[Cover photo credit to Lindsay Hicks]

Electronic musician, Producer and activist Moby has shared a collection of all-new remixes with two disc, 58-track album, always centered at night remixes out now via Mute alongside “wild flame (dark1 remix)” featuring Danaé. The LP arrives following Quiet Home DJ Mix and a September 2024 EU/UK tour celebrating 25 years of Play.

The latest single from the collection is the “dark1” remix of “wild flame” which features Danaé’s vocals, congas, spacey synths and intricate rhythms. 

Moby says about the collection:

I felt that the collaborations on ‘always centered at night’ were each so special that I wanted to create remixes to give the vocals as many sonic backgrounds as possible.

The album features 13 collaborations in all. Lead single “dark days” was recorded with Soul-Jazz singer/songwriter Lady Blackbird. Other collaborators include serpentwithfeet on “on air,” and Benjamin Zephaniah on”where is your pride?,” a spoken word piece with a powerful message delivered by the late dub poet.

Other voices on always centered at night include Sudanese, Netherlands-based Gaidaa on “transit,” London-based Burundian royal refugee J.P. Bimeni, and Kingston-raised, London-based Aynzli Jones.

In his pursuit of new sounds, Moby has become something of a collector of voices.

He says:

I’m always looking. Sometimes it’s about going on YouTube. Sometimes it’s Spotify. Other times, it’s just walking around Lower Manhattan going to karaoke places, where I’ve actually found a couple of singers. It’s this constant process of looking for voices, and getting excited and inspired when I find a wonderful voice.

Moby has been a vegan and vegan activist for 35 years and last year released his directorial debut Punk Rock Vegan Movie via his production company Little Walnut, a “look at the ongoing relationship between the worlds of Punk Rock and animal rights.