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Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon (stylized as KiD CuDi presents SATELLITE FLIGHT: The journey to Mother Moon) is the fourth studio album by American musician
Kid Cudi first revealed information about the project in October 2013, announcing it would be an EP, primarily produced by himself, much like his last effort Indicud (2013). Cudi has stated the album is a prelude to Man on the Moon III: The Chosen, the then-unreleased final installment in his Man on the Moon trilogy of albums, and that it serves as a bridge between Indicud and Man on the Moon III, which was ultimately released in December 2020.
Background and development
In October 2013, while on
"I kinda went director on this project. I had the idea for the first and second [Man on the Moon] albums, with the whole five acts split. Man on the Moon III will go back to that whole breakdown and this comes back to that tradition, with the acts and everything being seamlessly in order."
— In a January 2014 interview with MTV, Cudi poked fun at his love for stretching out the storyline across different albums.[13]
On January 18, 2014, Kid Cudi revealed the EP would be released in February, when he
On January 31, 2014, in an interview with
Release and promotion
Only four months removed from the release of his third solo album Indicud, on July 1, 2013 Cudi unexpectedly released a new song titled "Going to the Ceremony", without divulging any further information.[25][26] During a show in Dallas, Texas, on October 16, 2013, Cudi announced the new project, which he said would be released in the next three months: "When I give you the release date, it will be 24 hours before its released," Kid Cudi said to the concert crowd. "You won't know when it's going to happen, but it's definitely going to happen in the next three months."[1][2] On February 24, 2014, offering just a few hours' notice, with propitious tweets such as "Time to make the world stand still" and "1 hour til launch...", Kid Cudi surprised fans by issuing a new album at midnight.[27][28][non-primary source needed][29][non-primary source needed] When the album was put up on the iTunes Store, the release date initially read April 29, 2014, which prompted Cudi to tweet: "The date says April 29, 2014 but thats a glitch. Or is it ;) Album Available Now."[30][31]
Upon its release several media outlets compared the albums launch to the respective surprise releases of
On March 4, 2014, Kid Cudi appeared on Chelsea Lately, where he was interviewed by Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe and promoted Satellite Flight, as well as the 2014 Need for Speed film.[41] On March 15, 2014, Cudi appeared on The Arsenio Hall Show, where he promoted both the album, discussed the state of hip-hop, suicidal thoughts, the Need for Speed film and performed the song "Internal Bleeding", from the album.[42][43][44]
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork Media | 6.0/10[50] |
NME | 8/10[51] |
XXL | 4/5 (XL)[52] |
Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon was met with generally mixed reviews. At
Edwin Ortiz of HipHopDX gave the album four out of five stars, saying "Flaws and all, Satellite Flight: The journey to Mother Moon stands as one of Kid Cudi’s biggest accomplishments. Rejuvenated. Recreated. Rebooted. Call it what you will. Scott Mescudi made an EP’s worth of material feel like an album, and he did it without surrendering his artistic integrity in the process. If Satellite Flight truly is a bridge between Indicud and Man on the Moon III, fans will be in for a treat when the third installment is finally released."[49] Emmanuel C.M. of XXL gave the album an XL, saying "Kid Cudi regains his powers again with Satellite Flight. It is a dense, short album exhibiting wonderful synths, sharp drums, patent Cudi crooning, mumbles and a dreamy atmosphere. Like all of Cudi's music, it pushes the envelope and it's very abstract. There isn't a gray area with Cudder's music, in fact, it is very black and white, meaning people either are going to hate it or love it. But the journey is always an adventure. Satellite Flight captures Cudi's adventure back home to the moon and does it brilliantly."[52] Al Horner of NME gave the album an eight out of ten, saying "Originally meant as an EP, at 10 tracks Satellite Flight is a leaner record than Indicud and all the better for it. Brave and futuristic, by venturing into space, Mescudi finally steps out of Kanye's shadow – with not just one small step, but one giant leap."[51]
Accolades
Commercial performance
Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 87,000 digital copies in the United States.[54] In the second week the album sold 8,300 in the US.[55] As of November 2015, the album has sold 117,000 copies in the United States.[56]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Destination: Mother Moon" | Scott Mescudi | Kid Cudi | 1:51 |
2. | "Going to the Ceremony" |
| WZRD | 3:48 |
3. | "Satellite Flight" |
| WZRD | 4:35 |
4. | "Copernicus Landing" | Mescudi | Kid Cudi | 4:36 |
5. | "Balmain Jeans" (featuring Raphael Saadiq) |
| Kid Cudi | 5:27 |
6. | "Too Bad I Have to Destroy You Now" |
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| 6:17 |
7. | "Internal Bleeding" | Mescudi | Kid Cudi | 4:16 |
8. | "In My Dreams 2015" | Mescudi | Kid Cudi | 1:46 |
9. | "Return of the Moon Man (Original Score)" | Mescudi | Kid Cudi | 5:15 |
10. | "Troubled Boy" | Mescudi | Kid Cudi | 3:23 |
Total length: | 41:14 |
Notes
- ^[a] signifies a co-producer
- "Satellite Flight" contains a sample of "Coronado II", as performed by Polaris. Additionally, the title is stylized all caps.
Personnel
Credits for Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon adapted from liner notes.
- Kid Cudi – production (all tracks), guitar (tracks 5, 10), executive production, art direction
- Dot da Genius – production (tracks 2, 3), co-production (track 6), synth (tracks 8, 9), piano (track 5), recording (tracks 2, 10)
- Iain Findlay – recording (tracks 1, 3–9), mixing (all tracks), programming (track 1)
- Raphael Saadiq – additional guitar (track 5), back up vocals (track 5)
- Vlado Meller – mastering (all tracks)
- Larry Gold – string arrangement and conduction (track 3)
- The Larry Gold Orchestra – strings (track 3)
- Dennis Cummings – executive production
- Kyledidthis – design
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Worldwide | February 25, 2014 | Digital download |
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United States | April 18, 2015 | LP | [69] |
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External links
- Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon at Discogs (list of releases)
- Official website