Moby is a talented musician who helped make electronica what it is today.
Neverthelesss, other artists/groups such as Orbital, Underworld, Kraftwerk, the Prodigy, the Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, DJ Shadow/U.N.K.L.E. ,Aphex Twin ,Crystal Method, heck even Fatboy Slim and i'm sure i'm forgetting more groups etc. have had more impact on electronica music overall, than Moby has.
Moby's music definitely soared in popularity with he album Play. The album Play however, was just freeriding off the popularity of other albums that came out earlier such as: Chemical Brothers' Dig You Own Hole and Prodigy's Fat of the Land, and Daft Punk' Homework. It was these earlier albums that had the tough job of cracking the North American market for electronica, so they set it up for an American act such as Moby to be more successful.
But if you have been listening to electronica/rave/techno before it exploded in 1997 you would've have recognized the pioneering albums such as Prodigy's Music for the Jilted Generation and Experience , Chemical Brother's Exit Planet Dust, Orbital's self titled Orbital and Orbital2, Kraftwerk's Computer World etc.
That is not to say Moby wasn't making music before electronica was big in North America. It's just that he didn't make a big impact then. Most people just knew the single 'Go'.
For some reason, to me it seems that people in America credit Moby mostly because he's American and he's got some opinion about everything. He's more in the public eye. Or perhaps, maybe they give him patronage because Eminem picks on him and we feel sorry for him.
Whatever the reason, the above mentioned artists (are more influential musically and internationally.)
Neverthelesss, other artists/groups such as Orbital, Underworld, Kraftwerk, the Prodigy, the Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, DJ Shadow/U.N.K.L.E. ,Aphex Twin ,Crystal Method, heck even Fatboy Slim and i'm sure i'm forgetting more groups etc. have had more impact on electronica music overall, than Moby has.
Moby's music definitely soared in popularity with he album Play. The album Play however, was just freeriding off the popularity of other albums that came out earlier such as: Chemical Brothers' Dig You Own Hole and Prodigy's Fat of the Land, and Daft Punk' Homework. It was these earlier albums that had the tough job of cracking the North American market for electronica, so they set it up for an American act such as Moby to be more successful.
But if you have been listening to electronica/rave/techno before it exploded in 1997 you would've have recognized the pioneering albums such as Prodigy's Music for the Jilted Generation and Experience , Chemical Brother's Exit Planet Dust, Orbital's self titled Orbital and Orbital2, Kraftwerk's Computer World etc.
That is not to say Moby wasn't making music before electronica was big in North America. It's just that he didn't make a big impact then. Most people just knew the single 'Go'.
For some reason, to me it seems that people in America credit Moby mostly because he's American and he's got some opinion about everything. He's more in the public eye. Or perhaps, maybe they give him patronage because Eminem picks on him and we feel sorry for him.
Whatever the reason, the above mentioned artists (are more influential musically and internationally.)
Still, I like that New York egghead's music. My fave song of his is 'God Moving Over The Face Of The Waters'.
by RC April 24, 2005
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(1)an ilonggo word (a Philippine dialect) which means vagina. its use is more generic in nature, and therefore more clinical and less vulgar.
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by deypootahGIRL April 14, 2010
Get the monay mug.People who want more Obama in every area of their lives, bringing up Obama in most conversations, memorizing long passages of his books, and actually considering buying the commercial souvenirs of Obama's election victory like decorative plates, are victim to "mobama" syndrome, which is also what these people say to express their desire for "more Obama"
Jeff just bought a tshirt with Obama riding a unicorn over a rainbow and has framed a souvenir Obama coin, he's addicted to mobama.
I think Andre kisses the Hope poster hanging over his bed before he goes to sleep. He's all mobama.
Stephanie's mobama Facebook icon is still encouraging people to vote Obama, and the election was like, six months ago.
I like Obama too, but your suggestion for cloning an army of Obamas to charm the Taliban to death by "just smiling that big grin" is a little mobama, man.
Do you think the President will sign my dog-eared copy of The Audacity of Hope? That would be the happiest day of my life... MOBAMAAAA!
I think Andre kisses the Hope poster hanging over his bed before he goes to sleep. He's all mobama.
Stephanie's mobama Facebook icon is still encouraging people to vote Obama, and the election was like, six months ago.
I like Obama too, but your suggestion for cloning an army of Obamas to charm the Taliban to death by "just smiling that big grin" is a little mobama, man.
Do you think the President will sign my dog-eared copy of The Audacity of Hope? That would be the happiest day of my life... MOBAMAAAA!
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by Johnny Davison February 16, 2010
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