Dell’s Motherboard.tv visits Moby’s Manhattan apartment studio, where he talks about his “Noah’s arc” of rarified gadgets, bizarre synthesizers, and vintage drum machines.
If you didn’t hate Moby for having a better birthday than you, the multiple duplicate rare drum machines that line his studio walls may just push you over that edge.
Best line: “A rock band cannot rehearse in the suburbs at 3 o’clock in the morning. You can make electronic music at 3 o’clock in the morning, and your mom doesn’t complain. “
I guess squarepusher isn't cool then…. Oh wait squarepusher is cool…. Moby was the D-bag singing with gwen stefani wearing sunglasses. Moby might do some good things for charity but his music is stock. He seems like a nice guy but daft punk or aphex twin bring way more musical integrity to the table.
I don't hate Moby because he could not have had a better birthday than me. My 50th last month could not have rocked more. Sorry Mobes – we peasants have just as much fun as celebs.
Oh, but Mr Moby – you ARE cool. Especially when you say cool things like, "How come nobody ever discovered Paia?". If you were a true nerd, YOU'D know Paia.
Poor John Simonton must be turning in his keyboard case…
It is rather interesting that Moby is so hung up on analog gear – he says the analog sound is richer – but still his music is based on cloning samples! He will then of course loose all of the analog richness he is trying to pursuit.
Moby himself says that he is sampling the sound of a particular drum machine, but that just defies the whole purpose of analog. Then it becomes just a sample and not analog anymore. He might as well just get a digital sample bank.
absolutely! But I think he's simply trying to justify the indulgence of having bought all that gear. I reckon part of analogue's real mystique is the fact that to actually use its processes is cumbersome, awkward, takes time, isn't something instantly substitutable for another preset… very much the same appeal as that of the steam locomotive relative to the electric one. One, you simply press the button that says 'go', the other, you gotta shovel in some coal first, wait for the heat to rise then, along with forwards motion you get all these strangely wonderful side effects…
bot & Gordon – I think that there's another side to it that Moby may be keying into.
Making your own samples is cumbersome – but it's also a craft, an enjoyable process to it and a chance to come up with something unique. The results are going to be different than using the stock 808 samples that came with your sampler app.
Moby has a huge misunderstanding of digital electronics if he thinks that it somehow circumvents manipulating electricity. For such a "nerd" he doesn't know shit about physics. Quantum vs. classical electricity and magnetism homie. Oh and brush your teeth sucka.
lolz i met moby briefly after a show of his in chicago. gave him a copy of my album (he will probably never listen to) and he signed my wait for me cd. he's a nice enough guy though.
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh………….. leave Moby alone !!!!! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh………….. what has he done to you…. waaaaaaahhhhhhhhh…….. (stolen from Brittany Spears chick defender thing on youtube)
Id really love to meet Moby……. seems like it would be a nice day, to hang and talk tech turkey
lolz i met moby briefly after a show of his in chicago. gave him a copy of my album (he will probably never listen to) and he signed my wait for me cd. he's a nice enough guy though.
lolz i met moby briefly after a show of his in chicago. gave him a copy of my album (he will probably never listen to) and he signed my wait for me cd. he's a nice enough guy though.
It starts to get annoying, your whining. Who are you anyway, and what is YOUR track record?
Easy to criticise a succesful musician when al you do is…post comments.
Just enjoy the passion of someone talking about his collection of nerdy beatboxes, stuff you would like to own too, if you had the means
make music…
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