Demon Strings

Demon Strings are an orchestral string section and the in-house string section for musician Damon Albarn.

Role in Gorillaz

The Demon Strings first made an appearance on Demon Days and they would later perform on the Demon Days Live shows and on the track Hong Kong from the album D-Sides. They joined Gorillaz again on the Escape to Plastic Beach World Tour. Some past members of the Demon Strings collaborated with Gorillaz again on the Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez and Meanwhile EP.

Musical Career

The Demon strings have performed on many projects by Damon Albarn, including 2008 soundtrack Monkey: Journey To The West, his 2014 solo album Everyday Robots, 2015 Blur album The Magic Whip and both albums by The Good, The Bad & The Queen.

Discography

• Demon Days - Gorillaz (2005)
• D-Sides - Gorillaz (2007)
• The Good, the Bad & the Queen - The Good, the Bad & the Queen (2007)
• Journey to the West - Monkey (2008)
• Everyday Robots - Damon Albarn (2014)
• The Magic Whip - Blur (2015)
• Merrie Land - The Good, the Bad & the Queen (2018)
• Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez - Gorillaz (2020)
• Meanwhile EP - Gorillaz (2021)
• The Ballad of Darren - Blur (2023)

Members

• Isabelle Dunn – cello
• Sally Jackson – violin
• Stella Page – viola
• Amanda Drummond – viola
• Al Mobbs – double bass
• Emma Smith – double bass
• Prabjote Osahn – violin
• Dan Keane - cello
• Nina Kapinsky - viola
• Antonia Pagulatos - violin
• Oli Langford - violin
• Kotono Sato - violin