The album HOTEL by Moby is available as a single CD as well
as (at about the same price) a limited edition double CD; with
the included "bonus" CD being called HOTEL AMBIENT (67'52").
With the release of this full-length Ambient CD, Moby again
wanders outside his pop music bubble long enough to produce
a patchwork of 11 forward-looking instrumental compositions
(plus three that are included on the primary pop music disc).
With this music, Moby manages to convey both youth and
authorial maturity. Ranging from beautiful weightless electronica
to works of bounding rhythmic motion, Moby realizes
well-constructed forms in an overall formless genre. The music
feels gentle, delicate, friendly and misleadingly simple. With its
clear phrasing, pacing and feeling, what little tension there is
arises out of the complex interaction of sounds and tones. What
with their steady unwavering beats, the few rhythmic pieces may
seem mechanistic. But Moby's music is far from robotic, as this
Ambient music was surely created by an entity with both a heart
and a mind. This is music with different layers moving at different
rates, wonderfully infused with consonant melodic lines (not just
isolated notes). This lean and subdued album seeks to rise
above reality rather than escape from it. Once the
listener begins to fathom his purpose, Moby's music can then
begin to permeate our hearts and spirits in a remarkable way.

Tune in to STAR'S END for music by Moby and the Ambient
bonus disc included in with his album HOTEL

For more on Moby, access: http://www.moby.com

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STAR'S END broadcasts every Saturday night/Sunday morning
from 1am-6am (EDST) on:

88.5fm WXPN Philadelphia, PA
88.1fm WXPH Harrisburg, PA
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and live on the web...

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Chuck van Zyl
Host of STAR'S END Ambient Radio
http://www.starsend.org