Whirlwind

Whirlwind (also known as Reflection Whirlwinds) is a fully-instrumental song from Phase 3 which was going to be featured on Gorillaz' 2010 album, Plastic Beach, but got cut before the album's release. It is played by The Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music, from Damascus, and closely resembles oriental and arabic music. It was featured on the unofficial Phase 3 B-sides album Sea-Sides.

The song was first shown to public by Damon Albarn during a DJ stint on radio host Dermot O'Leary's BBC Radio 2 session on the 5th of October 2013, with its recording sessions dating back to other tracks from the album' ones. Damon also said on air that he had lost touch with some of the Syrian orchestra members and collaborators amid the country's turmoil and cruisis. "I just hope they’re all alright", he also said when playing the song, doing so as a tribute to the musicians.undefined

Trivia

 * Despite multiple different websites and sources claiming it to have been played by the Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra instead, the song is registered on SongView as being played by the Syrian orchestra instead, similar to other songs such as "White Flag" and "Crashing Down", and has two different names too ("Reflection Whirlwinds" and "Plastic Beach Reflection").