''Enclosure'' is the tenth

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by American musician

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, released on April 8, 2014 (7 April in UK) on

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. On February 18, 2014, Frusciante made the first song recorded for the album, "Scratch", a song written during ''

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'' sessions, available through his website as a free download. On March 19, 2018, Frusciante uploaded a version of "Scratch", "(vocal Fx Mix)", to SoundCloud.

Background

Frusciante said of the album, "''Enclosure'', upon its completion, was the record which represented the achievement of all the musical goals I had been aiming at for the previous 5 years. It was recorded simultaneously with Black Knights' ''Medieval Chamber'', and as different as the two albums appear to be, they represent one investigative creative thought process. What I learned from one fed directly into the other. Enclosure is presently my last word on the musical statement which began with '' PBX''."

Release in space

On March 29, 2014, a copy of Enclosure was loaded onto an experimental Cube Satellite dubbed by

as Sat-JF14 and launched to an altitude of 10,000 ft aboard an

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NEPTUNE Modular Rocket. Beginning March 31, fans from around the world could download the free, custom-built Sat-JF14 mobile application which was meant to enable users to track the satellite movement in real time (the satellite, however, was only a simulation, as the rocket only reached an altitude of 10,000 ft or 3,048 meters before safely falling to the ground for recovery). When "Sat-JF14" "hovered" over a users’ geographic region, the Enclosure app would get unlocked, allowing users to listen to the album for free on any iOS or Android mobile device.

Reception

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rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 55, based on nine reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

– all instruments (guitar, bass, vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, drum machine, sequencer, samples)

Recording personnel

* John Frusciante – producer * Anthony Zamora – studio manager

Artwork

* John Frusciante and Julian Chavez - artwork * Nabil - cover photo * Meryl Slay - retouching

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2014 albums John Frusciante albums