Intense Records

Always Centered At Night

Republic Of Music
ACAN11CD
Electronic, Indie, Pop, RnB
CD

£10.83 (£12.99 incl. VAT)

On his new album always centered at night, moby has once again conjured into reality a collection of heartachingly beautiful, tender-yet-defiant songs, made in collaboration with uniquely talented, soulfully aware, other-worldly vocalists. All the songs are love letters to the unrestricted and enchanting music scene of late 70s, early 80s New York that shaped Moby as a musician. The featured vocalists were given the same assignment: Please dont write anything commercial. Let it be weird. Let it be personal. It doesnt have to make sense. Because of that randomized freedom, Ive been on the receiving end of so much genius work, says moby. And the result has been one of the most exciting, surprising things Ive ever done as a musician, and its one of the most worthwhile things a human being can do: make tender, gentle, vulnerable music thats a clarion call to act.Featured on this album are some of the most exciting vocalists of our time. Some are well-known - such as serpentwithfeet on the breathless daydream of a song on air, the jazzy soulstress Lady Blackbird on the haunting dark days, or the astounding poet and activist Benjamin Zephaniah on where is your pride?. Other contributors have been found in relative obscurity - such as friend and vocalist Brie OBanion on the Cream cover were going wrong, or Sheffield poet laureate Dana Wellington on the powerful wild flame. The goal for always centered at night is to do something uncompromising, says moby. To make music that is emotional, atmospheric and potentially beautiful. And what better use of this weird privilege I have than trying to foster creative expression that has uncompromising integrity?TRACKLISTINGA1. On Air feat. SerpentwithfeetA2. Dark Days feat. Lady BlackbirdA3. Where Is Your Pride? feat. Benjamin ZephaniahA4. Transit feat. GaidaaB1. Wild Flame feat. Dana WellingtonB2. Precious Mind feat. India CarneyB3. Should Sleep feat. J.P. BimeniC1. Feelings Come Undone feat. Raquel RodriguezC2. Medusa feat. Aynzli JonesC3. Were Going Wrong feat. Brie OBanionD1. Fall Back feat. Akemi FoxD2. Sweet Moon feat. ChoklateD3. Ache For feat. Jos James