The sophomore release on Moby's new label, Always Centered at Night, brought down the pace and intensified the mood on the gorgeous single from Moby and serpentwithfeet entitled "on air." However, the creative well hasn't run dry, with Always Centered at Night releasing an additional EP titled on air (versions). On "on air (4 am version)", Moby turns in a deep-house re-rub of his triumphant collab, lifting the original out of its delicate gospel arrangement while retaining the towering lead vocal. An experimental musician based in Los Angeles, serpentwithfeet's distinctive silky neo-soul-inspired voice infuses the song with emotion, which Moby wanted to continue highlighting.
"Sometimes with remixes, you want to focus on basslines or synths, but with these 'on air' remixes, I just wanted to focus on serpentwithfeet's beautiful vocals," says Moby.
The accompanying video for the "strings version," directed by Moby and LA-based filmmaker Mike Formanski, captures the beauty of daily life in a cinematic montage juxtaposing nature and moments of quiet contemplation.
Moby launched his new label earlier this year, intending to do something uncompromising - to make emotional, atmospheric, and potentially beautiful music. With this ethos, the label brought us its debut release, "Medusa," a collaboration between Moby and Grammy-nominated artist and Doja Cat collaborator Aynzli Jones.
Always Centered at Night will not be going for a billion streams on Spotify, and there is a constant subtext within the DNA of the label: Moby's great disdain for what he calls: "our current, fear-driven, algorithmic-based culture." The label will be a new kind of record label that ignores that idea completely.
Moby is a multi-platinum selling artist, multi-award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, author, and animal rights activist.
