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“i had a long and factual and fairly tedious bio up here but it was, well, long and fairly tedious. so now i have this. although at present i don’t know what ‘this’ is, as i haven’t actually written ‘this’. in writing a bio i’m trying to find that nice balance of self-involvement, pithy self-deprecation, and brevity. which leads me to think that i should just stop here. but i’ve never been one to err on the side of brevity, so i’ll just keep writing.

i was born in nyc on september 11, 1965, and now it’s 2009 and i still live in nyc. which(living in the same city in which i was born) would be provincial and depressing if nyc didn’t happen to be the least provincial and depressing city on the planet. and i’m sort of stuck living in nyc because:

a-i don’t have a drivers license(we all benefit from this, trust me, i’m a terrible driver).
b-most of my friends live here.
c-nyc is nice.

what else about me…i make records and occasionally go on tour and play concerts. i’m currently signed to mute records, which makes me proud because mute is a great label and i get to call nick cave and goldfrapp and diamanda galas my label-mates.

now really is the time when i’m going to force myself to err on the side of relative brevity (my other bio was about 30,000 words). thanks for reading.”

-moby.

Out 24th November 2008

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Moby releases a single, Ooh Yeah, on 24^th November 2008. Following the release of Last Night Remixed, the single features a brand new radio mix from Jeremy Wheatley plus remixes from France’s Kris Menace, Uncle Buck, Chopstick and Sheffield’s D. Ramirez (full tracklisting below).

Remixing has been at the heart of the Moby machine for fifteen years now. In 1992 alone, Moby mixed everyone from The B52s and The Prodigy and Brian Eno to Jam & Spoon and Michael Jackson, so it is fitting that the original track described by Moby as “slightly reminiscent of late 70s, early 80s down tempo disco, you know, the sort of thing that you would hear if you were to go over to like Halston’s house in 1978 before going out to Studio 54” has been handed over to some of today’s dance stars and given the full remix treatment.

The video for the track, directed by Matteo Bernardini is the winning entry to a worldwide competition Moby held via his MobyGratis site (http://www.mobygratis.com). The director of the winning film, chosen by Moby to be the official video, won $10,000. MobyGratis is a film music website, spearheaded by Moby (himself an experimental film student in college) which will allow film students, not-for-profit filmmakers and visual artists to incorporate Moby’s music into video and film on a gratis basis.

OOH YEAH TRACKLISTING

Ooh Yeah – Jeremy Wheatley Radio Mix (3.38)
Ooh Yeah  Kris Menace (4.58)
Ooh Yeah – Uncle Buck Remix (6.36)
Ooh Yeah – Chopstick Remix (7.55)
Ooh Yeah – D. Ramirez Haunted Playground Remix (8.18)

Release date: 17th November 2008 (Mute)

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Remixing has been at the heart of the Moby machine for fifteen years now. In 1992 alone, Moby himself mixed everyone from The B52s and The Prodigy and Brian Eno to Jam & Spoon and Michael Jackson. “One of the best things about producing and remixing other artists is to deconstruct their master tapes and see how they’ve put their songs together,” he say’s. “Remixing ‘Beat It’ was amazing, as I was able to deconstruct an iconic song produced by Quincy Jones. It was almost like going back to school.” Since then, he’s remixed everyone from Aerosmith and The Beastie Boys to David Bowie and Metallica.

From Steve Angello’s seminal mix of ‘Raining Again’ to Trentemoller‘s haunting remake of ‘Go’, Moby’s music has always found a place on the best dance-floors and podiums. ‘Go – The Very Best of Moby: Remixed’ (2006) featured classy remakes from Vitalic, Katcha, Armand Van Helden and Mylo – and now ‘Last Night Remixed’ (2008) looks set to continue that tradition. “Remixes in 2008 are more important than they’ve ever been,” continues Moby. “And the great thing about the ubiquity of software like Abelton and Logic is that now almost anyone can be a remixer.”

So now it’s the turn of the new breed to turn their hand to Moby’s own music. Released on 3rd November 2008, the cream of the current electronic crop have all been enlisted to remix tracks from ‘Last Night’, which is surely the most disco Moby album this decade. Indeed, rather than the tech/house style re-rubs of previous records, the new mixes all share an uplifting electro-disco sound that has seen a shift from ‘Hotel’ back to the discotheque. Indeed, The Freemasons remix of ‘Disco Lies’ was a hit for everyone from Pete Tong (who opened his show with the mix at the start of August) to Dave Spoon and Carl Cox. It’s probably the album’s biggest anthem.

But it’s far from the only highlight here. ‘I Love To Move In Here’ has been remixed by New York disco-punk outfit Holy Ghost!, French producer Kris Menace takes on ‘Ooh Yeah’, German electro producer Tocadisco suggests we ‘Live For Tomorrow’, The Shapeshifters remake ‘I’m In Love’ and Seamus Haji brings his typically frenetic beats to ‘I Love To Move In Here’. Elsewhere, you’ll find bass-driven club mixes from Brooklyn newcomers Drop The Lime, breaks don General Midi, Dutch producer Mason and Sheffield’s own D Ramirez.

Tracklisting:
I Love To Move In Here – Holy Ghost! Remix
Ooh Yeah – Kris Menace Remix
Live For Tomorrow – Tocadisco Remix
I’m In Love – The Shapeshifters Maximal Remix
Disco Lies – Freemasons Club Mix
I Love To Move In Here (Seamus Haji Club Mix)
Alice – General Midi Remix
The Stars – AC Slater Remix
Disco Lies – Spencer & Hill Remix
Alice – Drop The Lime-Heavy Bass Remix
Ooh Yeah – D.Ramirez Haunted Playground Remix
I’m In Love – Mason Remix
I Love To Move In Here – Style Of Eye Piano Remix
Last Night (Album Version)