Acclaimed New York City-based electronic musician, producer and activist Moby shares a playful, hand-drawn music video for his latest Latin house infused single “feelings come undone” featuring Raquel Rodriguez. The video arrives following the release of his long-awaited 22nd studio album always centered at night out everywhere now. Plus, Moby will perform live across Europe/UK to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Play this September with tickets on sale now here.
The new video for “feelings come undone” sees Moby illustrate the track with a marker on a white board, starring an anonymous small space alien. The drawing is played back in reverse to mirror the track’s title, as if to “undo” the story. Moby says of the video, “Years ago when I was a little college dropout sleeping on my mom’s pull out couch, I started drawing my space alien alter ego. I don’t know his name, but he keeps showing up and that makes me happy.”
Even by Moby’s standards, always centered at night is a bit special. The album features 13 collaborations in all, from names you might recognize to others you undoubtedly will come to recognize. Lead single “dark days” was recorded with acclaimed soul-jazz singer-songwriter Lady Blackbird, a defiant, rhythmic work propelled by her alluring, deep vocals and earnest soul. Other collaborators include serpentwithfeet on the achingly beautiful “on air,” and Benjamin Zephaniah on the propulsive, break-beat driven “where is your pride?,” a spoken word with a powerful message delivered in the late dub poet’s characteristically warm Handsworth burr. “As a vegan activist, and as a wise and compassionate man, Benjamin inspired me for many years,” says Moby. “I hope that ‘where is your pride?’ honors his legacy and also draws people’s attention to his life, work, and principles.”
Other wonderful voices on always centered at night, include Sudanese, Netherlands-based chanteuse Gaidaa on “transit,” London-based, Burundian royal refugee J.P. Bimeni, and Kingston-raised, London-based Aynzli Jones.
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