The album embraces a "plastic" aesthetic not as a critique of falseness, but as an acceptance of a new artificial reality. In the deluxe edition's bonus tracks, such as "Pirate Jet," the sound becomes more chaotic and cluttered, sonically representing the accumulation of waste that built the island. The music is bright, colorful, and highly produced, reflecting the alluring surface of the plastic debris that chokes the oceans.
To the casual observer, it’s a clunky string of text. To the initiated, it is a ghost ship—a digital mirror of the very album it contains. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach -Deluxe Version- - ITunes LP.zip