Damon travels to Algeria to make new record

Damon Albarn has yet another project going on. According to the interview conducted by GoodBadQueen.com, he is travelling to Algeria to make an album with musicians he has met on previous trips.

"I'm going to Algeria tomorrow morning to record an album. That'll come out on Honest Jon's. I'm going to be working with musicians I've met on previous trips, basically I've been preparing to do this record for about a year. I'm just going to go over there for five days and do it. It'll be released at the beginning of next year."

The interview took place on October 27, the day after The Good, The Bad & The Queen's performance at the Camden Roundhouse. Visit GoodBadQueen.com to read the whole interview.


Update added November 26, 2006:

Sorry, this comes a bit late, but more details have emerged about Damon's project in Algeria. He has produced the album for the Algerian group El Gusto, reports Billboard.com. The album is scheduled to be out in spring 2007.

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