MOBY About His Late Friend DAVID BOWIE
22 February 2025
Starman 4ever.
(Image: cover of his ‘Reprise’ album)
Moby
MOBY Looks Back
9 August 2024
Yoohoo.
Full interview with NME here.
Photo on top: cover of his most
recent LP ‘Reprise).
MOBY Shares Another Track From His Upcoming Album Featuring The Late BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH On Vocals
Daily electricity to load your batteries
26 May 2024
Synth pop celeb MOBY (born Richard Melville Hall, 58 years ago, in NYC)
canned his 22nd LP. He named it ALWAYS CENTERED AT NIGHT and it
will land on June 14.
He just shared the 9th new track (out of a total of 13) from the album.
It’s titled WHERE’S YOUR PRIDE? and features writer/dub poet/musician
Benjamin Zephaniah, just like Moby a vegan activist, who passed away
last December due to a brain tumour, aged 65. R.I.P.
Moby: “As a vegan activist, and as a wise and compassionate man,
Benjamin inspired me for many years. I hope that ‘where is your pride?’
honors his legacy and also draws people’s attention to his life, work,
and principles.”
WATCH/LISTEN
STREAM
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Moby: Linktree
MOBY Celebrates The 25th Birthday Of His Millionseller LP ‘PLAY’ And Announces A New One Too
New striking strokes
19 March 2024
58-year-old British synth-pop star MOBY celebrates the 25th anniversary of his millionseller LP PLAY on 17 May. For the occasion he’ll play a handful of dates in
Europe this September.
Moby: “It’s been over 10 years since I’ve toured, but someone reminded me that 2024 is the 25th anniversary of the release of ‘Play’, so it seemed like it might not be the worst idea to do
a short European tour to commemorate and celebrate. The show will feature well known songs from ‘Play’, but also a bunch of audience favorites, like ‘Extreme Ways,’ ‘We Are All Made Of Stars,’ ‘When It’s Cold I’d Like to Die,’ and even some old rave bangers like ‘Feeling So Real’ and ‘Go.’”
But he’s looking forward too with the news that he has canned
a new longplayer. It’s baptized ALWAYS CENTRED AT NIGHT and
sees the day of light on June 14.
It features guests on all 13 songs.
“For the last 30 years, I’ve worked with amazing singers – everyone from David Bowie
to Freddie Mercury, Gregory Porter to Jill Scott. ‘Always Centered At Night’ continues my
love of collaborating, but has a focus of working with amazing singers who might not be
as well known as David Bowie and Gregory Porter.”
The first single, called DARK DAYS , is a soulfully styled synth-pop
pearl featuring the marvellous voice of Lady Blackbird
WATCH/LISTEN
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MOBY: Instagram – Bio – Discography
MOBY Shares New Ambient Album On The First Day Of The New Year
1 January 2023
Last week synth pop celebrity MOBY (born Richard Melville Hall, 57 years
ago in New York) announced the release of a new record with this message.
The opus titled AMBIENT 23 is a 2 hour and a half voyage in space. Relaxing,
dreamy, laid-back. Well, I’m actually only halfway through, but I already feel
the tranquilizing impact on my hangover. Hope it works for you too.
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MOBY: Instagram
MOBY And Wonderful Voice MINDY JONES Cover Hero DAVID BOWIE
2 June 2021
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MOBY released new album Reprise a few days ago. It features
orchestral and acoustic arrangements of songs from the past,
with the Budapest Art Orchestra, a string quartet, along with
several guest artists.
The record also includes a notable cover of
David Bowie‘s 24 Karat classic ‘Heroes.’
Moby: “‘Heroes’ was one of the first records (well, cassettes) I ever
bought, and I still think it’s the most beautiful song ever written.”
With the wonderful and soulful voice of Mindy Jones, Moby strips
the song and the pace down, let it float like a cloud in the sky, with
a mellow piano upfront and a gripping, symphonic finale. A vocal
and musical beauty!
I know, nobody can match Bowie‘s masterstroke
performance of ‘Heroes’ but this interpretation
gives me goosebumps.
Enjoy here…
Original Bowie clip…
Moby’s Reprise album…
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Quote Of The Day – MOBY About His Dear Friend DAVID BOWIE
Moby about Bowie.
(Image: cover of his ‘Reprise’ album)
Weird Trio Sounds Magical – MOBY + MARK LANEGAN + KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
New sonic impulses…
17 April 2021
Dance-pop-and-soul star MOBY releases REPRISE. An album of orchestral reimaginings
of a selection of songs he wrote in the past inspired by a classical performance of his music that took place in 2018.
After sharing Porcelain with My Morning Jacket‘s Jim James signing, comes a magical
version of his 2013 song The Lonely Night with two splendiferous crooners on vocals, Kris Kristofferson Mark Lanegan. Goosebumps all the way.
Listen here…
MOBY: Facebook
20 Years Ago Today MOBY Released His Breakthrough Bestseller ‘PLAY’…
17 May 2019
Electro popsmith MOBY released his fifth album PLAY today 20 years ago, on 17 May 1999. He recorded it in his home studio in Manhattan, New York. It turned into a global triumph, artistically and commercially. It topped the UK albums chart for 7 weeks and reached the No 1 spot in six other countries while it peaked at a rather low #38 in the
US but sold steadily there for two years. I wasn’t a devoted Moby fan at all but this LP
was near perfect, with a series of fabulous synth pop & soul songs millions, young and
old, could relate to. Here are Turn Up The Volume‘s favorite highlights…
– HONEY –
– NATURAL BLUES –
– WHY DOES MY HEART FEEL SO BAND? –
– FIND MY BABY –
PLAY in full…
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MOBY: Facebook – All Albums