How does Moby Ambient compare to the LAX ambient recordings he released for free? Those 20 + minute pieces are ideal for coming down or crashing
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 22:57 (seven years ago) link
I'd say he's pretty consistent throughout his career, I keep updating myself on his new stuff once every three years or so and he never really surprises. He's really good at ambient, enjoyable at dancefloor-oriented house/techno, boring-but-effective at the downtempo/pop stuff, and terrible at alternative rock/punk.
― Siegbran, Wednesday, 19 April 2017 00:32 (seven years ago) link
the album Ambient is way different from the long ambient releases — it's "ambient" in the early '90s ambient house sense. it's very clearly a Moby album but in this context his primitive/naive approach really works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kdxk3qMYhs
― bought 2 raris, went to chili's (crüt), Wednesday, 19 April 2017 14:01 (seven years ago) link
I have an iTunes playlist of Ambient and Little Idiot and various other tracks throughout his discography that resemble that material. I think that's where he's the strongest and I wish he had more stuff like that.
― Lipbra Geraldoman (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 19 April 2017 14:22 (seven years ago) link
Still spin "I love to move in here" very regularly - excellent piece of pastiche house
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Wednesday, 19 April 2017 21:01 (seven years ago) link
https://moby-andthevoidpacificchoir.wetransfer.com/
previous album + new one for free.
in 320.
legal link.
― mark e, Thursday, 15 June 2017 19:09 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmi-MtP969M
In other news, his book left me feeling kind of gross.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 5 July 2017 19:36 (six years ago) link
these noisy moby albums are actually very enjoyable when you have a ton of crappy paperwork to deal with.
i have no interest in the book.
― mark e, Thursday, 14 September 2017 19:22 (six years ago) link