![]() ![]() In 2006, he released the best songs collection Go: The Very Best Of Moby with the dynamical single New York, New York, decorated with Debbie Harry’s vocals. Above the fact that Moby played an important role in the electronic music popularization, he is known for his activism in different movements in the defense of animals. His Hotel album of 2005 amused the listeners with the absence of samples – Moby wrote all the material himself and contributed vocals with Laura Dawn. The musician also cooperated with Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Britney Spears and Public Enemy. It resulted in a quarrel of the artists at the MTV Music Awards 2002 ceremony. Around the same time, Moby got into confrontation with rapper Eminem. In 2001, Moby became the founder of rock festival Area: One Festival. The next full-length 18 was noticed for its cosmic dance composition We Are All Made of Stars. It came into history as the first disc to have all of its tracks licensed. However, in 1999, the singer made a forceful breakthrough with his creation Play. The release of Moby's collection of music, contributed to films - I Like to Score – was darkened by his than label’s refusal to work with the artist because of lack of financial success. In 1996, Moby also turned to electronic rock with the Animal Rights full-length. ![]() Soon after it label Instinct Records published the collection of Moby's unpublished tracks Rare: The Collected B-Sides 1989-1993.One of the songs from this compilation, Thousand, entered the Guinness Record Book as the fastest composition to date – its speed exceeds one thousand beats per minute. In 1996, the musician released the double issue of remixes called Everything Is Wrong: Mixed and Remixed. In 1995, the disc Everything Is Wrong saw light. In 1993, Moby toured with such stars of electronica as The Prodigy, Aphex Twin and Orbital. In 1991, his first album The Story So Far, also known as Moby, was released. In the beginning of 90's, the singer got famous for his progressive track Go, which used the musical theme of Laura Palmer from the cult series Twin Pix. Moby signed to Instinct Records after he got the degree in sociology. Since 1985, he was also well-known as a DJ. Having learned to play several instruments, Moby became a member of the hardcore punk command Vatican Commandos. Since his early childhood he was nicknamed Moby – in the honor of the novel Moby Dick of American Classic Henry Melville, who was an ancestor of the artist. Future musician and social activist Richard Melville Hall was born in Harlem, New York. ![]()
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