Amazon.co.jp
歴史的名盤と名高い前作
『PLAY』（1999年5月発売）が全世界で1000万枚のビッグセールスを記録し、カルバン・クラインのモデルも務めたニューヨーク出身の音楽クリエイター、モービーの新作登場。
ロックギターが彩るミディアムチューン<1>（ファーストカット）、女性R&Bシンガーのアンジー・ストーンと、女性ラッパー、MCライトを迎えたクールなミッドビートナンバー<10>をはじめ、「こんなアルバムをずっと作れたらと思っていた」と本人がコメントするとおり、ニューウェイヴ、ヒップホップ、ゴスペル、ケルト、アンビエントなど、多彩なサウンドスタイルの全18曲を収録。（速藤年正）
From Amazon.com
Following one of the most licensed CDs in history,
18 delivers more of the gospel samples and spiritual exploration that made
Play Moby's breakthrough album. But keep your expectations in check. On
18 there is barely a body-rocker in the bunch. This is often a somber, melancholy disc, blanketed in the washed-over cinematic orchestral melodies Moby's been fond of since his classic
self-titled debut. It requires several listenings before the gems shine through the ambient fog--and most depart from
Play entirely. On the deceptively minimalist opening track, Moby delivers a powerful message through his thin little voice. "We are all made of stars," he sings, and indeed he's believable. MC Lyte punches out an infectious rap over old-school beat-box rhythms on "Jam for the Ladies," offering one of the disc's few roof-raisers. "At Least We Tried" is a tear-jerking swan song of the highest order, and, finally, "The Rafters" resurrects early-90s house piano, which will make any of Moby's career-long fans pine for his earliest club hits. The diminutive DJ needn't have produced
Play Pt. Two to keep his new fans engaged. Fortunately, his greatest talent for cooking up interesting sounds is still audible; you just need the patience to find it.
--Beth Massa
Amazon.co.jp ホーム
マイストア
