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Moby
Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, singer, producer, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the most important dance music figures of the early 1990s, helping bring dance music to a mainstream audience both in the United States and the United Kingdom". After taking up guitar and piano at age nine, he played in several underground punk rock bands through the 1980s before turning to electronic dance music. In 1989, he moved to New York City and became a prolific figure as a DJ, producer and remixer. His 1991 single " Go" was his mainstream breakthrough, especially in Europe, where it peaked within the top ten of the charts in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Between 1992 and 1997 he scored eight top 10 hits on the ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart including " Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)", " Feeling So Real", and " James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Play (Moby Album)
''Play'' is the fifth studio album by American electronic musician Moby. It was released on May 17, 1999, through Mute Records internationally and V2 Records in North America. Recording of the album began in mid-1997, following the release of Moby's fourth album, ''Animal Rights'' (1996), which deviated from his electronica style; Moby's goal for ''Play'' was to return to this style of music, blending downtempo with blues and roots music samples. Originally intended to be his final record, the album was recorded at Moby's home studio in Manhattan, New York. While some of Moby's earlier work had garnered critical and commercial success within the electronic dance music scene, ''Play'' was both a critical success and a commercial phenomenon. Initially issued to lackluster sales, it topped numerous album charts months after its release and was certified platinum in more than 20 countries. The album introduced Moby to a worldwide mainstream audience, not only through a large numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel (album)
''Hotel'' is the seventh studio album by American electronica musician, singer, songwriter, and producer Moby. It was released on March 14, 2005, internationally by Mute Records and on March 22, 2005, in the United States by V2 Records. The album marked a stylistic shift from electronic and dance-oriented music towards alternative rock and Moby's decision not to use vocal sampling for the first time since his 1993 album ''Ambient''. ''Hotel'' was met with a mixed critical reception upon release but was a commercial success, reaching No. 28 in the US and No. 8 in the UK. Elsewhere, it reached No. 1 in Belgium and Switzerland. Initial quantities of the album included a second CD of ambient music entitled ''Hotel: Ambient''. By 2013, the album had sold over 2 million copies worldwide. In 2014, ''Hotel: Ambient'' was released with additional tracks. Background and writing After touring for his previous album, '' 18'' (2002), ended in 2003, Moby took a detour in musical styles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18 (Moby Album)
''18'' is the sixth studio album by American electronica musician, songwriter, and producer Moby. It was released on May 13, 2002 by Mute Records in the UK and on May 14, 2002 by V2 Records in the US. After the unexpected commercial and critical success of his previous album, ''Play'' (1999), Moby started to write songs for a follow-up during its supporting tour. He started work on the album at its conclusion in December 2000, using fewer samples than before. Guest vocalists include Azure Ray, MC Lyte, Angie Stone, and Sinéad O'Connor. Following its release, ''18'' went to number one in 12 countries, including the UK, and reached number 4 in the US. The album went on to sell over 4 million copies worldwide. ''18 B Sides + DVD'', a collection of the album's B-sides and live video footage, was released a year later. Background In December 2000, Moby finished his world tour in support of his previous studio album, ''Play'' (1999), which had lasted for 21 consecutive months. He wante ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Night (Moby Album)
''Last Night'' is the eighth studio album by American electronica singer, songwriter, and musician Moby, released on March 29, 2008, by Mute Records. The album is a much more dance-oriented release than Moby's previous few albums. Background and recording In October 2006, Moby released his greatest hits compilation ''Go – The Very Best of Moby''. Following its release, he decided to start work on his next studio album, his first since ''Hotel'' in 2005. Moby adopted a conceptual theme in regard to the album's shape, structuring it like an "epic night out" in New York City, "moving from the building excitement of the early evening, to peak-time euphoria, to 2 a.m. confusion, and the blissful peace of the early morning New York City sunrise." Moby was influenced by this idea from living in Manhattan and being exposed to a variety of live dance music, which he wanted to reflect on ''Last Night'': "I wanted to condense that 8 hour going out experience into 65 minutes", The album w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everything Is Wrong (album)
''Everything Is Wrong'' is the third studio album by American electronica musician Moby, released on March 14, 1995 by record labels Mute in the United Kingdom and Elektra in the United States. It was released with a limited-edition bonus disc of ambient music titled ''Underwater''. Background Following the release of two albums, ''Moby'' and ''Ambient'', on Instinct, Moby signed to Mute and Elektra and began work on what he felt was his first "legitimate" album, seeking to create a record that encompassed his various musical influences. Moby has described ''Everything Is Wrong'' as "a record that almost served as a lifeboat for the songs I cared the most about", noting that he attempted to cover as many musical styles as possible not "out of trying to be eclectic, but just because I was in love with all of these genres and I felt like this may be my only chance to make a record." Moby recorded and mixed the album himself in his apartment on Mott Street in Manhattan, New York, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal Rights (album)
''Animal Rights'' is the fourth studio album by American musician Moby, released on September 23, 1996. The album was a temporary style shift from the electronica music that Moby had previously released to an alternative rock sound influenced by the hardcore punk music that he had enjoyed as a teenager. The album was released to mediocre critical reviews and commercial performance. Background Moby's decision to release a punk rock album was in part the result of being disillusioned by the lack of positive media feedback he had been receiving from the music media for his electronic works, which they struggled to comprehend and failed to take very seriously. Moby had previous experience performing rock music, having been a member of the groups Vatican Commandos and Ultra Vivid Scene in the 1980s. The album was recorded between the summer of 1995 and spring of 1996 in Manhattan, New York. Moby worked alongside Alan Moulder in the making of the album. Just as Moby decided to chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bond Theme
The "James Bond Theme" is the main signature theme music of the James Bond films and has featured in every Eon Productions#James Bond series, Eon Productions Bond film since ''Dr. No (film), Dr. No'', released in 1962. Composed by Monty Norman (with arrangements for film provided by John Barry (composer), John Barry), the piece has been used as an accompanying fanfare to the gun barrel sequence in every Eon Bond film besides the 2006 reboot ''Casino Royale (2006 film), Casino Royale'' (played fully, instead, at the end of that film). The "James Bond Theme" has accompanied the opening titles twice, as part of the medley that opens ''Dr. No'' and then again in the opening credits of ''From Russia with Love (film), From Russia with Love'' (1963). It has been used as music over the end credits for ''Dr. No'', ''Thunderball (film), Thunderball'' (1965), ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film), On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (1969), ''The World Is Not Enough'' (1999), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Side (song)
"South Side" is a song written and recorded by American electronica musician Moby. It was released to radio on October 10, 2000, as the seventh single from his fifth studio album, ''Play''. Initially recorded with No Doubt frontwoman Gwen Stefani, production problems forced Moby to leave Stefani's vocals off the mix of the song included on ''Play''; Stefani's vocals were then restored for the song's single release. The drums are sampled from "What's Up Front That Counts" by the Counts. Although "South Side" was not released in Europe or Australia, it is one of Moby's most commercially successful singles in North America, becoming his only solo single to appear on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, where it peaked at number 14. In Canada, the song reached number three on the Canadian Singles Chart. Background In April 2005, Moby stated that "South Side" was inspired by his visits to Chicago and his love for its house music scene, but that its lyrics are intended to be unsettling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feeling So Real
"Feeling So Real" is a song by American electronica musician Moby, released on October 17, 1994 as the second single from his third studio album, '' Everything Is Wrong'' (1995). The song features the phrases "sound system rocking my....." (the full sample saying "sound system rocking my seat") and "set it up DJ!" spoken by Kochie Banton, who also appears in Moby's following single, " Everytime You Touch Me". The guest vocalist for the song is Rozz Morehead. It peaked at number 30 on the UK Singles Chart and at number nine on the US ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart. Release The single's B-side is Moby's take on the Joy Division song "New Dawn Fades". It would later be included on the Joy Division tribute album '' A Means to an End: The Music of Joy Division'', and Moby would go on to perform it live with New Order. The remix CD contains all the separate parts (vocals, strings, drums, etc.) for " Everytime You Touch Me". Mute Records and Elektra held a competition where one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go (Moby Song)
"Go" is a song by American electronica musician Moby, released in March 1991 by record label Instinct as the first single from his self-titled debut album (1992). It peaked within the top ten of the charts in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Background "Go", in its original form, was first released as the B-side to Moby's debut single "Mobility" in November 1990. Moby later composed an alternate mix of the song, built around string samples from Angelo Badalamenti's "Laura Palmer's Theme" from the television series '' Twin Peaks'', which was released as a single in its own right in March 1991. The title of the single version, "Woodtick Mix", is a reference to episode seven of ''Twin Peaks'', when special agent Dale Cooper gets shot three times after folding up his bulletproof vest while chasing a wood tick as revealed in episode eight. Moby himself admitted so in his book. "Go" samples the titular vocal from Tones on Tail's song " Go!". The "yeah" vocal which fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Move (Moby Song)
"Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)" is a song by American electronica musician Moby, with a chorus sampling from Loleatta Holloway's 1980 song "Love Sensation". It was first released as the title track on Moby's extended play ''Move'', which was issued on August 31, 1993 as his first release on Mute Records in the United Kingdom and on Elektra Records in the United States. It hit number one on the US '' Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and number 21 on the UK Singles Chart. "Move" was released as a two-track single from the EP in certain territories, featuring the EP version of the song and a "Disco Threat" mix of the same song. The song " All That I Need Is to Be Loved" from the ''Move'' EP was also issued as a single and later included in a different version on Moby's third studio album '' Everything Is Wrong'' (1995). Remixes of "Move" were also featured on the ''Everything Is Wrong'' remix album (1996). Critical reception Andy Beevers from ''Music Week'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
V2 Records
V2 Records (or V2 Music; V2 being an abbreviation for Virgin 2) is a record label that was purchased by Universal Music Group in 2007 and sold to IASin 2013. In the Benelux, V2 operates separately from PIAS, as the label bought itself out from Universal in 2007. History The label was founded in 1996 by Richard Branson, five years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI. V2 management was led by the same individuals that built Branson's renowned balloon and the control position was held by a Canadian public corporation. The company was restructured after running into financial difficulties with Branson taking control and reinventing the brand. The label was owned 95% by Morgan Stanley, the chief financier of the company, and 5% by Branson. Over the years V2 acquired Gee Street Records, Junior Boy's Own, Blue Dog Records, and Big Cat Records. The label also distributed many labels, such as Wichita, Fania, Luaka Bop, City Slang and Modular. Stereophonics were the first band to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
