----- Original Message -----
From: Elson Trinidad <elson@westworld.com>
To: Dirk van den Heuvel <dirkv@groovedis.com>; <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: 31/05/2000 02:51
Subject: RE: FUTURE STATE OF ACID-JAZZ
> I think Moby's alright. But personally I think you're giving him more
> credit than he deserves...Don't you think all those blues singers he
> sampled should get the credit for the "catchy lyrics"? :)
>
An interviewer on Australian TV asked Moby about the issue of not crediting
the "singers" on his latest album. Moby came up with the lamest excuses, he
said something to the effect of "if I sample a drum I don't credit the
person who built the drum so why credit the singers". Basically his
attitude was those performances were just fodder for his tracks. I lost any
respect I had for him after that, I haven't heard the album but I've heard
"Why Does My Heart ...." umpteen times and it is the vocal that carries that
tune, not Moby's 2nd rate electronica. I did notice on Juno that someone
has put out an album featuring the tracks Moby sampled so maybe the original
artists will end up getting some recognition.
Steve
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