Moby Discography
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Moby (1992): Moby is the debut album released by Moby in 1992. This album was subsequently re-released in 1993 as The Story So Far, with a different track lineup, and slightly different cover art, which incorporates the different title. The song “Go” samples Laura Palmer’s theme from Twin Peaks, as well as the titular vocal from the song “Go!” by Tones on Tail. In the UK, the release dropped “Drop a Beat” in favour of “Thousand”, the b-side to “I Feel It”.
Ambient (1993): Ambient is an album by the artist Moby. It was released on August 17, 1993 and received mediocre reviews; Moby did not gain any real acclaim for his 1990s electronic Music albums until he released Everything Is Wrong in 1995. Ambient, unlike most other Moby studio albums, has never been re-released in a sepecial edition or a remastered issue.
Everything Is Wrong (1995): Everything Is Wrong is the third album by the artist Moby, released in 1995. The album was Moby’s first acclaimed electronica album, but true mainstream success did not come about until the release of his 1999 album, Play. The album was followed up in early 1996 with a remix album entitled Everything Is Wrong – DJ Mix Album (Mixed & Remixed – XLCDSTUMM130). Mixed by Moby from the various remixes that were commissioned by Mute, the album was a two disc set. The first disc was “Hard Techno, Joyous Anthems & Quiet Ambiance”, while the second was “New York Hard House, Groovy Acid & Melodic Trance”.
Animal Rights (1996): Animal Rights is an album by Moby, released on September 23, 1996 (see 1996 in music). The album was poorly received upon its first release. Moby had earlier made his reputation with techno music, but Animal Rights found him embracing punk rock and ambient music. While most praised his attempt at diversifying, salon.com writer Douglas Wolk, for instance, opines that the album “finds Moby falling on his nose” and concludes that “maybe somebody should try to convince Moby that guitars are actually made out of dead animals,” while Rolling Stone decides that “this time around, he has decided to push an agenda instead of boundaries”. Stephen Thomas Erlewine suggests that Animal Rights “ranks as one of the classic failed albums, right alongside Sinéad O’Connor’s big-band Am I Not Your Girl.”
Play (1999): Play is the fifth studio album by the music artist Moby, released on May 17, 1999 on V2 Records. While some of Moby’s earlier work garnered critical and commercial success within the electronic dance music scene, Play was both a critical success and a commercial phenomenon. The album introduced Moby to a worldwide mainstream audience, not only through a large number of hit singles (that helped the album to dominate worldwide charts for two years), but also through unprecedented licensing of his music in films, television and commercial advertisements. It eventually became the biggest-selling album of its genre, with over 10 million copies sold worldwide. According to Rolling Stone, “Play wasn’t the first album to make a rock star out of an insular techno nerdnik, but it was the first to make one a pop sensation. (…) Play made post-modernism cuddly, slowly but surely striking a chord with critics and record-buyers alike.”
18 (2002): 18 is a 2002 album by electronic artist Moby. Critical response to this album was positive to mixed, with many critics feeling it was too much of a retread of his previous releases and lacked inspiration. The most successful song on the album was the single “We Are All Made of Stars”, which reached #11 on the UK charts. The album features guest appearances by Azure Ray, MC Lyte, Angie Stone, and Sinéad O’Connor. A collection of the album’s B-sides and video footage was later released a year after the album on 18 B Sides + DVD.
Hotel (2005): Hotel is the seventh studio album by the musician Moby, first released internationally on March 14, 2005 and then on March 22, 2005 in the United States. Hotel was recorded and mixed at Moby’s apartment, Electric Lady Studios, and Loho Studios in Manhattan, New York City. Initial quantities of the album came with a second CD of ambient music entitled Hotel: Ambient.
Last Night (2008): Last Night is Moby’s eighth studio album and was released on 29 March 2008 in Australia, 1 April 2008 in the USA, and 12 May 2008 in the United Kingdom (released on digital format 31 March 2008). The first single in the UK was “Alice”, and in the EU was “Disco Lies” and the second single is “I Love to Move in Here” followed by “Ooh Yeah”.
Wait for Me (2009): Wait for Me is the ninth studio album by the musician Moby, released on June 29, 2009. Moby announced the title, track listing and release date of the album on his website on April 14, 2009. The first single from the album was “Shot in the Back of the Head.” The song’s accompanying music video was directed by David Lynch. The videos to Pale Horses and Mistake feature the alien (shown on the cover) and a dog. The alien is a new design of “Little Idiot” who appeared in earlier videos and is also the name of Moby’s own label, which the album was released on. The album was re-released on a Deluxe Edition on November 23, 2009 featuring the complete Wait for Me original album, two new songs (including the brand new single “One Time We Lived”), an extra CD of ambient versions of almost all the songs, and a DVD featuring many recent live performances, an intimate EPK of the album, a section of questions and answers, and five music videos made for the album.
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