Moby-Reprise-CD-FLAC-2021-MUNDANE

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                                   Moby - Reprise
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     Artist  : Moby
      Album   : Reprise
      Year    : 2021
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     Genre   : Classical          Quality  : 812kbps avg/441kHz/2 channels
     Source  : CD                 Size     : 428.37Mb
     Encoder : FLAC 1.3.1         Language : English
    : Cat. Nr :                    Label    : Little Idiot
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     Release date: 2021-05-27         Retail date: 2021-05-28
      1.    Everloving                                            3:19  
      2.    Natural Blues (ft. Gregory Porter & Amythyst Kiah)    4:30  
      3.    Go                                                    3:42  
      4.    Porcelain (ft. Jim James)                             5:53  
      5.    Extreme Ways                                          4:58  
      6.    Heroes (ft. Mindy Jones)                              5:17  
      7.    God Moving Over The Face Of The Waters (ft. Vikingur  7:41  
            lafsson)                                                   
      8.    Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? (ft. Apollo Jane &     4:38  
            Deitrick Haddon)                                            
      9.    The Lonely Night (ft. Mark Lanegan & Kris             5:42  
            Kristofferson)                                              
      10.   We Are All Made Of Stars                              6:00  
      11.   Lift Me Up                                            5:22  
      12.   The Great Escape (ft. Nataly Dawn, Alice Skye & Luna  2:51  
            Li)                                                         
      13.   Almost Home (ft. Novo Amor, Mindy Jones &             5:27  
            Darlingside)                                                
      14.   The Last Day (ft. Skylar Grey & Darlingside)          5:13  
                                                  Total Runtime: 70:33  
       Moby had enough hits just off his 1999 album, Play, to last a
       lifetime. But the DJ/producer extraordinaire, whose career has now
       spanned three decades, has never been one to let his songs rest. Hes
       explored music-making in numerous sonic spaces over the years, and his
       latest, Reprise, takes some of those biggest hits, as well as early
       career successes, and reimagines them in either orchestral or acoustic
       environmentsto resounding success.
       Half of the 14 tracks on Reprise come from Play, as well as Mobys
       other mainstream hit, 2002s 18. Also represented in this collection
       are 2005s Hotel, 2013s Innocents, 1992s self-titled debut and
       1995s Everything Is Wrong. Its but a small sampling of Mobys varied
       work, but when presented in string-heavy arrangements and supported by
       an updated cast of charactersfrom the well-known to the
       emergingReprise feels like a complete collection.
       Just because this is an acoustic-centered album doesnt mean its
       lacking grand bombast. Listen to tracks like Why Does My Heart Feel
       So Bad (Play) and Lift Me Up, the lone representative from Hotel.
       The latter pairs aged, crackling vocals, galloping bass- or
       timpani-drum framework, swelling strings and a piano. The racing
       synthetic heartbeat of the song is gone. But make no mistake, the
       heartbeat is still there, and its still racing.
       The orchestration is provided courtesy of the Budapest Art Orchestra,
       whose role on the record cannot be understated. Album opener
       Everloving, one of the Play hits, also introduces the albums
       dichotomy of sparse slow-burning jams and bombast. The first
       two-thirds of the track comes across as classical mood music, with two
       or three violin harmonies dancing with each other alongside a
       twinkling piano, which the original version did with a lone guitar
       melody. But where the original turned into a sort of rock track, this
       one slowly explodes in a burst of even more strings.
       That leads into Natural Blues, also off Play. Both versions are
       explosive, but in different ways. The original was dirge-like, but
       this version sounds more joyous, due to the vocal contributions of
       jazz vocalists Gregory Porter and Amythyst Kiah. The two singers add a
       gospel quality to the song, which also seems to have a more varied
       musical palate, while the original had a one- or two-chord base.
       Looking for a Moby Afro-Caribbean jam? Youll find that on Go, a new
       version of his first hit from 1992. At least it starts that way, with
       cacophonous hand drumming and piano. Along the way, it turns into a
       heart-pounding, moody James-Bond-esque tune. The original was a
       true-to-the-early-90s jock-jam-like cheer song. So yeah thats how
       far this one has traveled to get to its new arrangement.
       Moby, of course, isnt known for James Bond. Hes known for the
       Bourne film series! Extreme Ways, from 18 and the series
       soundtrack, also makes this cut. But in this case, Moby reverts the
       original version of the song, which already featured some synthetic
       string melodies (including that instantly recognizable intro) into a
       folky acoustic guitar tune. Gone is the percussion. The strings are
       there but serve as a backing melody rather than a highlight
       instrument. This has the effect of spotlighting the downtrodden
       vocals. Remember that instantly recognizable string intro in the
       original? Moby brings it back to the songs bridge. This time, theyre
       not synthetic. If youve got a heartbeat and enjoyed the original,
       this will make the hair on your arms stand on end.
       The performance of Icelandic concert pianist Vkingur lafsson
       highlights the symphonic take on God Moving Over The Face Of The
       Waters (off 95s Everything Is Wrong). This song is stylistically
       the most similar to the original, but manages to feel less synthetic
       and includes new movements as it jumps from nearly six minutes to
       nearly eight minutes in length. A jazzy reinvention of We Are All
       Made Of Stars (18) is also led by piano, some open hi-hat percussion
       and a backing choir. Violins arent generally associated with jazz,
       yet theyre thrown in for good measure and add to the multidimensional
       mood.
       Jim James of My Morning Jacket sings on Play hit Porcelain, another
       song that mixes styles. There are still some squelchy synths, and a
       jazzy piano contribution as well. While the original was a muted
       slow-burner, this new string-led arrangement brings a crispness to
       both the individual instruments and vocals.
       Great Escape (18) is still led by the cello and still seems inspired
       by U2s So Cruel, but the voices of cowriters Maria Taylor and
       Orenda Fink (Azure Ray) are replaced by Nataly Dawn, Alice Skye and
       Luna Li. Likewise, Almost Home (Innocents) trades in the
       contributions of indie rock stalwart Damien Jurado for up-and-comer
       Novo Amor, frequent Moby vocalist Mindy Jones and Boston band
       Darlingside. The vocals of Skylar Grey are brought higher up in the
       mix on album closer, The Last Day, also off Innocents.
       A surprise comes in the inclusion of a slow and straightforward cover,
       sung by Jones, off David Bowies Heroes. The song has been
       instrumental to Moby the artist, yet it appears hes never released a
       version of his own before.
       The emotional core of Reprise lies in songs featuring the weathered
       vocals of Mark Lanegan and Kris Kristofferson on The Lonely Night.
       Lanegan already appeared on the original 2013 version of the song, but
       Kristofferson mirrors him, adding incredible depth.
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34M	13-moby-almost_home_(ft._novo_amor_mindy_jones_and_darlingside).flac
35M	14-moby-the_last_day_(ft._skylar_grey_and_darlingside).flac
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