{"id":2078019,"date":"2025-10-08T21:10:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T21:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2078019"},"modified":"2025-10-08T21:10:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T21:10:38","slug":"this-is-a-musical-meditation-infused-with-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/this-is-a-musical-meditation-infused-with-light\/","title":{"rendered":"This is a musical meditation infused with light"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/gorillaz\">Gorillaz<\/a> have shared their new single \u2018The Manifesto\u2019 featuring Argentine rapper Trueno and late <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/d12\">D12<\/a> member Proof \u2013 check it out below.<\/p>\n<p>The sprawling track follows the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: #3b82f680; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/damon-albarn\">Damon<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/damon-albarn\">Albarn<\/a>-led animated band\u2019s previous single \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/gorillaz-announce-new-album-the-mountain-with-uk-and-ireland-tour-and-theatrical-single-the-happy-dictator-featuring-sparks-3892035\">The Happy Dictator<\/a>\u2018 featuring <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/sparks\">Sparks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to a press release the song carries the album\u2019s \u201cthemes of the cycle of life and the afterlife\u201d through Trueno who deftly trolls his maker with the declaration: <em>\u201cI don\u2019t know what tomorrow holds \/ When I heed the light that\u2019s calling me \/ Baby, my future is demanding me \/ I walk toward the light \/ I have nothing to lose<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later, former Gorillaz collaborator Proof declares: \u201c<em data-renderer-mark=\"true\">You aren\u2019t ready for death \/ Until I showed up, hold breath \/ Until you blow the on one set,\u201d<\/em> during a moment of freestyling, captured minutes before he entered the booth during an early recording session.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: The Manifesto (feat. Trueno and Proof)\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5XT5XzzSOys3UnnQ4jBNwo?si=1&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=764974e710a74a7c&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gorillaz - The Manifesto ft. Trueno &amp; Proof (Official Visualiser)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6JIv1l96zN0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The song also features sarod players Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash, \u201cbrothers who are seventh generation musicians of the Gwalior musical lineage\u201d along with Jea Band Jaipur on brass who have been \u201cserving Indian weddings since 1936\u201d, as well as Ajay Prasanna on bansuri and The Mountain Choir led by Vijayaa Shanker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs space dust we are here forever and that\u2019s a mighty long time. This is a musical meditation infused with light. A journey of the soul, with beats,\u201d said Gorillaz\u2019s cartoon drummer Russel Hobbs of the track.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The single will feature on the animated band\u2019s forthcoming album \u2018The Mountain\u2019, which is due out on March 20, 2026. It will mark the first release on the band\u2019s own new label KONG, and you can pre-order it <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gorillaz.ffm.to\/themountain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It includes collaborations with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/black-thought\">Black Thought<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/omar-souleyman\">Omar Souleyman<\/a>, Asha Puthli, Asha Bhosle, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/gruff-rhys\">Gruff Rhys<\/a>, Kara Jackson,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/yasiin-bey\">Yasiin Bey<\/a>, Paul Simonon,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/idles\">IDLES<\/a>\u2018 Joe Talbot,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/johnny-marr\">Johnny Marr<\/a>, and Anoushka Shankar.<\/p>\n<p>The London Arab Orchestra, Demon Strings, Chris Storr, James Copus and Matthew Gunner also serve as featured musicians, while deceased acts like Dennis Hopper, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/bobby-womack\">Bobby Womack<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/de-la-soul\">De La Soul<\/a>\u2018s Dave Jolicoeur,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/tony-allen\">Tony Allen<\/a> and the late <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/mark-e-smith\">Mark E Smith<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-fall\">The Fall<\/a>\u00a0are billed as Voices from Elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Gorillaz recently <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/fans-react-to-gorillaz-debuting-new-album-at-phone-free-house-of-kong-mystery-show-in-london-3890024\">debuted their upcoming ninth LP during the final of four gigs at London\u2019s Copper Box Arena last month<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the album, the band also announced a UK and Ireland tour, set to kick off in March 2026. You can find a full list of dates<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/gorillaz-announce-new-album-the-mountain-with-uk-and-ireland-tour-and-theatrical-single-the-happy-dictator-featuring-sparks-3892035\"> here<\/a>, and further ticket information <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dgorillaz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NME&#039;s first live interview with Gorillaz\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TyPKO-im1oE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Albarn recently<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-damon-albarn-and-gorillaz-performance-at-together-for-palestine-3893405\"> performed at the Together For Palestine show in London<\/a> and as part of Gorillaz, he joined Yasiin Bey \u2013 FKA <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/mos-def\">Mos Def<\/a> \u2013 and Syrian singer Omar Souleyman for a lively performance of brand new song \u2018Damascus\u2019, which also features on \u2018The Mountain\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/primavera-sound-barcelona-2026-line-up-revealed-3895061\">Gorillaz are also set to headline<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/festivals\/primavera-sound-festival\">Primavera Sound Barcelona<\/a> between June 4-6, alongside <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-cure\">The Cure<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/gorillaz\">Gorillaz<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-xx\">The xx<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/doja-cat\">Doja Cat<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/massive-attack\">Massive Attack<\/a>. You can purchase any remaining tickets <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.primaverasound.com\/en\/barcelona\/tickets-barcelona\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gorillaz have shared their new single \u2018The Manifesto\u2019 featuring Argentine rapper Trueno and late D12 member Proof \u2013 check it out below. The sprawling track follows the Damon Albarn-led animated band\u2019s previous single \u2018The Happy Dictator\u2018 featuring Sparks. According to a press release the song carries the album\u2019s \u201cthemes of the cycle of life and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2078020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[21940,21945],"class_list":["post-2078019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-pop","tag-rap"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/This-is-a-musical-meditation-infused-with-light.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2078019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2078019"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2078019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2078021,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2078019\/revisions\/2078021"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2078020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2078019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2078019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2078019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}