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- Date Released: January 1, 1992
- Genre: Electronic
- Style: Techno
- Label: Instinct Records / Virtual
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We Say...
Moby's ubiquity in ad soundtracks and New York parties may have diminished the public's appreciation of his gift, but it's worth remembering that once upon a time people liked the man for his music. Early on, Moby became the rave scene's most popular performer because he made music that twinned techno's feet-first sensationalism with distinctly (and distinctive) pop canniness — see "Go," his first club hit and still his most widely loved record. Like the rest of his Instinct albums, Moby was assembled without the artist's input, and it's more one-dimensional than his Elektra and V2 work, but it's fascinating to hear how closely he hewed to the rave records of the time: the convulsive 303s and micro-stabbing synths giving way to cascading pianos on "Next Is the E"; the menacing, dark-side growls of "Have You Seen My Baby"; the surging blaring synth riffs of "Ah Ah." But the hymn-like "Help Me to Believe" points the way to the artist's more becalmed future.
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They Say...
After recording a string of dance classics culminating with the pop hit "Go," Moby released his full-length debut balancing those songs with a few decidedly inventive album tracks. Moby's melodic sense developed much quicker than other early techno producers; despite the criticisms leveled at his later direction (or lack thereof), his first album is a masterpiece of challenging, unrepetitive, beautifully programmed rave-techno. Though the familiar tracks "Drop a Beat," "Next Is the E," and "Go" are the highlights here, the final two tracks, "Slight Return" and "Stream," are fine examples of early chill-out techno.
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Drop A Beat |
4:20 |
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| 02. | |
Everything |
4:52 |
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| 03. | |
Yeah |
5:48 |
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| 04. | |
Electricity |
3:29 |
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| 05. | |
Next Is The E |
4:42 |
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| 06. | |
Mercy |
5:44 |
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| 07. | |
Go |
3:37 |
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| 08. | |
Help Me To Believe |
6:32 |
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| 09. | |
Have You Seen My Baby |
4:09 |
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| 10. | |
Ah Ah |
3:46 |
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| 11. | |
Slight Return |
4:29 |
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| 12. | |
Stream |
3:09 |
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12 Total Tracks, 54:37 Total Length
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Credits
- Moby - Director // Moby - Programming // Moby - Producer // Moby - Engineer // Moby - Main Performer // Richard Hall - Composer // Brian Foraker - Producer // Kochie Banton - Vocals // Dave Brubaker - Art Direction // Dave Brubaker - Design // Rozz Morehead - Vocals // David Benson - Director // David Benson - Programming // David Benson - Design // Jim De Barros - Art Direction // Jim De Barros - Design // Paul Yates - Director // Curt Frasca - Engineer // Ron Mohrhoff - Producer // Charly Prevost - Producer // Jill Greenberg - Photography // Nicole Zaray - Vocals // Mike Zykoss - Producer // John Mefford - Project Coordinator
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