Moby's love affair with NYC's club scene
Conceptually, the disc boasts the ebb and flow of a night out in
the Big Apple circa 1981-91: Anticipation, sweaty euphoria on the
dance floor, stolen glances at a potential paramour, the haze of
the wee hours and the dew-drenched dawn of the next day's recovery.
Individually, each track contains it's own charms - and Moby
channels the finest moments of clubbing's evolution, from the dark
new wave synth of The Human League and New Order to the
sun-drenched rave of early Primal Scream and the Madchester scene,
along with some R&B, gospel, Euro disco and underground hip-hop
deftly thrown into the mix.
The synth-heavy "Ooo Yeah" sets the mood before sliding into
the chill old school of "I Love to Move in Here" (with an assist
from MC Grandmaster Caz).
From there he moves with precision through an onslaught of dance
ready tunes, including the quirky and fun "257.zero," "I'm in
Love" and "Stars," and the edgy hip hop of "Alice." His
typical atmospheric touch arrives during the "comedown" half of
the disc, culminating in a gloomy jazz fade.
Putting his own stamp on all the facets of electronica which
helped define his style, "Last Night" is Moby's strongest effort
since 1999's smash "Play" and easily his most accessible.
If it is true that "nobody listens to techno" - Moby remains
proof that more of us should.
