Damon Albarn - Polaris (Live Performance)

Album out now: ffm.to/da_tntftmpts
Polaris - available now: ffm.to/da-polaris.oyd
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The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows, the new studio album - released by new label home Transgressive Records.
Originally intended as an orchestral piece inspired by the landscapes of Iceland, this last year has seen a return to the music in lockdown and develop the work to 11 tracks. Further exploring themes of fragility, loss, emergence and rebirth.
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Artist / Band:
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Damon Albarn (Vocals, Piano)
Mike Smith (Md, Keys, Saxophone)
​​Seye Adelekan (Bass, Vocals)
​​​​​Simon Tong (Guitar)
​​​​​Karl Vanden Bossche (Percussion)
Izzi Dunn (Cello)
Ciara Ismail (Viola)
Nina Foster (Violin)
Sarah Tuke (Violin)
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Polaris - Sublime Boulevards Performance Film
An Up The Game Production.
Director: ​Toby L​​​
Producer: ​Rachel Bashford​
Executive Producer: Josh Connolly
Director Of Photography: ​Nicolas Booth / Harvey Glen
Steadicam: ​Bom Jackson
Jib: Robert Ballantyne-Evans
Rolling Spider: Harvey Glen
Rolling Spider: Michael Eshun Mensah
Editor: Alex Townley
Colourist: Philip Hambi
Post House: Mpc
Sound Mix: Matt Butcher
Production Manager: ​Ella Woollgar
1st Ad: ​Ty Hack ​
Runner: ​Rosie Jane Meyer​
1st Ac: ​Toby Miles
1st Ac: ​Louis Sharman​
2nd Ac: ​Jay William Whittingdon
Trainee: ​Dan Howe​
Lighting Designer: Squib & Dan At ​cassius Creative
Gaffer: ​Jazz Bhalla ​
Spark: ​Johnjoe Besagni
Spark: Krunel
Neg Earth: Lewis Willding
Neg Earth: Edward Swygart
Dit: ​luke Kneafsey​
Covid Testing: ​Airmedic
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Damon Albarn is managed by Eleven Management.
Tour Manager: ​​​​Rebecca Travis
Stage Manager/Drum Tech: ​​Sean Brady​​​
Live Music Supervisor: Stu Lowbridge
Foh Engineer:​​​​ Matt Butcher
Monitor Sound: Dave Guerin
Sound Technician: James Kerridge
Guitar Technician: Buddy Goulding​
Damon Technician: Sam Egglent

[@leiamarylogin]

this man is so important

[@seancummins9559]

Fucking nailed it Damon mate. What a wonderful song and performance.

[@sf5823]

Yeah man! 😜

[@maball8460]

It’s been wonderful watching him evolve from a cocky boy during Blur and Brit Pop days through to Gorillaz,. Love this! …and speaking as a 64 year old woman I haven’t seen someone rock a mullet as awesome as Damon’s! ❣️

[@haret0n]

totally agree. the mullet rocks!

[@eddyvideostar]

To Ma Ball: What's a mullet?

[@iotuish]

@@eddyvideostar his hairstyle in this video

[@hiddeninformation8661]

Not so sure about the mullet, but then l’m only 60.lol

[@antoninavirduzzo5492]

Yesss♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@magy959]

I remember going in car rides with my dad when I was 5 listening to blur and other artists, never ever thought that to this day Damon would continue creating amazing masterpieces like these

[@zoe-rf9ol]

YOU SAVED MY LIFE

[@kolejnytrup]

Are you okay? I mean, I'm worried. I wish you all the best things in the world and send you much love!

[@zoe-rf9ol]

@@kolejnytrup thanks! yes i'm fine thanks god (damon) 🙏🏻💕 send u much love too

[@kolejnytrup]

@@zoe-rf9ol

[@lilrick6376]

SAME HE DID!

[@honvegas]

Same!

[@surfmora]

He is so beautiful. All of him. He is cosmic, full, entire.

[@mattiemclean9882]

it will be a sad day when he leaves this planet x

[@SandraDgk]

Some would say he's listened by older people, but most of us are in our 20s 😅 I'm proud of we all! and there's younger generations starting knowing all Damon's fantastic work. Our support will always be here for him 💚

[@angelceballos9385]

Amen to that!

[@jessica5497]

Yes lol

[@pepesilvia429]

Who says that? Sure, people who listened to him while he was in Blur are like 35 now, but that's still not really old, and we all know he acquired a whole new audience with the success of the last few Gorillaz albums. I'd argue that most of his fans are tenegaers no matter what part of his career you look at because those are the people most willing to be absorbed by the experience of his music

[@alicecoupeur1076]

You are so right.... I'm 56 My three sons are in their 20's... We both Love the man 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽😀😀😀

[@birdflox1337]

lol my dad and I love him, my dad's around 60 and I'm currently still in high school. Damon can be appreciated by everyone.

[@bogscholar691]

Honestly beautiful. I don’t know how, but this manages to feel both modern and nostalgic at the same time. Everything being put out recently is consistently unique, and I’m enjoying it immensely.

[@antoninavirduzzo5492]

True🎼🎶😍🌺♥️💘

[@ahhhsurewhatever3479]

Damon might be one of the purest musicians of this generation. It’s obvious.

[@eaelia]

The first time I heard this song was during Damon's performance at 'MIF' (Manchester International Festival) on July 12th of this year. It was the first concert/festival I had attended by myself. On the day of the said concert, I had travelled 4 hours from London to Manchester, so I was initially tired. However, as we neared the performance, the tiredness I once felt seemed to dissolve, replaced with an exceeding eagerness. So much so that I convinced my cousin and best friend to be at the venue an hour early. Of course, my enthusiasm had got the better of me as we were there too early, forced to sit in the deafening silence of the hall, waiting. I remember feeling an odd mix of nervousness and impatience, yearning for what was to come, keen to see Damon. The masses came pilling in, and the show began to start. There he was. The lights dimmed, the fog machine turned on, the ambience thick. Then, the music. A surge of adrenaline washed over me, intertwining with my very person, coursing through my veins in a flurry of emotion. The feeling, so real I could almost taste it. And it tasted sweet, like nectar, sent from the Gods. I indulged in it. My eyes were glued to the screen, unmoving as I took it all in. The musicians bathed in the blazing light, making them look almost ethereal as they poured out their hearts and showcased their talents. It was surreal. I felt effervescent. It was almost as if the pure awesomeness of the music had a bubbling physicality to it. My ears adapted a volcanic like quality, erupting from the magnificence of the sound. It was, most undeniably, one of the most monumental moments of my life. A memory that I will cherish forever. Even now, when I close my eyes, I can picture it all in its breathtaking glory.

[@rye1526]

This is the kind of music that makes you smile calmly through the whole thing

[@Losing-it.]

I love how he always sticks his voice to the musical arrangement in such a loose way, like he's not just going side by side with the music, he's reading a love letter, paying tribute to it. 🎺🗯

[@valexgm8595]

Escuché los cuatro primeros acordes y ya se siente venir la voz de Damon,...sublime Greetings from Chile.

[@KampfHimmel]

Today is my birthday, this is the best surprise of all :D

[@suvrat.sharma]

Happy birthday!

[@KampfHimmel]

@@suvrat.sharma Thank you so much♥

[@idk-vl5fi]

Happy Birthday :3

[@memetopiacoverup7980]

Happy Birthday ! Enjoy this present haha

[@thomastoury7104]

Joyeux anniversaire 🥳🥳🥳

[@AtomHMusic]

GRANDE DAMON!

[@angelceballos9385]

La verdad es que la música de este hombre está haciendo la diferencia para mí en este año. No puedo esperar para escuchar todo el disco una y otra vez.

[@hb9008]

Damon's voice is getting better and deeper

[@mikewark2122]

Damon, you have been a massive part of my life. Similar age, grew up in the same era and area you are fast becoming the new Bowie. This is absolutely tremendous.

[@johnchesters81]

When the sax hits 👌🏻

[@papalazarou27]

Free of the shackles of record company interference and demands for main stream popularity, in Damon Albarn we have one of the truly great creatives of our time. Music as art. Can't wait to see him an MIF next week.

[@canarch3097]

La tranquilidad de la canción te transmite una gran felicidad ❤️

[@davidcamachoreyes190]

Así es 😊

[@edusantos2556]

Always so expressive, so profound and unique. Thanks Damon for making our days better days.

[@eugenecooper6395]

Can’t wait for Royal Morning Blue to release. This song sounded so incredible on Glastonbury

[@yeniceripanzeri]

glastonbury , when ?

[@eugenecooper6395]

@@yeniceripanzeri Glastonbury 2021 on Worthy Farm, it was an online event

[@myHorribleMusic]

My favourite song from the set.

[@yeniceripanzeri]

@@eugenecooper6395 oh, thanks

[@linirini888]

Since the 'Everyday Robots' album has helped me through a pretty rough time a few years ago, I'm so excited for a new chapter/ his new Album. It's so nostalgic for me to listen to, even tho this is a new song. ❤️

[@fizzpeakgamer1318]

*Everyday Robots

[@linirini888]

@@fizzpeakgamer1318 oh yeah, autocorrect lmao

[@timburdsey]

Wonderful, @linirini. I hope things are going well for you now. All the best for the future. Better times ahead. 💖

[@ianc.4519]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[@chlorinedream]

This version is so much better than the album version!

[@rickrockon50]

He's a genius!! Damon Albarn is underrated.

[@bbuc7762]

Agree with the Pink Phantom, Damon Albarn is the greatest composer of his generation. This song is so beautiful, love the contradictions and paradoxes. Polaris.... I point myself towards the north star in the knowledge i'll never get there.

[@enzasavia7687]

Non ci posso credere che voce è da poco che lo conosco e mi sono innamorata della sua musica una musica che va direttamente nell'anima bravissimo adesso hai una fan italiana che ti segue 🇮🇹🇮🇹

[@user-kd2ln1uf6u]

Waiting you in a Parklive 2022 in Moscow. Love you Damon.

[@jhonnymiranda291]

Que hermosa canción, ahora mismo estoy en luna de miel y que mejor que tener este regalo.

[@harrycarloz3340]

Felicidades por tu luna de miel

[@marnatural7748]

❤❤❤❤❤te amo Damon😉👍

[@marcosoifa]

Dude, awesome, Damon nailed with this version of Polaris, really different in comparison from the original played in boiler room. I preferred the tone of the original, more calmed and sublime but either way I love this too, more happy and high but using the base of the original. Really good and I can't wait to hear the others. (Pd: sorry for my bad English)

[@alessandrae.7481]

Che dire...imbarazzante dire ci sei sempre Damon. "Sei sul pezzo'" come dicono a Roma. Aggiungo infinito sei tu e la tua Squadra ✨quanta bellezza. Grazie 💚

[@luislor.metatarsiano]

Damon Albarn es el David Bowie de nuestra generación, simplemente un genio, tan camaleónico.

[@nicholas70paul]

This is going to be a very empathic fundamental album.. by the lovely Damon Albarn!

[@blackmore4]

Empathic and fundamental to who or what?

[@nicholas70paul]

@@blackmore4 To real life

[@blackmore4]

@@nicholas70paul I see. Deep.

[@nicholas70paul]

@@blackmore4 Nice

[@helgateresacataldo7907]

Me alegra, haber descubierto a un músico tan talentoso como Damon. Él es increíble.

[@ianmccusker]

Just how fantastic is this..!! To watch someone really be taken away by the music is nothing less than an ABRACADABRA moment; and thankfully enough, watching Damon perform anything; you’re/me are unbelievably lucky to witness it every time. Music is classless, if your ear likes it, it likes it. I’m 53, and I can’t tell you why I’ve only just started listening to his music, I just have: AND it’s monumentally BRILLIANT..!!

[@yaremares6175]

Estaba a punto de dormir pero no me perdiria esto ✨❤️

[@jossxdd]

×2

[@kevinrc9636]

×3

[@l.sl.h8690]

X4

[@zoeduran6972]

X5

[@s0fthowell33]

seven teen

[@adriannzamora]

2-D cantando como solista es de otro Mundo, tan solo cierren sus ojos e imaginen lo que acabo de escribir ✍🏻😍 Grande Damon!! 🙌🏻🙇🏻‍♂️

[@98schild]

Everytime I'm sad I come to watch this performance and it never fails to make me happy

[@gustavoalejandrodominguez9708]

Genial el nivel compositivo. El pulso rítmico africano, las capas de teclado, los vientos, la línea melódica y la voz de Damon. Todo es demasiado genial🤩🤩🤩

[@surfmora]

El final, donde el piano (que llena toda la canción) se queda solo, fua!!! Es El Músico.

[@b-realdog5096]

Damon eres genial!!!

[@garryconway3384]

Music is music and Damon is a beautiful musician, regardless of genre, gender or popularity. He's a treasure, a legend and a jolly good egg. Never met the fucker, seen him over the years a few times. Keep going!

[@Romalvx]

The most brilliant, insightful song of 2021.

[@marioluizdesa]

Wow mister Albarn what a great song you've made.

[@rodrisoulalalia6278]

Another masterpiece of the inmense genius.

[@bigSwigsofGuinness]

Can’t keep up with all your music projects 😂 Got to have more albums than Bowie and the Beatles Good song this 🍻

[@user-ii7bq1pp3f]

✨🌈🦍❤️🎹Damon Album's performance music video, ✨🌈🎥polaris, has been released. I enjoyed watching it very much. I was happy to see ✨🌈❤️🦍👬👭🌈✨Damon and everyone playing in a circle so that they could connect happily. I think Damon values ​​communication, connections, and bonds with his bandmates and fans at concerts by ✨🌈🦍❤️gorillaz and ✨🌈🇬🇧blur. I have a lot of respect for that part of being human. A healing song polaris that seems to bring a happy and bright future. ✨🌈❤️Damon's gentle singing voice and piano performance were also wonderful. Thank you🤗🙏🏻🙏🏻✨🌈🦍❤️🎹👬👭🌈✨🎥 very much for the wonderful and beautiful images.

[@valexgm8595]

I heard the first four chords and saw Damon's voice coming, sublime ... greetings from Chile

[@tropicalsploon]

I have nothing to say other than wow this is really good.

[@antoninavirduzzo5492]

Damon beautiful#wonderful... A bit minimalista, a bit J.Cage, D Bowie. I love you, Damon These songs run forward to universe and to infinitness mood that in this historic moment It's very very important

[@angelsilva8167]

No es posible describir con palabras la cantidad de emociones y sentimientos que cada canción de Damon transmite Damon you saved my life

[@davidcamachoreyes190]

Eres el mejor Damon Albarn saludos desde México🇲🇽

[@legeremancia]

Viejo sabroso y talentoso, tkm 😭

[@alondrastradlin2743]

Jsjjs

[@jershua_372]

Jasjajaja

[@abcdefghijklmnopqrubi]

Te amo 😭

[@ReyCarmesi84]

Sr. Temazo!

[@jemen1709]

Great to see Simon on board again!!

[@sanposurustu6458]

Does this man ever take a day off?

[@aaronruggiere5665]

I was not expecting Mike Smith to whip out a saxophone and play the most insane solo ive heard in a long time

[@isabellaciviero875]

Grazie di esistere Damon Albarn.

[@joserocanloverruiz6536]

Gracias damon por tu música 🎶

[@yurikocastillo3817]

Estaba a punto de dormir pero esto lo impidió 😼 ¡¡Aaaaah genial Damon!! Se te ama! xd ❤✨🖤

[@stephane7215]

What a great performance!!!....So perfect...Damon at the top of his game....Congratulations from France :-)

[@ParanoidRuby]

Te amo hermoso Damon😍 Quisiera conocerte algún día y que firmaras mis partituras 🤗💟

[@FernandoMartini13]

Damon, por favor dame un abrazo.

[@markfaris4735]

I owe my latest revelation to the Current (Alternative music) radio station in Minneapolis for playing this incredible track. Kudos Damon for composing such a wonderful piece. Your innovation, creativity, and willingness to combine different sounds takes heart and courage. The strings and sax in particular made my thinning hair stand up. Cheers mate!!

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

Man has immense soul

[@AnToineDesjardinsInedire]

Obviously one of the most exiting pop artist of our time :) Greetings from Loire Valley, France !

[@Nina-sj1hj]

The closest mortals get to artistic heaven. Love it

[@letskillbunny]

love this

[@soggyfloor1296]

Wow 🔥

[@liamonj3062]

love this so much

[@sofiasnickers4934]

Lovely 💙

[@annatracanelli4431]

Semplicemente una canzone straordinaria Grande Damon

[@kevinalexander4429]

Beautiful❤

[@DW_-lb4mq]

Wow. Simply wow

[@catdaddiaries]

Yes!!! Another album! CANT WAIT!

[@27Danyelle]

Great ❤️❤️❤️

[@kevinventura8187]

Beautifull

[@P0ranoid]

pure beauty!

[@ariannadecarli6612]

Amazing oh my

[@takingabreak4821]

Superb

[@Eisrose1559]

Love it.

[@jareyoujoking2351]

Wonderful

[@juano.1576]

Genio, maestro🔥🔥🔥

[@rickrockon50]

Fabulous! I love it!

[@tannidann]

Escuchar nueva música de Damon siempre es garantía que tocará tu alma 💖

[@geraldwright1098]

Brilliant

[@COROZ0]

Amazing, as always!

[@prasmingas]

Thank You again!

[@andremiguelgodinho8702]

Oh Damon ❣️

[@sandroidd]

Great song 💖

[@marksardinia4978]

Great Damon... fantastic Singer ♥️♥️

[@teresatrejo8737]

Sublime ❤️❤️

[@lindacaricchi3456]

Thank you Damon, another lovely song ❤

[@yesyo7u7r17]

Me encanta!!

[@Zachliddick]

FANTASTIC DAMON!! CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEW RECORD

[@TracyJAlbarn]

Already I'm in LOVE!! 😍😍😍😍

[@spitonstrangers]

i love him

[@joaquingrimes8849]

Thank you!!!

[@ggzunijz6719]

Totally beautiful Damon 🙌❤️

[@Dulcinea_del_Toboso]

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