Rocket Juice & the Moon#tracklist
{{Short description|2012 studio album}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = Rocket Juice & the Moon
| type = studio
| artist = Rocket Juice & the Moon
| cover = Rocket Juice & the Moon album.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2012|03|26|df=yes}}
| recorded = 2008–2011
| venue =
| studio = Studio 13, London, UK
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Afrobeat{{cite web|url=http://www.consequence.net/2012/03/album-review-rocket-juice-and-the-moon-rocket-juice-and-the-moon/|title=Album Review: Rocket Juice and the Moon – Rocket Juice and the Moon|date=28 March 2012|website=consequence.net}}
- psychedelic funk{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/04/damon-albarn-blur-gorillaz-essential-records/|title=Ten Essential Damon Albarn Recordings That Aren't By Blur|date=17 April 2015|website=Spin}}
}}
| length = {{Duration|m=52|s=32}}
| label = Honest Jon's
| producer =
| chronology = Damon Albarn
| prev_title = The Singles Collection 2001–2011
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Leave-Taking EP
| next_year = 2012
}}
Rocket Juice & the Moon is the only album by the supergroup of the same name, formed in 2008. The group consisted of Damon Albarn, Flea, and Tony Allen.
Album history
The project was announced in mid-2008; however due to various other projects by the band members recording was repeatedly delayed. Allen had previously worked with Albarn as a drummer on the album, The Good, the Bad & the Queen. On 27 October 2011, Albarn released a statement announcing the band's name. He said that he had nothing to do with naming the band and that someone in Lagos did the sleeve design for the album and that's the name he gave it. Albarn said he is fine with the name because trying to find a name for another band is always tricky.
The band's debut album contains 18 tracks and was released on 26 March 2012. The album contains guest appearances by Erykah Badu, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, M.anifest and many others.{{cite web |url=http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/albarn-allen-flea-0104-2012/ |title=Chili Peppers' Flea and Blur's Damon Albarn Talk New Group: Rocketjuice and the Moon |publisher=Gibson.com |access-date=1 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311024733/http://www.gibson.com/en%2Dus/Lifestyle/News/albarn%2Dallen%2Dflea%2D0104%2D2012/ |archive-date=11 March 2012 }}
Live performances
The band performed together for the first time on 29 October 2011 in London, England, as part of an Another Honest Jon's Chop Up! event as Rocketjuice and the Moon.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a347880/damon-albarn-flea-to-release-album-as-rocketjuice-and-the-moon.html |title=Damon Albarn, Flea to release album as Rocketjuice and the Moon — Music News |publisher=Digital Spy |date=27 October 2011 |access-date=1 June 2012}}
Track listing
{{Music ratings
| rev1 =AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r2412345|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev2 = The A.V. Club
| rev3 = The Guardian
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/mar/22/rocket-juice-and-the-moon-review|title=Rocket Juice & the Moon: Rocket Juice & the Moon – review|first=Paul|last=MacInnes|date=22 March 2012|website=The Guardian}}
|rev4 = Paste Magazine
|rev5 = Pitchfork Media
|rev5Score = (6.1/10){{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16365-rocket-juice-the-moon/|title=Rocket Juice & the Moon: Rocket Juice and the Moon Album Review – Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork}}
}}
{{Track listing
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| total_length = 52:32
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| title1 = 1-2-3-4-5-6
| length1 = 3:04
| title2 = Hey, Shooter
| note2 = featuring Erykah Badu, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and Thundercat
| length2 = 4:10
| title3 = Lolo
| note3 = featuring Fatoumata Diawara, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and M.anifest
| length3 = 5:03
| title4 = Night Watch
| length4 = 2:12
| title5 = Forward Sweep
| length5 = 1:49
| title6 = Follow-Fashion
| note6 = featuring Fatoumata Diawara and M.anifest
| length6 = 3:57
| title7 = Chop Up
| note7 = featuring M.anifest and M3NSA
| length7 = 2:37
| title8 = Poison
| length8 = 3:24
| title9 = Extinguished
| note9 = featuring Cheick Tidiane Seck
| length9 = 2:39
| title10 = Rotary Connection
| length10 = 2:02
| title11 = Check Out
| length11 = 2:24
| title12 = There
| note12 = featuring Cheick Tidiane Seck
| length12 = 4:51
| title13 = Worries
| length13 = 1:16
| title14 = Benko
| note14 = featuring Fatoumata Diawara and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
| length14 = 2:34
| title15 = The Unfadable
| note15 = featuring M.anifest
| length15 = 2:57
| title16 = Dam(n)
| note16 = featuring Erykah Badu and M.anifest
| length16 = 2:26
| title17 = Fatherless
| length17 = 3:00
| title18 = Leave-Taking
| note18 = featuring Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
| length18 = 2:07
}}
{{Track listing
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| title19 = Fatala
| note19 = featuring Fatoumata Diawara
| length19 = 3:51
| title20 = Manuela
| note20 = featuring Erykah Badu
| length20 = 5:21
}}
Personnel
;Rocket Juice & the Moon
- Damon Albarn – guitar, keyboard, vocals
- Tony Allen – drums, percussion
- Flea – bass guitar
;Production
- Stephen Sedgwick – recording, engineer
- Jason Cox – recording
- John Foyle – assistant recording
- Boris Persikoff – recording (in Chicago)
- Abel Garibaldi – recording (in Paris)
- Jimi Bowman – recording (in New York)
- Mark Ernestus – mixing
;Additional musicians
- Erykah Badu – vocals (on tracks 2, 16 & 20)
- Thundercat – vocals (on track 2)
- Fatoumata Diawara – vocals (on tracks 3, 6, 14 & 19)
- M.anifest – vocals (on tracks 3, 6, 7 & 16)
- M3NSA – vocals (on track 7)
- Cheick Tidiane Seck – vocals (on tracks 9 & 12)
- Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – horns (on tracks 2, 3, 14 & 18)
;Other personnel
- Demola Ogunajo – artwork
References
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External links
- {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r2412345|label=Rocket Juice & the Moon}}
- {{Discogs release |id=3500269 |name=Rocket Juice & the Moon |type=album}}
- {{Metacritic album|title=Rocket Juice & the Moon}}
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Category:Albums recorded at Studio 13
Category:2012 collaborative albums
Category:Psychedelic funk albums
Category:Honest Jon's Records albums