Hotel

by Moby

Overview

Hotel rarely shows, in any shape or form, traceable inspiration from the new wave and post-punk era Moby advertised as being in full effect. The first half contains simple modern rock songs that tend to be anthemic and soul-searching in nature. Lead single "Beautiful" is one exception, a tongue-in-cheek thing Moby has imagined being sung by vacant celebrity couples. No matter how affable, vegan, liberal, bespectacled, or vertically challenged he is, the real irony is that a millionaire and former love interest of Natalie Portman has made a song of this kind (see also: Aerosmith's "Eat the Rich"). A very gentle version of New Order's "Temptation" turns out to be the album's deepest connection to post-punk; it's telling that Moby opted to leave the vocals to Laura Dawn, since he's less a singer than Bernard Sumner. This begins the non-rock portion of the program, which fans of Play and 18 might find easier to enjoy. A bonus disc containing an hour's worth of ambient techno is good enough for separate release. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	09/09/2022
Label:	Awal / Orchard
UPC:	5060236636782
Rank:	35900

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Moby   Primary Artist,Vocals
Kurt Uenala   Vocals (Background)
Scott Frassetto   Drums
Jason Candler   Vocals (Background)
Orion Simprini   Vocals (Background)
Shayna Steele   Vocals (Background)
Laura Dawn   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Brian Sperber   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Stephen Morris   Composer
Kurt Uenala   Pro-Tools,Digital Editing
Joe Hogan   Tracking
Peter Hook   Composer
Danny Clinch   Photography
Moby   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Instrumentation
Brian Sperber   Mixing,Engineer
Gillian Gilbert   Composer
Gus Oberg   Assistant Engineer
Bernard Sumner   Composer
Daniel Miller   A&R,Advisor
Sean Gould   Engineer
Andy Gershon   A&R,Advisor
Jennie Pettersson   Editing,Pro-Tools,Digital Editing
Tony Gillis   Mastering
Tom MacKay   A&R
Steef Van De Gevel   Assistant Engineer