Album: Moby by Moby (1992)
Genre: Electronic | Mood: Philosophical
Record Label: Mute
Format: Album

Description: Moby is the debut studio album by American electronica musician Moby, released in 1992 on Instinct Records.
This album was subsequently re-released in 1993 as The Story So Far, with a different track lineup and slightly different cover art, which incorporates the different title. The song "Go" samples "Laura Palmer's Theme" from Twin Peaks, as well as the titular vocal from the song "Go!" by Tones on Tail. In the UK, the release dropped "Drop a Beat" in favour of "Thousand", the B-side to "I Feel It". The album's song "Thousand" also holds the Guinness World Record for having the fastest beats-per-minute (BPM) tempo, clocking in at approximately 1,000 BPM, hence its name.

Artist Background: Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), better known by his stage name Moby, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, DJ and photographer. He is well known for his electronic music, vegan lifestyle, and support of animal rights. Moby has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. AllMusic considers him "one of the most important dance music figures of the early 1990s, helping bring the music to a mainstream audience both in the UK and in America". Moby gained attention in the early 19... Part of the New York, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Electronic movement.

Related Artists: Röyksopp, The Chemical Brothers, Groove Armada, Air

Music Scene: Part of the New York, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Electronic movement.

Tags: Electronic, Philosophical, 1990s, Album, Mute

Additional Context: Rating score: 7. Based on 1 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Moby is the debut studio album by American electronica musician Moby, released in 1992 on Instinct Records.
This album was subsequently re-released in 1993 as The Story So Far, with a different track lineup and slightly different cover art, which incorporates the different title. The song "Go" samples "Laura Palmer's Theme" from Twin Peaks, as well as the titular vocal from the song "Go!" by Tones on Tail. In the UK, the release dropped "Drop a Beat" in favour of "Thousand", the B-side to "I Feel It". The album's song "Thousand" also holds the Guinness World Record for having the fastest beats-per-minute (BPM) tempo, clocking in at approximately 1,000 BPM, hence its name.

Moby

Moby

Track List

Buy Now

You May Also Like