Rabbit In the Moon
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Rabbit in the Moon was an American electronic music
group. Their style draws from psychedelic trance
, house music
and breakbeat
, along with other diverse influences.
, the group currently consists of performer/singer Bunny and producer David Christophere. Former member DJ Monk left the group in 2002.
After several singles released on Monk and David Christophere's Hallucination Recordings
label under the name Anarch-E, their first success as producers came in 1993 with the release of the "Phases of an Out of Body Experience" single on Hardkiss Records. As remixers, Rabbit In the Moon has reworked songs by artists such as Depeche Mode
("Waiting for the Night"), Tori Amos
("Precious Things"), Sarah McLachlan
("Fear", "Possession"), Orbital
("Are We Here?"), Smashing Pumpkins ("The End Is the Beginning Is the End
"), Goldie
("Inner City Life"), White Zombie ("Blood, Milk and Sky") and Delerium
("Euphoria").
Rabbit in the Moon has also collaborated with Humate
and in 1994 they released the Hemispheres E.P.
Throughout their entire career, Rabbit in the Moon toured extensively across the entire United States playing shows at countless venues and raves.
The Rabbit in the Moon Remixes Volume 2 CD came with a liner note stating that there was a new album to be released in summer of 2001. The album never materialized. Because of Monk's departure, questions were raised as to whether the band was breaking up, but this was not the case.
A new song called "Time Bomb" surfaced in 2003, with David Christophere and Bunny as the only producers on the track.
In 2005, they made the song "Came and Conkered", inspired by and featured in the soundtrack of the 2005 video game Conker: Live & Reloaded
. They were asked by Nile Rogers to create music for the Xbox remake of the game.
Early in 2007, a countdown to a new album appeared on the band's MySpace
page, putting the release date in April 2007. The album was ultimately released on July 10, 2007. It features two discs: one, a collection of past singles and newer material in audio CD format; the other, a collection of music videos and live performances from various festivals and concerts in DVD format. The record is called "Decade", and was released on Contagious Musiq / Southbeat Records.
, Rabbit in the Moon have announced on their MySpace page that they are working on a new double album. They also are releasing a new single called "I'm Your Drug" and have done a cover of New Order
's "Blue Monday
" that will be released worldwide in March 2010.
On March 27, 2010, Rabbit in the Moon performed at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami. David Christophere was not seen at this show, fueling rumours he left the band and of an imminent band break up.
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
group. Their style draws from psychedelic trance
Psychedelic trance
Psychedelic trance, psytrance or just psy is a form of electronic music characterized by hypnotic arrangements of synthetic rhythms and complex layered melodies created by high tempo riffs. It appeared in the mainstream in 1995 as with reporting of the trend of Goa trance. The genre offers variety...
, house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
and breakbeat
Breakbeat
In 1992, a new style called "jungalistic hardcore" emerged, and for many ravers it was too funky to dance to. Josh Lawford of Ravescene prophesied that the breakbeat was "the death-knell of rave" because the ever changing drumbeat patterns of breakbeat music didn't allow for the same zoned out,...
, along with other diverse influences.
History
Formed in 1992 in Tampa, FloridaTampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
, the group currently consists of performer/singer Bunny and producer David Christophere. Former member DJ Monk left the group in 2002.
After several singles released on Monk and David Christophere's Hallucination Recordings
Hallucination Recordings
Hallucination Recordings is a record label that was originally co-founded by Monk and David Christophere as a platform to release their music as Rabbit in the Moon...
label under the name Anarch-E, their first success as producers came in 1993 with the release of the "Phases of an Out of Body Experience" single on Hardkiss Records. As remixers, Rabbit In the Moon has reworked songs by artists such as Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
("Waiting for the Night"), Tori Amos
Tori Amos
Tori Amos is an American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. She was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument...
("Precious Things"), Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. Known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range, as of 2006, she has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards and four...
("Fear", "Possession"), Orbital
Orbital (band)
Orbital are a British electronic dance music duo from Sevenoaks, England consisting of brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll. Their career initially ran from 1989 until 2004, but in 2009 they announced that they would be reforming and headlining The Big Chill, in addition to a number of other live shows...
("Are We Here?"), Smashing Pumpkins ("The End Is the Beginning Is the End
The End Is the Beginning Is the End
"The End Is the Beginning Is the End" is a Grammy Award-winning song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It is the first full-band song released as a single by the Smashing Pumpkins in the aftermath of their 1995 album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness...
"), Goldie
Goldie
Clifford Joseph Price, better known as Goldie is an English electronic music artist, disc jockey, visual artist and actor. He is well known for his innovations in the jungle and drum and bass music genres, having previously gained exposure for his work as a graffiti artist...
("Inner City Life"), White Zombie ("Blood, Milk and Sky") and Delerium
Delerium
Delerium is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act, Front Line Assembly...
("Euphoria").
Rabbit in the Moon has also collaborated with Humate
Humate
Humate is a German record producer who has released singles with record labels such as Yoshitoshi and Prolekult. His work has been featured on many compilation albums including the Global Underground series, Sasha and John Digweed's Northern Exposure series and the Cafe Del Mar series...
and in 1994 they released the Hemispheres E.P.
Throughout their entire career, Rabbit in the Moon toured extensively across the entire United States playing shows at countless venues and raves.
The Rabbit in the Moon Remixes Volume 2 CD came with a liner note stating that there was a new album to be released in summer of 2001. The album never materialized. Because of Monk's departure, questions were raised as to whether the band was breaking up, but this was not the case.
A new song called "Time Bomb" surfaced in 2003, with David Christophere and Bunny as the only producers on the track.
In 2005, they made the song "Came and Conkered", inspired by and featured in the soundtrack of the 2005 video game Conker: Live & Reloaded
Conker: Live & Reloaded
Conker: Live & Reloaded is an action-platform video game developed by Rare and exclusively released for the Xbox in June 2005. The single player mode is a remake of the 2001 game Conker's Bad Fur Day for the Nintendo 64. However, it includes a new multiplayer mode that is different to the Nintendo...
. They were asked by Nile Rogers to create music for the Xbox remake of the game.
Early in 2007, a countdown to a new album appeared on the band's MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page, putting the release date in April 2007. The album was ultimately released on July 10, 2007. It features two discs: one, a collection of past singles and newer material in audio CD format; the other, a collection of music videos and live performances from various festivals and concerts in DVD format. The record is called "Decade", and was released on Contagious Musiq / Southbeat Records.
, Rabbit in the Moon have announced on their MySpace page that they are working on a new double album. They also are releasing a new single called "I'm Your Drug" and have done a cover of New Order
New Order
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
's "Blue Monday
Blue Monday (New Order song)
"Blue Monday" is a single released in 1983 by British band New Order, and later remixed in 1988 and 1995. The song has been widely remixed and covered since its original release, and became a popular anthem in the dance club scene.-Background:...
" that will be released worldwide in March 2010.
On March 27, 2010, Rabbit in the Moon performed at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami. David Christophere was not seen at this show, fueling rumours he left the band and of an imminent band break up.
Selected discography
Original productions and singlesSingle (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
- Out of Body Experience/Freak to the Beat (Hallucination 12") (1993)
- Phases of an Out Of Body Experience (Hardkiss 12") (1994)
- Untitled/The EP that Never Was (Limited Edition Hallucination 12") (1995)
- Deeper (Limited Edition Hallucination 12") (1997)
- Rabbit In the Moon Remixes Volume 1 (Hallucination 3x12" and CD) (1998)
- Floori.d.a (Hallucination 2x12" and CD Maxi) (1999)
- Rabbit In the Moon Remixes Volume 2 (Hallucination 3x12" and CD) (1999)
- 9ine Eleven Dub (White LabelWhite labelWhite label records are vinyl records with adhesive plain white labels affixed. Test pressings, usually with Test Pressing written on the label, with catalogue number, artist and recording time or date, are produced in small quantities to evaluate the quality of the disc production...
) (2002) - Time Bomb (Hallucination Limited 12") (2002)
- Decade Southbeat Records (2007)
Remixes
- Velocity, "Lust" Desirable mix (Superstition)
- Orbital, "Are We Here" RITM's Oral Mix & Laconic Dub (London/FFRR)
- Sarah McLachlan, "Possession, Fear & Fear of Possession" R.I.T.M. rmxs (Arista)
- God Within, "The Phoenix" R.I.T.M. river & rain rmx (Hardkiss)
- Aquarhythms, "Heart Sequence" RITMs Moveable Feast Mix ) (Astralwerks)
- (orig. released as Ether "BodyJazz / Bodyfusion" on Aquarhythms
- Rabbit In The Moon/Humate, "East" R.I.T.M.'s southern stimulation (Superstition/RisingHigh)
- Cosmic Baby, "Cosmic Greets Florida" R.I.T.M. greets berlin & 7 am pacific rmxs (Logic)
- Nightripper, "Tone Exploitation" R.I.T.M. exploitation rmx (ESP)
- Astral Pilot, "Electro Accupuncture" RITM's Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (Harthouse)
- Garbage, "Queer" R.I.T.M.'s Heftybag mix and F.T.F.O.I. mix (Geffen/Almo Sounds)
- Planet Soul, "Set U Free" R.I.T.M.'s Moon Spirits dub (Strictly Rhythm)
- Goldie, "Innercity Life" R.I.T.M. mixes (London/FFRR)
- White Zombie, "More Human Than Human" (Geffen)
- White Zombie, "Blood, Milk & Sky" RITM's Subterranean Mix (Geffen)
- Garbage, "Stupid Girl" (Geffen/Almo Sounds)
- Keoki, "Caterpillar" R.I.T.M.'s disco 2001 mix (Moonshine)
- BT & Tori Amos, "Blue Skies" R.I.T.M.'s Fathomless mix (Kinetic/Perfecto)
- Garbage, "Milk" R.I.T.M.'s Got It, Butchered Vegas and Udder mixes (Geffen/Almo)
- Delerium, "Euphoria" (firefly) R.I.T.M.'s Divine Gothic Disco Mix & Dub (Netwerk)
- Healy & Amos, "Argentina" R.I.T.M.'s Helium mix (Positiva)
- TDF (feat. Eric Clapton), "Ripstop" R.I.T.M.'s Creamy Funkshunal mix (Reprise)
- Smashing Pumpkins, "The End Is The Beginning Is The End" RITM's Melancholy & The Infinite Madness Mix & Dub (Warner Bros.)
- Banco De Gaia, "Drunk As A Monk" R.I.T.M.'s Brass Monkey mix (Mammoth)
- Love & Rockets, "R.I.P. 20C" R.I.T.M.'s D.eath M.etal T.echno mix & R.I.T.M.'s R.I.P.ella (Red Ant)
- Stone Roses vs. RITM "Fool's Gold" RITM's Message To The Majors & Straight Beat Mixes (Jive Electro)
- Stone Roses vs. RITM "I Wanna Be adored" RITM's Acid Hacienda V2.1, Sex EFX & 909, For The Love Of Acid Mix & LunaSol's Acid Hacienda (Jive Electro)
- Planet Perfecto (Paul Oakenfold) "Bullet In The Gun 2000" RITM's Bloodhound Gangbangers & Spooky Red Ribbon Mixes (Perfecto)
External links
- Hallucination - Original R.I.T.M. Label
- DJ Monk - Founding R.I.T.M. Member ('92-'02)
- Rabbit in the Moon - Official Myspace Site