RHCP's Flea discusses new project with Damon Albarn
Fri, 06 Jan 2012
Red Hot Chili Peppers bass-wizard Flea has been discussing with Mojo Magazine his new side-project with Blur & Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn & Feli Kuti drummer, Tony Allen.
The collective, known as Rocket Juice and the Moon, are currently rehearsing for live shows & have already recorded their Afrofunk infused, self-titled debut album.
"We met on a plane in 2008. The three of us were going to Lagos as part of Damon’s Africa Express Collective. I’m a huge Fela Kuti fan and Tony [Allen] is one of my favourite drummers, so to get to talk and play with him was phenomenal. The way I approach rhythm and groove is very similar to the way he does, and I feel with him a special something that is hard to put into words… but it’s a beautiful thing."
The band performed together for the first time at the annual Cork Jazz Festival in 2011 under the alias of 'Another Honest Jon's Chop Up!'
The band's debut album contains 18 tracks and is due out March 12th, 2012.
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