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January 1996

Everything Is Wrong - Mixed & Remixed & Remixed & Mixed Moby has completed a two hour, 26 track non-stop DJ mix of some of the tracks and remixes (including some previously unavailable mixes) from the original Everything Is Wrong album. "He pulls his work apart, thrashes his tracks out of all recognition and delivers a monumental non-stop DJ mix that's shockingly effective," wrote the Melody Maker. "CD One, titled 'Hard Techno, Joyous Anthems, Quiet Ambience', is a barrage of invention... CD Two, aptly named 'New York Hard House, Groovy Acid, Melodic Trance', is a much darker journey. Often hypnotic, constantly intriguing, this is one for connoisseurs of the underground, though unsurprisingly a little hard to handle immediately after the full-blown excesses of CD One." It's released as a double CD and cassette in the UK and Europe on January 15th; unfortunately there are no plans to release it in America or the rest of the world at the moment. However, you can order copies through Mute Bank (see below).

Bring Back My Happiness

Bring Back My Happiness has been released as a single in Belgium and Holland, and will be released in Germany with exclusive new mixes by Moby (as Voodoo Child) and Interactive, plus a Josh Wink mix (featured on the new Everything Is Wrong mix album) on February 5th. A video is currently being put together in New York. Bring Back My Happiness was also released as a single in America at the end of 1995; the CD included the Junior Vasquez mix of Into The Blue and two new tracks - In My Life and Alone.

Trophy Records

Moby's own label, Trophy Records, has so far released two singles - Higher/Desperate by Voodoo Child and Why Can't It Stop? by Lopez, a DJ from New York's Lower East Side underground. There are two more singles coming out in the near future - another from Lopez, Emptiness/Fucked Up, and the first release by DJ Cake (a minimal/deep house DJ from New York's gay house scene), Sugar Baby/Found A Way. All Trophy releases are distributed through Mute in the UK and Europe only and are or will be available from Mute Bank (details below).

Live

Last year Moby headlined the second stage at America's Lollapalooza festival, which toured all over the US. He also made a couple of appearances on the main stage alongside Sonic Youth and Hole. Following that he toured Europe with the Red Hot Chili Peppers; at a couple of shows he performed nude, and at some the Chili Peppers' drummer joined him on stage. During the summer he also played at several European festivals, including Feile in Ireland, Tribal Gathering and Greenbelt in the UK and Seinijorki in Finland. This year he's planning to continue his domination of the festival circuit - more info soon.

Other stuff

Everything Is Wrong has been named LP Of The Year by Spin magazine in America; Feeling So Real and Everytime You Touch Me were their favourite singles. Everything Is Wrong was also listed as one of the Top Ten albums of the year in Rolling Stone, Esquire, GQ, New York, Village Voice, LA Times, Entertainment Weekly and New Yorker.

Courtney Love has asked Moby to produce the next Hole LP, but at the moment it doesn't look like he'll be able to do it - he's tied up recording his own album.

Moby's recorded a version of Devo's Whip It for an Elektra LP titled Wonderama - other acts on the LP include Coolio, Neil Young, David Hasselhoff and the Flaming Lips. He's also done a version of the educational song Verb for an LP called Schoolhouse Rock on Sony; other artists include Beck, Pavement and Hole. At the moment both these albums are only scheduled for release in the US.

He's recently completed a remix for Smashing Pumpkins; Smashing Pumpkins' Billy is doing a remix for him in return.

Moby is currently working on his new album, due out later this year, and also on a Voodoo Child album.

Movies & videos

Moby has two tracks on the soundtrack of the new Pacino/De Niro movie, Heat. His version of Joy Division's New Dawn Fades plays during the chase scene and God Moving Over The Face Of The Waters is used during the movie's climax.

Moby makes a cameo appearance as a DJ in a movie due out this year, Joe's Apartment - it's about a man who makes friends with the cockroaches in his apartment.

He's been asked to contribute a track to a forthcoming X Files compilation album, and may make a cameo appearance in one of the shows. He recently directed the video for the Mercury Rev single Young Man's Stride.

E-mail

You can now e-mail us at def@mail.bogo.co.uk; we'll e-mail you with news when we get it. You can also find information on Moby on Mute's web site - http://www.mutelibtech.com/mute/ - or via the Mute Liberation Technologies Bulletin Board, which can be dialled up on +44 (0) 181 964 8223. Users going through the Internet should Telnet to mutelibtech.com. If you also want to receive this info by snail mail, e-mail us with your address.

Merchandise

The following merchandise is currently available by post; unfortunately we don't take credit cards so make cheques/postal orders payable to Moby and send to DEF, PO Box 2477, London NW6 6NQ, UK. If you live outside the UK please send an international money order for UK pounds (available from your bank). Add 1 pound extra for postage in the UK, 2 in Europe and 4 everywhere else. Allow 6 weeks for delivery. If you want to see what the shists look like e-mail us with your postal address.

Evil Ninja Moby t-shirt - short sleeved. Front print features large Evil Ninja Moby (as seen on new remix LP); back has small ENM with wording. Black & white on burgundy. Size XL. 10 pounds. Black on white. Size XL. 10 pounds. Black on white skinny fit shirt with black sleeve & collar trim. 11 pounds.

Evil Ninja Moby ski hat - black and white embroidery on black knitted hat. 10 pounds.

Everything Is Wrong t-shirt - short sleeved. Front print features Moby cartoon; back has list of environmental facts taken from 'Everything Is Wrong' sleeve. Black & white on pale blue. Size XL. 10 pounds. White on black. Size XL. 10 pounds. White on navy blue skinny fit with white sleeve & collar trim. 11 pounds.

World Tour 1995-96 t-shirt - short sleeved. Moby logo and name on left breast and list of countries on back. White on black. Size XL. 10 pounds.

European Tour 1995 t-shirt - short sleeved. Moby logo and name on left breast and list of cities & dates on back. Black & white on dark green. Size XL. 8 pounds. Navy blue on dayglo orange. Size L. 8 pounds.

Backcatalogue/posters

All of Moby's UK releases on Mute Records, as well as all Trophy releases, are available from Mute Bank Mail Order, 429 Harrow Road, London W10 4RE. Send s.a.e. or call the 24 hour credit card hotline on 0181 964 0029 (fax 0181 964 3722). Mute Bank also have posters for some of Moby's releases.
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