From Moby‘s MySpace:
after a year of recording and writing, today’s the day i go into the
studio to begin the final mixing on my next record.if all goes well i’m
hoping to finish the album by the end of february, and to release it in
june.if ‘last night’ was a saturday night 1 a.m dance record then this next album is more of a ’9 a.m sunday morning lying in bed while it’s raining outside’ album.
I can’t believe how quick this turnaround is…Last Night came out less than one year ago, and the remix album only months ago!
The album with be mixed along with Ken Thomas (Sigur Rós, M83), and promises to be a more quiet, “melodic and more emotional record than the last few records.”
The artist goes on in his message to urge fans to give the album a proper, thorough listening upon first play, rather than skipping through to a few random tracks.
Shouldn’t pose much of a problem…It is a Moby album, after all.
DL: Moby – Raining Again (Steve Angello’s Vocal Mix) (Sharebee)
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I’m not sure if everyone already noticed, but the final beautiful moments of For The Record: Britney Spears featured the lush melodies of the masterful French electro-masher, M83, and I think the track in question bears a bit of recognition.
Soft drum beats, tingling electronica sputters, and angelic, layered choir vocals join together to paint an aural portrait of a beautiful, glittering star shower in “Lower Your Eyelids To Die With The Sun,” the final track off of the 2005′s brilliant Before The Dawn Heals Us. Clocking in at 10:42 minutes, the slow-climbing, cyclical surge of synthesized hope is a crucial addition to the late night soundtrack–and nothing short of an audio epic.
Don’t miss out on this one, as well as the entire album, which can be found here.
Hold on to your hard hats, everyone–it’s time to take a brief sweep through Pitchfork territory. Go ahead and gather up the 1980′s (sans the Speak-N-Spell), dark pop, sprinkles (shots, if you will) of indie-electro shivers, Anthony Gonzales, and a few good producers including Ken Thomas, Ewan Pearson, and Morgan Kibby. Jumble that all up t
ogether and what have you? Nope, not Xanadu, though kudos to you for your unwavering optimistic attitude toward the film’s revival. No, it’s the latest album by M83, entitled Saturdays=Youth.
Intending to supply a nod or two to those golden days of yore, Mr. Gonzales has thrown a wrench into his typical electro-ambient stylings with the occasional blips and bleeps that made the ’80′s so undeniably cheesy and wonderful. Now don’t roll your eyes just yet. I, like you, am quite beyond the whole ’80′s revival scene (it’s so mid-’00′s), but when I say revival, it’s not in regards to the mere usage of a few blaring synthesizers, but more of a subtle recapturing of the sounds and noises of 1980′s New Wave pop.
Saturdays=Youth is stunning, truly. The moody, breathy male and female vocals of the album carry well over its collection of strumming guitars and clouded synths, allowing each track its own unearthly sound. Layered tracks like the first single, “Couleurs” as well as lead-off track “You Appearing” and “Highway of Endless Dreams” prove that the involved producers are adept at doing more than merely recreating yesterday’s sounds, but rather carving complex monuments devoted to previous conquerors of all things synthesized. Gonzales also proves to pave his own inroads into dark pop, providing songs like “Graveyard Girl” and “Kim & Jessie,” unmistakably legitimate tracks that fall in line perfectly with the best of them–from Depeche Mode to New Order. There’s also the breathtaking sixth track, “Up!” of which I’m convinced features Allison Goldfrapp’s tender vocals. Through the album’s deeply dark melodies and brighter flourishes however, Gonzales never loses his way for a second.
If you’re interested in learning more about the album, head over to Amazon to hear clips of the tracks, or to the M83 MySpace for additional information.
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