Customer Reviews

Baby Monkey

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When I saw that Moby was releasing another album under the Voodoo Child moniker, I got fired up. My initial copy of The End of Everything was so worn down that I got another just in case... If you haven't listened to that album, I would highly recommend picking it up immediately, as its methodical simplicity and rich texture are at the same time relaxing and invigorating. So when I put Baby Monkey on in the car, despite the "This is dance music, deal with it" disclosure by Moby on the inside cover, I was slightly suprised at what I heard. Anyone who has listened to any of Moby's previous albums knows how talented he is, and how cool his music can make you feel, and this effort was not what I have come to expect. Certainly, there are stand out tracks. Both Tracks 3 and 4 are more along the lines of what I had expected out of this Voodoo Child album. Simple, but powerful. So, in this reviewers opinion, if you want to meet the coolest Voodoo Child, go buy The End of Everything. If you are looking for better than average dance music, Baby Monkey is just that.

Moby has done it again: he's created another brilliant album - this time, a purely underground dance one. If you want radio hits, commercial jingles or even lyrics, this is not the album for you. But if you like pumping, grinding, dancefloor beats mixed with soothing doses of trance, this is one of the best albums I've heard in a long time... Thanks, Moby!

Since Moby's carreer began, his musical style has matured and evolved. Especially with the releases of Play and 18. His music has evolved into almost poppish electronica. As Voodoo Child, he gets back to his original roots from the early 90's. This album sounds a lot like "MOBY: RARE B-SIDES" the superb 2-disc set released by Moby a few years ago. The music in this album is earlier Moby mixed with newer Moby. You can tell it's the "newer" Moby 'cause of the drumwork. Every musician has a favorite chord and style of music they like to use in their own productions. Moby is no different. Since the release of Play, I have noticed simularities in all the tracks he's done since then. That's not a bad thing. It's not repetive. And it takes true skill for that. Most artists sound the same each and every track. I do the same. I'm a electronica musician. And you can tell it's me every track because I usually use the same softwares and stuff for my drums and synths. And I have a set chord reference for most of my tracks. It's my brain at work.(...)

So is this a good album? Yes. It's one of the finest. And I hope Moby releases more albums under the name Voodoo Child.

Voo Doo Child aka Moby aka that wacky Melville kid (as we call him in my circle), has finally earned it. He is one of those rare artists that deserves a purchase of an album without ever hearing a track. For the Area 2 concert, he invited DJ Tiesto to play in Irvine, CA and it was amazing. He helped expose a lot of people who had never heard of Tiesto to a talented and amazing dance artist - I was personally hooked. Now comes the Melville kid's latest foray into the pure dance arena, and without expectations. That is an exciting prospect on its own. I must admit that I have only heard part of the CD so far and it didn't really have that same soulful sound like on Play or 18 (if you really want more of that get the 18 remix album) - it is fantastic as a no expectation straight up dance disc.

I really like this as an ALBUM,and also many of the individual tracks are danceable. Particularly good is Track 12 - "Synthesizers": very late nite-ish, mellow & spacey, groovy, clean!

Not a get up and dance kind of thing really, but good trance/house music for background computer surfing after lighting up a fat one!

good stuff but nothing extraordinary (except tracks 4 and 12) if i should try to express what i'm expecting from real dance music i would put down only one group which stands for the best dance maker. in my opinion, guys from "chemical brothers" with their skils really got it (nothing new, of course). and the difference between moby and ChB??? how simple, if you take the ChB's best dance song of all times - for me : "sunshine underground" (Surrender) - from the beginning to the end you can hear the developement, which i would compare to the developement in the built-up of drama works - thesis, synthesis...climax, apocalypse. This is what makes me feel the excitement, the tension which is constantly run up until to the climax of the song...and that's what the majority (moby inclusive) of so called dance-songs lacks. i'm sorry Moby, as you said you did only "simple, straightforward dance music".

This is great, classic-sounding electronic music. I don't know much about Moby, but I can tell you that this album is intelligent, funky, and it pulls off being ethereal without even remotely resembling trance.

Moby throws together some House and Techno (but not only that), all overlaid by that beautiful electronic keyboard- very 80's, but I mean that in a good way. My favorite tracks so far are 3, 4, and 5... very hot! Some tracks are more techy than sexy, but nonetheless... this would be lethal on the dance floor. I will dance much to this CD. Yes.

Okay, i like experimental stuff, creativity keeps electronica as a whole alive. But now and again, it's nice to have a good artist who simply comes down to earth and gives us some good music. This is GOOD DANCE. (Except the last track, which is good except it NEVER ENDS...). As such, this is a good, all-around CD for whenever. It's not mood specific, triumphant, melancholy, whatever- it just is. Moby has tremendous capacity for experimentation, but when you get off the hinterlands and come back to the main area- you see that the experimentation is based on, well, good, straightforward music.

0:06 into Track #1... Am I loosing my mind, or is this a moby styled loop?

2:15 into Track #1... At this point this point I think we all know its Moby for sure.

Track #4... Ok Im ready to start Dancing now.... Energy building, and... 3:25, nice break... very nice! [in case the person reading this is Moby] ;) YES!!! Starts up again!... 6:43

Track #5 Definitely different... I think I hear some old skool Moby here

Track #7... At first this sounds a bit Icey-ish but more trancy. A fresh sound from Moby.

Track #8 1:58... Ok where is my copy of Early Underground?

"Its Party Time!..."