Richard Melville Hall

It's hard to believe that on June 30th Moby will be releasing his 9th studio album. It seems like only yesteryear that rave babies were frothing to Go & Feeling So Real - but in reality that was nearly 15 years ago, sheee-it.

Listening through Moby's back catalogue you'll find the majority of his work is very formulaic and structurally simple: piano melody + basic drum pattern + vox sample + sweeping strings. The formula is simple yet very effective, and through this he's crossed into many genres while stockpiling volumes of quality tunes.

Moby's latest album Wait For Me is a fairly low-key affair, he recorded it all himself in his NYC studio using only analogue gear. It has no stand out radio hits or tracks that will be used to sell you a Volkswagen, toothpaste or feminine napkins... Moby had this to say about the album: "It's a quieter and more melodic and more mournful and more personal record than some of the records I've made in the past."

My favourite track from the album is Mistake which in itself is a departure from the rest of the album - it sounds keenly similar to the underground British post-punk bands of the 80's - who also inspired his 1996 album Animal Rights which turned out to be garbage. So here it is, plus two other classic Moby tracks for your listening pleasure:

Moby - Mistake

Moby - Dog

Moby - My Beautiful Blue Sky