SPACE MONKEYZSpace Monkeyz was formed by Darren Galea coming together when he created a dub remix of "Tomorrow Comes Today". Once the Gorillaz founder Damon Albarn had listened to the song he subsequently asked the group to remix the entire album resulting in "Laika Come Home" its only single "Lil' Dub Chefin" only managing to hit number 73 in the singles chart.
Like the Gorillaz, they are a virtual band (though not to the degree that Gorillaz are). According to the fictional Gorillaz biography Rise of the Ogre the group is an actual team of monkeys used in space tests who had stolen the tracks from an unattended Kong Studios and remixed them without Gorillaz’ permission. Having actually been mentioned in the fictional Gorrilaz biography it shows that they are quite well affiliated with the band and also have a good relationship with them. This particular example also shows how bands can be successfully formed on a remix and then proceed to become (slightly) famous.
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