Phase Two: Slowboat to Hades
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Phase Two: Slowboat to Hades is a compilation
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 DVD by Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Gorillaz is an English musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. This project consists of Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters...

, released in October 2006. The DVD is similar to the band's first DVD, Phase One: Celebrity Take Down
Phase One: Celebrity Take Down
Phase One: Celebrity Takedown is a compilation DVD by Gorillaz, released in November 2002. The DVD compiles the videos and animatics related to the release of the band's first album, Gorillaz, as well as the related singles. The DVD came with an extra CD-ROM containing desktop wallpapers,...

, but compiles the videos and animatics related to the release of the band's second album, Demon Days
Demon Days
Demon Days is the second studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz, released in May 2005. The album features contributions from De La Soul, Neneh Cherry, Martina Topley-Bird, Roots Manuva, MF DOOM, Ike Turner, Bootie Brown of the Pharcyde, Shaun Ryder, Dennis Hopper, the London Community Gospel...

, as well as the related singles.

The DVD includes most of the materials released by Gorillaz from 2004 to 2006, which includes the full videos for "Rock It", "Feel Good Inc.
Feel Good Inc.
"Feel Good Inc." is a song by Gorillaz, on their album Demon Days, featuring De La Soul. The song was released as the lead single from the album on 9 May 2005 in the United Kingdom . "Feel Good Inc." peaked at #2 in the United Kingdom and #14 in the United States, at the time the band's highest...

", "DARE
DARE (song)
"DARE" is a song by Gorillaz and is featured on their 2005 album Demon Days. It was released 29 August 2005 as the second single from the album and became the first Gorillaz single to hit number one on the UK Singles Chart. On online music stores such as iTunes, the radio edit of the song was...

", "Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry (song)
"Dirty Harry" is a song from Gorillaz' second album Demon Days. It was the third single from the album, released 21 November 2005. It peaked at #6 in the UK. It was also released as a promo and onto iTunes earlier that year. An early version of "Dirty Harry" titled "I Need a Gun" was included on...

" and "El Mañana". It includes the MTV EMAs, Grammys and Brits live performances. Also included is the Gorillaz' MTV Cribs
MTV Cribs
MTV Cribs and CMT Cribs, depending on which channel it airs, is a franchise reality television program that originated on the MTV Networks' MTV. It later aired on its CMT channel that features tours of the houses and mansions of celebrities. The first show aired September 2000...

episode, the Phase Two Gorillaz bites, a new Kong Studios guide, a gallery, and short interviews. Plus, it features a few hidden extras found in certain rooms. The DVD is bundled with a CD-ROM
CD-ROM
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 featuring games and wallpapers. Strangely, on the DVD, Kong Studios appears to be in a bad state, with holes in walls, floors, and blood splatterings, along with litter. Unlike the previous Phase One: Celebrity Take Down
Phase One: Celebrity Take Down
Phase One: Celebrity Takedown is a compilation DVD by Gorillaz, released in November 2002. The DVD compiles the videos and animatics related to the release of the band's first album, Gorillaz, as well as the related singles. The DVD came with an extra CD-ROM containing desktop wallpapers,...

, there is a floor directory, due to the fact there are more items on this DVD. In Rise of the Ogre
Rise of the Ogre
Rise of the Ogre is an autobiography about the virtual band Gorillaz. Ostensibly written by the four band-members in collaboration with Gorillaz musician and official scribe Cass Browne, the book is 304 pages long and is extensively illustrated. It was released in the UK on 26 October 2006 by...

, the aftermath states that now Noodle has left (although she is thought to be coming back during 2009), the spiritual peace and happiness left with her, causing the building to begin finally giving in to the dark forces which have been plaguing it, due to Murdoc stating he was bigger than Satan, a parody of what the Beatles reportedly said during their fame. During Phase One: Celebrity Take Down, even though while he was building the band he did a deal with him. Murdoc says in the book they are pursuing an alternative studio. The DVD also includes the event of Murdoc's rebirth which happened 6/6/06 on the Gorillaz official websitehttp://www.gorillaz.com as a hidden feature. The Phase Two Kong Studios contains less animated backgrounds, this time being completely computerised. The website took on this new view when it was reopened, though it was less damaged.

DVD listing

  • Promo videos and animatics: "Feel Good Inc.", "DARE", "Dirty Harry", "El Mañana" and "Rock It"
  • B-side visuals: "People", "Bill Murray", "The Swagga", "Murdoc is God", "Samba At 13" and "Spitting out the Demons"
  • Advertisements and trailers
  • Live performances
  • Four idents
  • On the Island and The Lost Gorillabite
  • Noodle VMA acceptance speech
  • Murdoc alternative Queen's speech
  • Murdoc record company thank you
  • Noodle "DARE" interview
  • MTV Cribs episode
  • Monk's montage
  • Polar bear gags
  • Hidden extras
  • The transmission from Noodle as on the Gorillaz website and the epilogue of Rise of the Ogre
    Rise of the Ogre
    Rise of the Ogre is an autobiography about the virtual band Gorillaz. Ostensibly written by the four band-members in collaboration with Gorillaz musician and official scribe Cass Browne, the book is 304 pages long and is extensively illustrated. It was released in the UK on 26 October 2006 by...

    in the radio room, known as the Room of Brian's on the website.

CD-ROM features

  • 16 full-screen games from Gorillaz' website: Russel's Animal Kwackers, Bowling, Russel's Cookie Eating, Darts, Dirty Harry, Helly-Drop, Identikit, Operation, Potato, Santa Sleigher, Pumpomatic, Shooting Range, Mahjong, Murdoc's Attache, Tiles of the Unexpected and Bonesy Apple Bobbing.
  • 8 screensavers
  • 45 wallpapers


Plus hidden and achievement-based extras.

Release details

The DVD was released in various countries in October and November 2006.
Country Date Label Format Catalog
Japan 25 October 2006 Toshiba-EMI
Toshiba-EMI
(formerly , is one of Japan's leading music companies. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of British music company EMI Group Ltd. in June 30, 2007 after Toshiba sold off its previous 45% stake. The current CEO and president is San-e Ichii. When EMI Music Japan was trading as Toshiba-EMI, it was...

DVD/CD-ROM
CD-ROM
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United Kingdom 30 October 2006 Parlophone
Parlophone
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United States 31 October 2006 Parlophone, Virgin Records
Virgin Records
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Australia 11 November 2006 EMI
EMI
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, Capitol Records
Capitol Records
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DVD/CD-ROM 0946 3 75874 9 2
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