DAMON ALBARN

DAMON ALBARN – His Life In Music

Damon Albarn has immeasurably moved on from being the knowing, ambitious rock frontman he was in the early days of Blur. He has revealed himself to be one of British music's most ­invigorating renaissance men. As well as his further ­involvement in Gorillaz, Rocket Juice and the Moon, in soundtracking Monkey Journey to the West, Dr Dee, the Good, the Bad and the Queen, his solo work and producing/remixing - the Honest Jon's label he co-founded has brought African, Caribbean and obscure black music to younger and indeed older audiences, and his experiments in opera are helping dismantle the barriers between high and low art.

This enthralling two-hour music documentary on his musical career from the first Blur album 'Leisure' to his current solo work on 'The Nearer The Mountain More Pure the Stream Flows' plus tracks from all his recorded work in between, together with intriguing spoken insights from Albarn himself, will astonish the listener at the hugely varied output from this enormously talented musician.

Edited Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2021