With “Ambient 23,” a 16-track exploration of the weightless form that is ambient, Moby continues his semi-annual habit of releasing a new album of ambient compositions. He does this by weaving improvisational drifting sonics out of his collection of analog gear.
Moby considers the process of making the album:
It’s a bit different than some of my more recent Ambient records because it’s almost exclusively made with weird old drum machines and old synths from my collection, inspired by my early ambient heroes.
Moby started his new label Always Centered at Night in 2022 with the intention of being uncompromising and creating music that is emotionally charged, atmospheric, and possibly beautiful. Aynzli Jones, a Grammy-nominated artist and Doja Cat collaborator, and Moby collaborated on “Medusa,” the label’s initial release. Other releases include “On Air” with serpentwithfeet and “Fall Back” with Akemi Fox. and most recently the beautiful stripped-back orchestral “Ache For”, with José James.
ambient23: 2 and 1/2 hours of analog ambient music. Made to help anxiety(my own, and hopefully yours, too). For 2023 may we all be less anxious(and may we all stop looking for validation from a culture we don’t respect…) – Moby on Instagram
For 2023 and beyond, there will be a number of releases on ACAN, and more information will be released soon.
Moby is a musician, songwriter, producer, author, and animal rights campaigner with multiple platinum albums under his belt.
About Moby’s Ambient
The music and videos are as undemanding as the listener/viewer wants them to be. I presumptuously hope that if someone pays attention to the music/videos they’ll get something out of them, and I also hope that if someone just has the music/video playing quietly in the background that it will help create a feeling of calm and peace.
