# Baby Monkey

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***Baby Monkey*** is the second studio album by Voodoo Child, an alternate pseudonym of American [electronica](/source/Electronica) musician [Moby](/source/Moby). It was released in January 2004 by record labels [V2](/source/V2_Records) and [Mute](/source/Mute_Records).

## Release

*Baby Monkey* was released on January 27, 2004, by record labels V2 and Mute. According to the album's liner notes, Moby released the album under his pseudonym so he could concentrate on the music without having to worry about promotion or record sales.

Two singles were released: "Light Is in Your Eyes" in November 2003 and "Take It Home" in December.[1]

## Reception

*Baby Monkey* has received mixed reviews from critics. *[Mojo](/source/Mojo_(magazine))* wrote: "*Baby Monkey* has a strangely nostalgic feel – as if he's reanimated his old raver's soul, with its favourite beats and bass lines intact."[2] *[Uncut](/source/Uncut_(magazine))* called it "An interesting addition to the artist's varied oeuvre."[3] *[Blender](/source/Blender_(magazine))* wrote: "As self-indulgent side projects go, this could be a whole lot worse."[4]

On the other hand, [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) wrote that it "Often sounds virtually identical to a generic dance record circa 1992."[5] *[Q](/source/Q_(magazine))* wrote: "*Baby Monkey* has nothing of the danger, adventure or indeed chemical frisson that defined rave culture—it's just smug sonic wallpaper."[6] *[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))* noted: "These tracks lack the energy to power a glow stick."[7] Jonathan Zwickel of [Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_Media) wrote: "There's no life breathing through these 12 flaccid tracks, each of which would've seemed regressive even in Moby's early-90s heyday—today, each is a total anachronism."[8]

## Track listing

1. "Gotta Be Loose in Your Mind" – 4:39
1. "Minors" – 4:54
1. "Take It Home" – 5:09
1. "Light Is in Your Eyes" – 6:14
1. "Electronics" – 6:24
1. "Strings" – 6:50
1. "Gone" – 5:14
1. "Unh Yeah" – 4:27
1. "Obscure" – 4:11
1. "Last" – 3:53
1. "Harpie" – 5:24
1. "Synthesisers" – 9:15

## References

1. ["Moby's Alter Ego Rears 'Baby Monkey'"](https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/68268/mobys-alter-ego-rears-baby-monkey). *Billboard*. November 7, 2003. Retrieved May 12, 2019.

1. "[*Baby Monkey* review]". *[Mojo](/source/Mojo_(magazine))*. March 2004.

1. "[*Baby Monkey* review]". *[Uncut](/source/Uncut_(magazine))*. February 2004.

1. "[*Baby Monkey* review]". *[Blender](/source/Blender_(magazine))*. April 2004.

1. Bush, John. ["Voodoo Child - Baby Monkey"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/baby-monkey-mw0000331164). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

1. "[*Baby Monkey* review]". *[Q](/source/Q_(magazine))*. March 2004.

1. "[*Baby Monkey* review]". *[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))*. March 2004.

1. Zwickel, Jonathan (7 June 2004). ["Voodoo Child: *Baby Monkey*"](http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8496-baby-monkey/). *[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_Media)*. Retrieved 22 September 2011.

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