In the early days of rock, it was not uncommon for an artist to put out more than one album per year. Records were recorded in less than a week and quickly released.
These days, artists can take months, even years to record their albums before they are released.
On February 20, Moby will release his 23rd studio album over the past 40 years titled “Future Quiet”.
An electronic music artist, “Future Quiet” is a bit of departure for Moby with an album of “reflection on the tension between hyper-connected modern life and the deep human need for stillness.”
Moby spoke on the album saying, “’Future Quiet’ is, not surprisingly, quiet. To be clear; I love bombast. I love excess and volume. But as the world gets louder and crazier I find myself needing the refuge of quiet, both as a listener and as a musician. For me, and hopefully for others, ‘Future Quiet’ is a refuge. The world, self-evidently, is more demanding than it’s ever been. The world screams at us, our screens scream at us, other people scream at us, and to retreat from the screaming we need safety and refuge. That for me is the goal of ‘Future Quiet’. Writing and recording it was a refuge for me, and I hope that listening to it is a refuge for you.”
He added, “when I was growing up I played in hardcore punk rock bands, and I DJed VERY LOUD hip hop and house music and industrial music, but I also needed the refuge of quiet records like This Mortal Coil, The Cocteau Twins, Eno & Bowie’s ambient music, Gorecki, Arvo Part, etc. ‘Future Quiet’ is definitely the product of my influences, as I can’t count the number of times I’ve listened to ‘Song to the Siren’ or Joy Division’s ‘Atmosphere.'”
Elaborating on the first single from the album, Moby said, “I first heard Jacob’s voice on KCRW when they started playing ‘Love and Hate in A Different Time’. And, like anyone who’s heard Jacob sing, I immediately fell in love with his voice. After hearing him sing on the radio, I spent weeks tracking him down and begging him to work with me. And, lucky me, he agreed. The results speak for themselves, as his vocals on ‘When It’s Cold I’d Like To Die’ are, I say with something approaching objectivity, transcendent.”
More than just a music artist, Moby is also a producer who has worked with some of the biggest names in music including David Bowie, Ozzy Osbourne, Public Enemy, Daft Punk, and the Beastie Boys.
Moby is working on a tour for this year with more information coming soon.