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Moby is an American electronic musician and is also the name of his live band. Born Richard Melville Hall on September 11, 1965 in Harlem, New York. Moved to Darien, Connecticut at the age of two.
He has also released music under the names Voodoo Child, Barracuda, U.H.F., The Brotherhood, DJ Cake, Lopez, On the Rim of the Wheel a Nail, and Brainstorm/Mindstorm.
Moby plays keyboards, guitar and bass guitar, and expresses mild irritation at the assumption that everything on his newer albums are samples. He took his performing name from the novel Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, who is his great-great-granduncle.
Early years
Moby used to be in a punk band called the Vatican Commandos, which was formed in 1980, but abandoned punk in 1989 for electronic music. He realized his music tastes and growth were going in a different direction than his previous band’s.
His first album “The Story So Far (aka Moby)” featured the single “Go”, which gained popularity in many discos, and earned a spot on the UK charts. The song is so popular that Moby still plays “Go” regularly in his sets. “Go” is a progressive track using the string line from “Laura Palmer’s Theme” from the TV drama Twin Peaks.
1994-1998
His first album for the UK based MUTE Records was Everything Is Wrong (which had US distribution via Elektra) , which earned early critical praise and minor commercial success.
He has also released music under the names Voodoo Child, Barracuda, U.H.F., The Brotherhood, DJ Cake, Lopez, On the Rim of the Wheel a Nail, and Brainstorm/Mindstorm.
Moby plays keyboards, guitar and bass guitar, and expresses mild irritation at the assumption that everything on his newer albums are samples. He took his performing name from the novel Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, who is his great-great-granduncle.
Early years
Moby used to be in a punk band called the Vatican Commandos, which was formed in 1980, but abandoned punk in 1989 for electronic music. He realized his music tastes and growth were going in a different direction than his previous band’s.
His first album “The Story So Far (aka Moby)” featured the single “Go”, which gained popularity in many discos, and earned a spot on the UK charts. The song is so popular that Moby still plays “Go” regularly in his sets. “Go” is a progressive track using the string line from “Laura Palmer’s Theme” from the TV drama Twin Peaks.
1994-1998
His first album for the UK based MUTE Records was Everything Is Wrong (which had US distribution via Elektra) , which earned early critical praise and minor commercial success.
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xFanTx wrote:
God Moving Over The Face Of the Waters Porcelain Enter the Matrix Просто пизда...
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BlueCosmin wrote:
Is there, on Earth, a human being who doesn't like Moby's music? I don't think so. You can't not love this. This is gold for your ears and hearts.
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Natural Blues!
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secretpassage wrote:
"proto-chillwave"
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genius
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LuluVi wrote:
Brilliant writer...
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gen36 wrote:
always lovely
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cola_and_whisky wrote:
aw *-* main pic
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opticorsar wrote:
He"s just guru!!!
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She_Loves_Me wrote:
Обожаю его <3
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huyang2615295 wrote:
无意中认识，变成了有意的再认识
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Mellybeans0919 wrote:
Great musician.
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dmitry-kruglov wrote:
Genius
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trufasolka wrote:
Он потрясающий!
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thisvalythat wrote:
I think I did too :o
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sesirsthem wrote:
I thought he was from the UK.
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lacerdathiago wrote:
'Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?' gives me shivers! <3
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Danman426 wrote:
i never realised a guy could be so gay untill now
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spy3r wrote:
— You expected to talk? — No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!
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moby.com video blog entry #14 - graffitti outside mars bar
1 Sep 2010 | from www.moby.com/rss
Todays tiny video: Some great phone graffitti outside mars bar. Crazy drunks might be annoying at times, but they do make some compelling graffitti. …
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