>Speaking on Thump’s recent Rave Curious podcast, Moby recalls a 1993 tour with Aphex Twin, Orbital and Vapourspace. He says James told a journalist at the time that he “couldn’t understand” why Moby was booked for the same tour, reportedly dismissing the US artist as “just a buffoon.”
>Moby then tells podcast presenter Joshua Glazer that he thought it “was a shame” because he had liked Aphex Twin’s records at the beginning, but that it has been “hard to continue to like someone’s music when you know they hold you in contempt.”
>Moby had addressed the Aphex beef in his Porcelain memoir, which was published in June. “I wanted to like Aphex Twin,” Moby noted in the book, as pointed out by Rolling Stone, “because I loved his records. But he rarely spoke to anyone, and when he gave interviews he criticized me for playing guitar on stage.”
>He added: “He called me an elitist in the press, when actually I just had crippling tour-bus-inspired insomnia.”
>Elsewhere in the Rave Curious podcast, Moby reveals that he always felt like Warp Records had “a degree of contempt” for him, possibly because he couldn’t compete with the “cool” bar as set by other Warp acts like Black Dog and L.F.O. Moby’s 1991 single ‘Go’ was licensed through Outer Rhythm, who was affiliated with Warp.
Gotta say, if this is true, Richard's kind of a dick
Connor Watson
Does he like anyone?
Tyler Watson
i think it's safe to assume that RDJ doesn't hold anybody in high regard
Henry Perry
cont.
Yeah, I gotta say that I kind of view Richard differently now. Granted, he may've changed from then, but still...dick move
Cooper Peterson
He likes Stockhausen right?
Kayden Torres
He reached out to a 12 year old autistic fan and let him direct his first music video in like 20 years youtube.com/watch?v=ZEP-Qpw3lHg
I'd say that redeems him
Tyler White
yet stockhausen excoriated him for using too many post-african repetitions
Jason Johnson
And RDJ responded
>James, an admirer of Stockhausen, replied, "I thought he should listen to a couple of tracks of mine: "Digeridoo", then he'd stop making abstract, random patterns you can't dance to".[25]
Lucas Hughes
also Philip Glass, Erik Satie, the list goes on...
Jacob Kelly
He's right though
Jeremiah Richardson
it's common for a real artist to hate a faker especially when the faker is put in the same space as them (e.g. booked for the same tour) because it shows the audience can't tell the difference
Cooper Thomas
Kinda funny, considering Richard is the reason I hate Kanye, and now Moby is the reason I hate Richard. Who's gonna continue the chain and expose Moby, I wonder?
Evan Hill
>le charitable celeb meme xD If anything he used that poor kid for free labor
Samuel Hernandez
>free
Jayden Evans
How is Moby a faker? He seems like a really cool guy and I love his music!
Michael Fisher
Moby BTFO
Nathan Torres
moby is shite tho
Austin Diaz
lol
Owen Hill
Moby is shite
Carter Anderson
he sounds like hes more fucking around with him then actually being a dick desu with his personality.
Jackson Walker
>I hate musicians because other musicians said they were meanie-bo-beanies Holy shit kys
Owen Walker
to add on it would be a very aphex thing to do to introduce yourself to someone by calling them a buffoon without realizing an american will take loads of offence at it and take you totally serious.
Easton Ross
Moby might be the one and only artist I can't listen to because his politics are so ridiculous.
Jose Harris
It's funny how Richard likes to BTFO everyone, even Kanye and Radiohead themselves, it would really be funny if he insulted someone like Daft Punk or Justice
Noah Martin
maybe just listen to some of his shitty dull music then you will hate him
Logan Myers
More like I hate Kanye because he ripped off Avril 14 and refused to admit it even when Richard reached out and said "hey I'm glad you sampled my stuff, but can you give me credit on the track?"
Hunter Long
i don't remember him blowing kanye west the fuck out. all i remember is him saying he didn't like the way avril 14th was sampled and offered to play it for the album, but kanye's people acted like faggots about it and wouldn't let him
Leo Barnes
it was probably his legal team not him. wanting to avoid paying fees as he probably assumed richard would not just want credit but money.
i do think kanye is a dick but i do not think he is /that/ much of a dick esp for a musician he clearly likes and admires.
Noah Long
offering to play it for the album is how you blow someone the fuck out without being a dick. blow them out by being extremely nice and then kanye blows himself the fuck out
Isaac James
>not listening to an artist because of politics fucking kys
Brayden Watson
>neo Sup Forums defends Moby wew lad
Zachary Ramirez
this >le bald vegan cultural apropiation fagget
Samuel Collins
How is moby a "faker"? Was his music not real? Did he not produce it?
Matthew Price
>tour-bus-inspired insomnia huh
Luis Gonzalez
Everyone who replied is a retard. I get it user. >Which one?
John Perez
Did Richard say something about Die Antwoord? Since they've used Ageispolis and the black dancing RDJ and Aphex t-shirts on the music video
Kayden James
Yeah seriously wtf? I respect others opinions and even appreciate certain Moby tracks, but I've honestly never met anybody defensive of the guy..
Austin Robinson
That's because Sup Forums is full of idiots who are all right wing, when the truth is being left wing (the right way) is the ultimate red pill. Moby used to be at least for the most part a political visionary, and he is one of the hardest working musicians out there. Very independent. But I won't go on. You worthless faggots only hear what you want to hear.
Jaxon Bell
kek no need to say anything about him when letting him do all that shit shows that they must have talked and probably is glad to see a fan use his tracks like that while giving proper credit. probably what would have happened with kanye if kanye had actually given him credit, then nothing would need to be said.
Josiah Stewart
I think it's hard to get much out of Richard. The story in the OP came from Moby's mouth, not Richard himself. yeah encapsulated by this: youtu.be/0z0iuWh3sek?t=50s and to image I used to somewhat like Moby's early work
Adam Richardson
>he criticized me for playing guitar on stage
richard confirmed retard
Andrew Taylor
>austistic so are half of afx's fanbase, that's not saying much
This and the fact that he said if he ever haves a son he hopes he turns out gay or transsexual. What a fucking idiot.
Cameron Bennett
Haves? Jesus I need to go to bed. Has*
James Young
>tfw people hate moby
;_;
Juan Brooks
mfw someone doesn't understand legitimacy in art but still uses a music board
Luke Green
I don't listen to either artist, but you should actually explain instead of being a shitty frog poster
Kevin Lewis
>you should actually explain instead of being a shitty frog poster >being a shitty frog poster >frog
Lucas Morris
basically art is legitimate if it's written to communicate an honest message from the artist and illegitimate if the message if affected (music designed to sound "cool" or to imitate another artist) or especially if it's designed to sell well
To long, didn't read. Honestly though, have any of you ever listened to Moby's music unirononically?
Gabriel Cooper
yeah sure I used to love Play and I still think his animal rights punk album is interesting
Jaxson Rodriguez
trying to stay relevant by name dropping someone far more advanced as an artist than he is. It isnt hard to see how unlikable moby is. I dont understand how this changes anyones view of him. Moby is a disingenuous poser trend hopper that would probably let you fuck his girlfriend. Its plain as day.
