Favorite New Music: Moby
posted by The Joe
Moby
Wait For Me
Mute
2009
1. Division
2. Pale Horses
3. Shot In The Back Of The Head
4. Study War
5. Walk With Me
6. Stock Radio
7. Mistake
8. Scream Pilots
9. Jltf 1
10. Jltf
11. A Seated Night
12. Wait For Me
13. Hope Is Gone
14. Ghost Return
15. Slow Light
16. Isolate
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1999’s Play was a godsend. I was just starting to get into music and picked the album up solely due to its $9.99 price tag, not knowing it would be one of those rare few albums that you’ve been waiting your whole life to hear but just didn’t realize until you actually experienced it.
But then, what happened? Moby himself was always kind of a dick, but after Play’s success, it felt like he was merely trying too hard to placate to the musical needs of people who couldn’t care less. Redundant, generic club music replaced his once-original electronic sound, and all he was good for were soundtrack bits to Miami Vice and the Bourne trilogy. Truth be told, it was all rather heartbreaking.
So thank you, David Lynch, for reminding Moby in a BAFTA Awards speech that personal creativity should never bend to commercial demands, because he took those words to heart and created an astounding return to melancholy soundscape form.
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“Wait For Me”
“Mistake” (Live)