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Rabbit in the Moon
Rabbit in the Moon performing in 2017
Rabbit in the Moon performing in 2017
Background information
OriginTampa, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Years active1991–present
LabelsHallucination Recordings
Southbeat
MembersDavid Christophere
Bunny
Past membersDJ Monk
Websiterabbitinthemoon.com Edit this at Wikidata

Rabbit in the Moon is an American electronic music group that formed in 1991. Their style draws from psychedelic trance, house music and breakbeat, along with other diverse influences. They were among the first to mix theatrical stage performance with rave music.[1]

History

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Formed in 1992 in Tampa, Florida, the group consisted of performer/singer Bunny and producer David Christophere.

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 Garbage ("Queer" and "Milk"), 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.[citation needed]

Throughout their career, Rabbit in the Moon toured extensively in the United States playing shows at venues and raves.

In 1999, Rabbit in the Moon performed in the first Ultra Music Festival.[2]

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 group was breaking up, but this was not the case.

DJ Monk leaves

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DJ Monk left the group in 2002. A new song called "Time Bomb" surfaced in 2003, with David Christophere and Bunny as the only producers on the track.[citation needed]

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 Rodgers to create music for the Xbox remake of the game.[citation needed]

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.[3]

In 2008, on the second night of the Annual World DJ Festival in Seoul, South Korea, frontman Bunny was injured when a glass bottle thrown by someone in the crowd hit his left eye, lacerating his retina, lens, and skin, and severely damaging his vision. Friends and fans throughout the electronic dance music community rallied to raise money to help him pay for his medical expenses.[4]

As of 2010, Rabbit in the Moon announced on their MySpace page that they were working on a new double album.[citation needed]

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 rumors he left the band and of an imminent band break up.[2]

Bunny has been performing in several countries under the title BUNNY or Bunny Live.[citation needed]

David Christophere produces music and DJ from his home base in Los Angeles.[citation needed]

Reunion

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On August 31, 2013, the group played Firestone Live in Orlando, FL.[5]

On December 16, 2015, Ultra Music Festival in Miami announced on their lineup of 2016 edition the appearance of Rabbit in the Moon.[6] The group performed at Electric Daisy Carnival in Orlando in November, 2016.

The group played at Ultra Music Festival Miami 2017 and 2018. As well as Ultra Korea, Insomniac Countdown , Freaknight Seattle, and the great salt air Utah Das Energi festival.

Selected discography

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Original productions and singles:

Remixes

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References

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  1. ^ Shurba, Nicolette. "Florida rave phantasmagorics Rabbit in the Moon fall to earth … once more". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  2. ^ a b c Schlein, Zach. "Rabbit in the Moon on Ultra's Beats, Breaks, and Beach-Orgy History". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  3. ^ Rabbit in the Moon Decade CD
  4. ^ Nearly Blinded by Crowd Injury, Community Rallies to Help RITM’s Bunny, by Zel McCarthy, Big Shot Magazine, September 3, 2008
  5. ^ "DC (RABBIT IN THE MOON) REUNION LIVE SET, by DC (Rabbit in the Moon)". DC (Rabbit in the Moon). Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  6. ^ "Ultra Music Festival Announces Phase One Lineup For Eighteenth Annual Edition · Ultra Music Festival". Ultra Music Festival. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  7. ^ "Let's Dance, by Rabbit in the Moon". Rabbit in the Moon. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
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