"... the sextet condense it's sprawling live sound into 44 minutes of elegantly constructed instrumentals and muscular, modern soul - all coated with a frosty trip-hop sheen." - Entertainment Weekly

"Lean bass lines, stuttering drumbeats, chords placed cooly on the backbeat and melodies like bluesy epigrams add up to some of the most danceable music on earth." -New York Times

"...Galactic can work a groove. (With Ruckus), the boys update the N'awlins vibe in a finger-licking gauntlet of futuristic jazz-funk" -Details

"With Ruckus, Galactic has proven once again why they are the flagship of 21st-century funk and how they can effectively push the envelope in new and fresh directions." -Offbeat Magazine

"...their improvisatuons are simply flawless... Crystalline guitar solos crash into chunky organ blasts; Mardi Gras parades bump into booze-soaked blues jam sessions. Keyboardist Richard Vogel and drummer Stanton Moore provide a backbeat fatter than a krispy kreme doughnut. " - Relix

“Bittersweet”
drums: Stanton Moore
bass and glockenspiel: Robert Mercurio
electric guitar: Jeffrey Raines
baritone and bass sax: Ben Ellman
Wurlitzer and Moog: Richard Vogel
lead and background vocals: Theryl de’Clouet
background vocals: Teedy Boutte
drum buddy: Quintron
engineer and mixer: Mike Napolitano

“Bongo Joe”
drums: Stanton Moore
bass: Robert Mercurio
nylon string and electric guitar: Jeffrey Raines
harmonica , baritone sax, and drum programming: Ben Ellman
Hammond organ, Moog and Korg keyboard: Richard Vogel
korg keyboard: Astacia the Nudist
engineer: Mike Napolitano
mixer: Dan “the automator” Nakamura

“The Moil”
drums and loops: Stanton Moore
bass and twelve string guitar: Robert Mercurio
electric guitar: Jeffrey Raines
tenor sax: Ben Ellman
Hammond organ, Clavinet, Moog, and Stylophone: Richard Vogel
engineer and mixer: Mike Napolitano

“Paint”
drums: Stanton Moore
bass: Robert Mercurio
nylon string guitar: Jeffrey Raines
tenor sax and drum programming: Ben Ellman
Wurlitzer: Richard Vogel
lead vocals: Theryl de’Clouet
background vocals: Teedy Boutte
engineer and mixer: Mike Napolitano
engineer: Rondo Bros.

“Never Called You Crazy”
drums: Stanton Moore
bass: Robert Mercurio
electric guitar: Jeffrey Raines
harmonica: Ben Ellman
Hammond organ and Korg keyboard: Rich Vogel
lead and background vocals: Theryl de’Clouet
Korg Keyboard: Jim Greer
Engineer and mixer: Mike Napolitano

“Gypsy Fade”
drums: Stanton Moore
bass: Robert Mercurio
nylon string and electric guitar: Jeffrey Raines
Harmonica: Ben Ellman
Hammond organ, Moog, Wurlitzer, Stylophone, Optigon: Richard Vogel
vocals: Theryl de’Clouet
vocals: Teddy Boutte
background vocals: Teedy Boutte
accordion: Glenn Hartman
engineer, mixer, and programming: Mike Napolitano

“Mercamon”
drums: Stanton Moore
bass: Robert Mercurio
electric guitar: Jeffrey Raines
tenor and baritone sax, drum programming: Ben Ellman
Hammond organ, Clavinet and Stylophone: Richard Vogel
drum buddy: Quintron
engineer and mixer: Mike Napolitano
engineer: Rondo Bros.

“Uptown Odyssey”
drums: Stanton Moore
bass: Robert Mercurio
nylon string guitar: Jeffrey Raines
tenor sax: Ben Ellman
Hammond organ, Moog : Richard Vogel
Lead vocals: Theryl de’Clouet
Background vocals: Teddy Boutte
engineer: Mike Napolitano
mixer: Dan “the automator” Nakamura

“Kid Kenner”
drums and loops: Stanton Moore
bass: Robert Mercurio
nylon string guitar: Jeffrey Raines
drum programming: Ben Ellman
Hammond Organ and Korg keyboard: Richard Vogel
vocals: Theryl de’Clouet
electric guitar: Jonathan Freilich
engineer: Mike Napolitano
engineer: Rondo Bros.
mixer: Dan “the automator” Nakamura

“The Beast”
drums and loops: Stanton Moore
bass: Robert Mercurio
electric guitar: Jeffrey Raines
harmonica: Ben Ellman
Hammond organ and Clavinet: Richard Vogel
lead and background vocals: Theryl de’Clouet
background vocals: Teedy Boutte
engineer: Mike Napolitano
mixer: Dan “the automator” Nakamura

“Tenderness”
drums and loops: Stanton Moore
bass and background vocals: Robert Mercurio
nylon string and electric guitar: Jeffrey Raines
harmonica: Ben Ellman
Hammond organ and Korg keyboard: Richard Vogel
lead vocals: Theryl de’Clouet
nylon string guitar: Jim Greer
engineer and mixer: Mike Napolitano

“All Behind You Now”
drums and loops: Stanton Moore
bass: Robert Mercurio
electric guitar: Jeffrey Raines
tenor sax: Ben Ellman
Wurlitzer: Richard Vogel
lead and background vocals: Theryl de’Clouet
engineer: Mike Napolitano
mixer: Dan “the automator” Nakamura

“Doomed”
drums and loops: Stanton Moore
bass: Robert Mercurio
electric guitar: Jeffrey Raines
baritone sax: Ben Ellman
Moog and Clavinet: Richard Vogel
Korg keyboard: Jim Greer
engineer and mixer: Mike Napolitano
engineer: Rondo bros.

“Hoss” (Japanese release only)
drums: Stanton Moore
bass: Robert Mercurio
electric guitar: Jeffrey Raines
baritone sax: Ben Ellman
Clavinet: Richard Vogel
Korg keyboard: Jim Greer
engineer and mixer: Mike Napolitano

“Space Headz March” (Japanese release only)
drums: Stanton Moore
bass: Robert Mercurio
electric guitar: Jeffrey Raines
tenor sax: Ben Ellman
Hammond organ: Richard Vogel
Engineer and mixer: Mike Napolitano

Album produced by Dan “the automator” Nakamura
Additional production by Mike “Nappy” Napolitano
Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk, NYC