Are guys like Moby and Oakenfold still relevent these days?

beats me · Post by **beats me** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:53 pm

Funny enough I’ve been listening to some Moby classics a lot lately to celebrate a time in history when electronica wasn’t defined entirely by squelchy basses with variable LFO rates.

Mint Invader · Post by **Mint Invader** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:09 pm

Moby is pretty awesome in general. Weirdo, DJ, Producer, Live performer. Made some pretty good music over the years... and is like the LAST minimal/tribal dj that still rocks teh floor.

"Relevant" maybe not, but still awesome.

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:13 pm

Moby just headlined Decibel Festival here in Seattle a couple weeks back and killed it.

icedsushi · Post by **icedsushi** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:40 pm

Right before I saw this thread I got an email about a Moby photo exhibit at a DC art gallery:

http://irvinecontemporary.com/otherExhi ... ventID=126

Not too far from there, might stop by and check it out in my travels...

rbmonosylabik · Post by **rbmonosylabik** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:01 pm

I just missed Moby live saturday to get a good spot to see Portishead. I wish I didn't have to, but you know, priorities...

Why do festival organizers always do stupid schedule decisions?

Homebelly · Post by **Homebelly** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:43 pm

I think the real question should be "was Oakenfold ever relevant ?"

Mint Invader · Post by **Mint Invader** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:50 pm

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That... course some news site gathered the "Most net Valued DJS" on the planet... he was no 1. With a redick amount of money. Licencing can do wonders.

Styles Bitchly · Post by **Styles Bitchly** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:28 pm

icedsushi wrote:Right before I saw this thread I got an email about a Moby photo exhibit at a DC art gallery:

http://irvinecontemporary.com/otherExhi ... ventID=126

Not too far from there, might stop by and check it out in my travels...

A Moby photo exhibit?

For Chrysakes next thing you know he'll be hooking up with P-Diddy and Martha Stewart to sell a line of scarves at Macy's.

icedsushi · Post by **icedsushi** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:02 pm

Haha, yeah I know, I thought that too. Who knows, might be worth checking though amongst the other stuff, it's a nice art gallery I've been there before.

I'm not a huge fan of Moby's music but I don't dislike it either. I agree with the comment about Oakenfold, I don't think he was ever considered much of an influence. He was really pushed marketing-wise in the late 90's, early 2000's but even back then, I didn't ever hear of people going on about how great the music was. So I'm not sure why you brought him up...would have never thought of bringing him up in a topic like this.

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:42 pm

Seriously? Like his music or not, Oakey was a HUGE influence on club music in the late 90's, early 00's. Some of the biggest parties I'd ever been to were with him head-lining.

flowdesigner · Post by **flowdesigner** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:12 pm

Homebelly wrote:I think the real question should be "was Oakenfold ever relevant ?"

yep, he played trance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-gU2pmlGS8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3iIo6vy ... re=related

aisling · Post by **aisling** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:31 pm

Homebelly wrote:I think the real question should be "was Oakenfold ever relevant ?"

Considering his involvement in the Manchester scene before electronica, as a producer, etc...I think he has some serious street cred. The trance dj stuff was career 2.0 already.

Khazul · Post by **Khazul** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 12:12 am

Tarekith wrote:Moby just headlined Decibel Festival here in Seattle a couple weeks back and killed it.

Take it thats a no then?

psyfi · Post by **psyfi** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 12:13 am

What do you mean by relevant?
Relevant to who?
Da kids?????

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