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Electronic · 1999 · 10 tracks · 1h 3m

Play

Moby

Dusty 1930s field recordings meet shimmering 90s synthesizers. A landmark of urban melancholy that turned archival blues into a cinematic electronic tapestry.

May 17, 1999 · Virgin

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A soulful, urban melancholy that finds beauty in loneliness and history in the machine.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 1h 3m
04
Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?
4:25
06
Rushing
3:00
09
Machete
3:38
10
7
1:03
12
Down Slow
1:36
13
If Things Were Perfect
4:19
15
Inside
4:49
16
Guitar Flute & String
2:09
17
The Sky Is Broken
4:19
18
My Weakness
3:39
Moments Worth Waiting For
The crackling, distant gospel loop in 'Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?' that feels like a ghost in the room.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

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Spirituality+2.4σ

The writing leans far further into spirituality than the rest of the catalogue.

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