miami; Criteria Miami<br \/>Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona<br \/>Mastered by: Heba Kadry<br \/>Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements<\/p>\n<h2>06 The God of Lying [ft. IDLES]<\/h2>\n<p>Written by: Damon Albarn, Joseph Talbot<br \/>Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr<br \/>Vocals: Gorillaz, IDLES<br \/>Bansuri: Ajay Prasanna<br \/>Percussion: Viraj Acharya<br \/>Engineered by: Samuel Egglenton<br \/>Assistant Engineering by: Adhithya Sivakumar, Giacomo Vianello<br \/>Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Island City Studios Mumbai<br \/>Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona<br \/>Mastered by: Heba Kadry<br \/>Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements<\/p>\n<h2>07 The Empty Dream Machine [ft. Black Thought, Johnny Marr and Anoushka Shankar]<\/h2>\n<p>Written by: Damon Albarn, Tariq L. Trotter, Johnny Marr, Anoushka Shankar<br \/>Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr<br \/>Vocals: Gorillaz, Black Thought<br \/>Backing Vocals: Rebecca Freckleton, Jesse Appiah<br \/>Sitar: Anoushka Shankar<br \/>Electric Guitar: Johnny Marr<br \/>Percussion: Viraj Acharya<br \/>Engineered by: Samuel Egglenton<br \/>Assistant Engineering by: Giacomo Vianello, Ishaan Nimkar<br \/>Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Island City Studios Mumbai<br \/>Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona<br \/>Mastered by: Heba Kadry<br \/>Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements<\/p>\n<h2>08 The Manifesto [ft. Trueno and Proof]<\/h2>\n<p>Written by: Damon Albarn, Mateo Palacios Corrazzina, DeShaun D. Holton<br \/>Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr<br \/>Vocals: Gorillaz, Trueno, Proof<br \/>Bansuri: Ajay Prasanna<br \/>Percussion: Viraj Acharya<br \/>Tabla: Bharat Singh<br \/>Sarod: Amaan Ali Bangash, Ayaan Ali Bangash<br \/>The Mountain Choir: Vijayaa Shanker, Raja Lakshmi Sanjay, Ritika Sahni, Pari Thakur, Rahul Pandey, Sanskar Vaidya, Vamsee Kotaru, Pulkit Rajvanshi, Vaishnavi Shanker<br \/>Demon Strings: Izzi Dunn (Cello), Kotono Sato (1st Violin), Sarah Tuke (2nd Violin), Ciara Ismail (Viola)<br \/>Brass: Hindu Jea Band Jaipur<br \/>Trumpets: Chris Storr<br \/>French Horn: Matthew Gunner<br \/>Engineered by: Sam Egglenton, Giacomo Vianello, Ishaan Nimkar, Tatool<br \/>Assistant Engineering by: Adhithya Sivakumar, Giacomo Vianello, Federica Cottone<br \/>Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Island City Studios Mumbai; Hindu Jea Band Jaipur<br \/>Mixed by: Marta Salogni<br \/>Mastered by: Heba Kadry<\/p>\n<h2>09 The Plastic Guru [ft. Johnny Marr and Anoushka Shankar]<\/h2>\n<p>Written by: Damon Albarn, Johnny Marr, Anoushka Shankar<br \/>Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr<br \/>Vocals: Gorillaz<br \/>Electric Guitar: Johnny Marr<br \/>Sitar: Anoushka Shankar<br \/>The Mountain Choir: Vijayaa Shanker, Raja Lakshmi Sanjay, Ritika Sahni, Pari Thakur, Rahul Pandey, Sanskar Vaidya, Vamsee Kotaru, Pulkit Rajvanshi, Vaishnavi Shanker<br \/>Engineered by: Sam Egglenton, Adhithya Sivakumar<br \/>Additional Engineering: Giacomo Vianello<br \/>Assistant Engineering by: Adhithya Sivakumar, Giacomo Vianello<br \/>Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Island City Studios Mumbai; Haridwar<br \/>Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona<br \/>Mastered by: Heba Kadry<br \/>Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements<\/p>\n<h2>10 Delirium [ft. Mark E. Smith]<\/h2>\n<p>Written by: Damon Albarn, Mark E. Smith<br \/>Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr<br \/>Vocals: Gorillaz, Mark E. Smith<br \/>Spoken Word: Vlad<br \/>Demon Strings: Izzi Dunn (Cello), Kotono Sato (1st Violin), Sarah Tuke (2nd Violin), Ciara Ismail (Viola)<br \/>Percussion: Viraj Acharya<br \/>Additional Programming: Samuel Egglenton<br \/>Engineered by: Samuel Egglenton<br \/>Assistant Engineering by: Adhithya Sivakumar, Giacomo Vianello, Ishaan Nimkar, Federica Cottone<br \/>Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Island City Studios Mumbai<br \/>Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona<br \/>Mastered by: Heba Kadry<br \/>Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements<\/p>\n<h2>11 Damascus [ft. Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey]<\/h2>\n<p>Written by: Damon Albarn, Omar Almasikh, Yasiin Bey<br \/>Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr<br \/>Vocals: Gorillaz, Omar Souleyman, Yasiin Bey<br \/>Percussion: Viraj Acharya<br \/>Engineered by: Stephen Sedwick, Samuel Egglenton<br \/>Assistant Engineering by: Adhithya Sivakumar, Giacomo Vianello<br \/>Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Island City Studios Mumbai; Damascus, Syria; New York<br \/>Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona<br \/>Mastered by: Heba Kadry<br \/>Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements<\/p>\n<h2>12 The Shadowy Light [ft. Asha Bhosle, Gruff Rhys, Ajay Prasanna, Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash]<\/h2>\n<p>Written by: Damon Albarn, Kausar Munir, Gruff Rhys<br \/>Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr<br \/>Vocals: Gorillaz, Asha Bhosle, Gruff Rhys<br \/>Bansuri: Ajay Prasanna<br \/>Percussion: Viraj Acharya<br \/>Sarod: Amaan Ali Bangash, Ayaan Ali Bangash<br \/>The Mountain Choir: Vijayaa Shanker, Raja Lakshmi Sanjay, Ritika Sahni, Pari Thakur, Rahul Pandey, Sanskar Vaidya, Vamsee Kotaru, Pulkit Rajvanshi, Vaishnavi Shanker<br \/>Engineered by: Samuel Egglenton, Adhithya Sivakumar<br \/>Assistant Engineering by: Adhithya Sivakumar, Giacomo Vianello<br \/>Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Island City Studios Mumbai; Rishikesh, India<br \/>Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona<br \/>Mastered by: Heba Kadry<br \/>Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements<\/p>\n<h2>13 Casablanca [ft. Paul Simonon and Johnny Marr]<\/h2>\n<p>Written by: Damon Albarn, Johnny Marr<br \/>Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr<br \/>Vocals: Gorillaz<br \/>Backing Vocals: Paul Simonon<br \/>Demon Strings: Izzi Dunn (Cello), Kotono Sato (1st Violin), Sarah Tuke (2nd Violin), Ciara Ismail (Viola)<br \/>Electric Guitar: Johnny Marr<br \/>Percussion: Viraj Acharya<br \/>The Mountain Choir: Vijayaa Shanker, Raja Lakshmi Sanjay, Ritika Sahni, Pari Thakur, Rahul Pandey, Sanskar Vaidya, Vamsee Kotaru, Pulkit Rajvanshi, Vaishnavi Shanker<br \/>Engineered by: Samuel Egglenton, Adhithya Sivakumar<br \/>Assistant Engineering by: Giacomo Vianello<br \/>Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon<br \/>Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona<br \/>Mastered by: Heba Kadry<br \/>Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements<\/p>\n<h2>14 The Sweet Prince [ft. Ajay Prasanna, Johnny Marr and Anoushka Shankar]<\/h2>\n<p>Written by: Damon Albarn, Johnny Marr, Anoushka Shankar<br \/>Produced by: Gorillaz, James Ford, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr<br \/>Vocals: Gorillaz<br \/>Backing Vocals: Kara Jackson<br \/>Bansuri: Ajay Prasanna<br \/>Sitar: Anoushka Shankar<br \/>Electric Guitar: Johnny Marr<br \/>Harp: Olivia Jageurs<br \/>Engineered by: Samuel Egglenton<br \/>Assistant Engineering by: Adhithya Sivakumar, Giacomo Vianello<br \/>Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon; Island City Studios Mumbai; Rishikesh, India<br \/>Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona<br \/>Mastered by: Heba Kadry<br \/>Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements<\/p>\n<h2>15 The Sad God [ft. Black Thought, Ajay Prasanna and Anoushka Shankar]<\/h2>\n<p>Written by: Damon Albarn, Tariq Trotter, Anoushka Shankar<br \/>Produced by: Gorillaz, Samuel Egglenton, Remi Kabaka Jr<br \/>Vocals: Gorillaz, Black Thought<br \/>French Horn: Matt<br \/>Bansuri: Ajay Prasanna<br \/>Sitar: Anoushka Shankar<br \/>The Mountain Choir: Vijayaa Shanker, Raja Lakshmi Sanjay, Ritika Sahni, Pari Thakur, Rahul Pandey, Sanskar Vaidya, Vamsee Kotaru, Pulkit Rajvanshi, Vaishnavi Shanker<br \/>Engineered by: Sam Egglenton, Adhithya Sivakumar<br \/>Assistant Engineering by: Giacomo Vianello, Ishaan Nimkar<br \/>Recorded at: Studio 13 London; Studio 13 Devon<br \/>Mixed by: Marta Salogni at Studio Zona<br \/>Mastered by: Heba Kadry<br \/>Mastering Assistant: Jacob Clements<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/gorillaz-release-new-album-the-mountain-listen-and-read-the-full-credits\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gorillaz have released The Mountain, their star-studded Cracker Island follow-up. 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