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On sale -32%Moving from punk to symphonic music, even if it takes thirty years, isn’t something just anyone can do. Especially if, along the way, you zig-zag between techno, house, rock, ambient and even punk revival (with the album Animal Rights in 1997). In 2021, Moby is still twisting and turning to avoid any and all labels that people might try to stick on him. The man who has become the image of the stereotypical "bedroom producer" is once again taking the world by storm with this collaborative album of covers featuring the likes of Gregory Porter, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Mark Lanegan, Víkingur Ólafsson and the Budapest Art Orchestra. What's more, this album is being released with the most prestigious of classical music labels: Deutsche Grammophon.
It all started in 2018, when Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel took Moby to see the Los Angeles Philharmonic. This concert took him back to his childhood days, when he was raised on classical music. It reminded him of the ability that orchestras have of expressing nuance, depth, and emotions in much greater detail than a pop song can. And we have to pay tribute to the talent of the Budapest Art Orchestra, which successfully reframes Moby's radio hits. Natural Blues takes on an unsuspected breadth, thanks to the ensemble's backing vocals and Gregory Porter's soulful voice. Jim James' contribution renders Porcelain more poignant than ever.
On Go, the Hungarian string section does most of the work, lending the song an even more epic quality. For the soaring, serene rendition of Heroes, a tribute to his personal hero David Bowie, Moby invites his favourite singing partner, Mindy Jones, with whom he has worked on Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt and Innocent. The Lonely Night also deserves special mention. The deep and comforting timbre of Kris Kristofferson’s voice makes this a perfect song for evenings by the fireside. It is just one more stylistic innovation in an album that's stuffed full of them. Despite the star-studded cast and the emotional richness of the material, this track sees Moby enjoying the simple things. © Smaël Bouaici/Qobuz
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Alan Meyerson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Moby, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Recording Engineer, Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Trapanese, Conductor, Producer, Co-Producer - Budapest Art Orchestra, Orchestra - Tripp Beam, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Nesvadba, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Little Idiot
Alan Meyerson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Moby, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Alex Acuna, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jason White, Conductor, Chorus Conductor - ALAN LOMAX, ComposerLyricist - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vera Hall, ComposerLyricist - Gregory Porter, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Samples, Choir - Joseph Trapanese, Conductor, Producer, Co-Producer - Apollo Jane, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Budapest Art Orchestra, Orchestra - Amythyst Kiah, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tripp Beam, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Nesvadba, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Little Idiot
Angelo Badalamenti, ComposerLyricist - Alan Meyerson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Moby, Producer, Percussion, Piano, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Alex Acuna, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Trapanese, Conductor, Producer, Co-Producer - Budapest Art Orchestra, Orchestra - Tripp Beam, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Nesvadba, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Little Idiot
Jim James, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Meyerson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Moby, Producer, Vocals, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Alex Acuna, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Trapanese, Conductor, Producer, Co-Producer - Budapest Art Orchestra, Orchestra - Tripp Beam, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Nesvadba, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Little Idiot
Alan Meyerson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Moby, Producer, Guitar, Organ, Vocals, Recording Engineer, Bass, Rhodes , MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Trapanese, Conductor, Producer, Co-Producer - Budapest Art Orchestra, Orchestra - Tripp Beam, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Nesvadba, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Little Idiot
Alan Meyerson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Moby, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Recording Engineer, Bass, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Eno, ComposerLyricist - David Bowie, ComposerLyricist - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Trapanese, Conductor, Producer, Co-Producer - Mindy Jones, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Budapest Art Orchestra, Orchestra - Jonathan Nesvadba, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Little Idiot
Alan Meyerson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Moby, Producer, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Trapanese, Conductor, Producer, Co-Producer - Budapest Art Orchestra, Orchestra - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Nesvadba, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sturla Mio Þórisson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Little Idiot
Deitrick Haddon, Additional Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Meyerson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Moby, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Recording Engineer, Bass, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Alex Acuna, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jason White, Conductor, Chorus Conductor - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Samples, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Trapanese, Conductor, Producer, Co-Producer - Mindy Jones, Additional Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Apollo Jane, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Budapest Art Orchestra, Orchestra - Tripp Beam, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Nesvadba, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Little Idiot
Kris Kristofferson, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Meyerson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Moby, Producer, Guitar, Organ, Piano, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Lanegan, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Trapanese, Conductor, Producer, Co-Producer - Mindy Jones, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Budapest Art Orchestra, Orchestra - Tripp Beam, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Nesvadba, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Little Idiot
Alan Meyerson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Moby, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Recording Engineer, Synth Bass, Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Alex Acuna, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jason White, Conductor, Chorus Conductor - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Laura Dawn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Samples, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Trapanese, Conductor, Producer, Co-Producer - Mindy Jones, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Apollo Jane, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Budapest Art Orchestra, Orchestra - Tripp Beam, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Nesvadba, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daron Murphy, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Little Idiot
Alan Meyerson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Moby, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Engineer, Bass, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Laura Dawn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Trapanese, Conductor, Producer, Co-Producer - Charles Goodan, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Budapest Art Orchestra, Orchestra - Joel Nesvadba, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tripp Beam, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Nesvadba, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Daron Murphy, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Little Idiot
Alan Meyerson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Moby, Producer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maria Taylor, ComposerLyricist - Orenda Fink, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Trapanese, Conductor, Producer, Co-Producer - Nataly Dawn, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Budapest Art Orchestra, Orchestra - Alice Skye, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luna Li, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Nesvadba, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Little Idiot
Alan Meyerson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Moby, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Recording Engineer, Bass, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Damien Jurado, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Trapanese, Conductor, Producer, Co-Producer - Mindy Jones, Background Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Novo Amor, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Budapest Art Orchestra, Orchestra - Darlingside, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tripp Beam, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Nesvadba, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Little Idiot
Alan Meyerson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Moby, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Recording Engineer, Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Skylar Grey, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Trapanese, Conductor, Producer, Co-Producer - Budapest Art Orchestra, Orchestra - Darlingside, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tripp Beam, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Nesvadba, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Little Idiot
Album review
Moving from punk to symphonic music, even if it takes thirty years, isn’t something just anyone can do. Especially if, along the way, you zig-zag between techno, house, rock, ambient and even punk revival (with the album Animal Rights in 1997). In 2021, Moby is still twisting and turning to avoid any and all labels that people might try to stick on him. The man who has become the image of the stereotypical "bedroom producer" is once again taking the world by storm with this collaborative album of covers featuring the likes of Gregory Porter, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Mark Lanegan, Víkingur Ólafsson and the Budapest Art Orchestra. What's more, this album is being released with the most prestigious of classical music labels: Deutsche Grammophon.
It all started in 2018, when Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel took Moby to see the Los Angeles Philharmonic. This concert took him back to his childhood days, when he was raised on classical music. It reminded him of the ability that orchestras have of expressing nuance, depth, and emotions in much greater detail than a pop song can. And we have to pay tribute to the talent of the Budapest Art Orchestra, which successfully reframes Moby's radio hits. Natural Blues takes on an unsuspected breadth, thanks to the ensemble's backing vocals and Gregory Porter's soulful voice. Jim James' contribution renders Porcelain more poignant than ever.
On Go, the Hungarian string section does most of the work, lending the song an even more epic quality. For the soaring, serene rendition of Heroes, a tribute to his personal hero David Bowie, Moby invites his favourite singing partner, Mindy Jones, with whom he has worked on Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt and Innocent. The Lonely Night also deserves special mention. The deep and comforting timbre of Kris Kristofferson’s voice makes this a perfect song for evenings by the fireside. It is just one more stylistic innovation in an album that's stuffed full of them. Despite the star-studded cast and the emotional richness of the material, this track sees Moby enjoying the simple things. © Smaël Bouaici/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:10:32
- Main artists: Moby
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
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