Editing Moby (section)

==Career==
===1989–1993: Signing with Instinct, "Go", and breakthrough===
In 1989, Moby relocated to New York City with his close friend, artist [[Damian Loeb]].<ref name=NYT11/><ref name=NYT02/> In addition to performing DJ sets in local bars and clubs, he played guitar in [[alternative rock]] group [[Ultra Vivid Scene]] and appeared in the video for their 1989 single "Mercy Seat".<ref>{{cite web|title=120 REASONS TO LIVE: ULTRA VIVID SCENE|url=http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2011/01/04/120-reasons-to-live-ultra-vivid-scene/|website=[[Magnet (magazine)|Magnet]]|date=January 4, 2011|access-date=June 2, 2016|archive-date=August 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821002741/http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2011/01/04/120-reasons-to-live-ultra-vivid-scene/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Buckley|first1=Peter|title=The Rough guide to rock : [the definitive guide to more than 1200 artists and bands]|date=2003|publisher=Rough Guides|location=London|isbn=978-1843531050|page=683|edition=3rd|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C&q=ultra+vivid+scene+moby&pg=PT690|access-date=June 2, 2016|archive-date=December 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204031832/https://books.google.com/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C&q=ultra+vivid+scene+moby&pg=PT690|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1990, Moby joined Shopwell and played on their album ''Peanuts''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|url=https://www.discogs.com/Shopwell-Peanuts/release/466530|title=Peanuts|year=1990|id=HF-01|publisher=Not on Label|others=Shopwell|access-date=April 29, 2019|archive-date=October 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002204357/https://www.discogs.com/Shopwell-Peanuts/release/466530|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=TG00/> Moby's first live electronic music gig followed in the summer of 1990 at Club MK; he wore a suit for the show.<ref name=MW>{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurywheels.com/Moby.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828100122/http://www.mercurywheels.com/Moby.htm|archive-date=August 28, 2012|title=Moby – In His Words...|publisher=Mercury Wheels|access-date=May 9, 2019}}</ref><ref name=EXC02>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/moby-whale_of_tale|title=Moby: A Whale of a Tale|first=Joshua|last=Ostroff|date=June 1, 2002|work=Exclaim!|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-date=May 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506174205/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/moby-whale_of_tale|url-status=live}}</ref> His future manager Eric Härle, who was in attendance, recalled Moby's set: "The music was amazing, but the show was riddled with technical mishaps. It left me very intrigued and impressed in a strange way."<ref name="hitquarters.com">{{cite interview |subject=Eric Härle |interviewer=Kimbel Bouwman |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_EricHaerleInt.html |title=Interview with ERIC HÄRLE, manager at DEF for Moby, Sonique, Röyksopp&nbsp;— Mar 25, 2003 |work=[[HitQuarters]] |date=March 25, 2003 |access-date=September 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609212002/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_EricHaerleInt.html |archive-date=June 9, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

By mid-1990, Moby had signed a deal as the sole artist of [[Instinct Records]], an independent New York City-based dance label then still in its infancy. The three-man operation saw Moby answer incoming calls and make records in a studio he set up in the owner's lounge.<ref name=BS16>{{cite web|url=https://newsflash.bigshotmag.com/features/46894/|title=Read a 2008 interview with Moby & Ryuichi Sakamoto|work=Big Shot|first=Darren|last=Ressler|date=October 16, 2016|access-date=May 10, 2019|archive-date=May 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510194544/https://newsflash.bigshotmag.com/features/46894/|url-status=live}}</ref> To appear that Instinct had more artists, Moby's early singles were put out under several names such as Voodoo Child, Barracuda, Brainstorm, and UHF.<ref name=MW/> The first, "Time's Up" as The Brotherhood, was co-written by Moby and vocalist Jimmy Mack.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://moby.org/reviews/timesup.html |title=The Brotherhood: Time's Up |publisher=Moby.org |access-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-date=July 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727092349/http://moby.org/reviews/timesup.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="CT92"/> This was followed by "[[Mobility (song)|Mobility]]", his first single released as Moby, in November 1990, which sold an initial 2,000 copies.<ref name=EXC02/> He then scored a breakthrough hit with a remix of "[[Go (Moby song)|Go]]", originally a B-side to "Mobility" with an added sample of "Laura Palmer's Theme" by [[Angelo Badalamenti]] from the television series ''[[Twin Peaks]]''. Released in March 1991, it peaked at No. 10 in the UK in October and earned him national exposure there with an appearance on ''[[Top of the Pops]]''.<ref name="hitquarters.com" /> Instinct capitalised on Moby's success with the late 1991 compilation ''[[Instinct Dance]]'' featuring tracks by Moby and his pseudonyms. The following year, Moby revealed that "Go" had earned him just $2,000 in royalties.<ref name=CT92/>

The success of "Go" led to increased demand for Moby to produce more music and to remix other artists' songs. He often arranged for the artist and himself to trade remixes as opposed to being paid for his work, which was the case for his mixes for [[Billy Corgan]] and [[Soundgarden]].<ref name=SPIN97/> The increased mainstream exposure led Moby to request a release from his contract with Instinct for a bigger label. Instinct refused, so Moby retaliated by holding out on new material. However, Instinct continued to put out records, mostly from demos, without his consent having previously copied many of his tapes and had the master rights.<ref name=THC95/><ref name=BS16/> This was the case for Moby's debut album, ''[[Moby (album)|Moby]]'', released in July 1992 and formed mostly of previously unreleased demos that Moby considered old and unrepresentative of the musical direction he had taken since. Nonetheless, he claimed Instinct had insisted and had the legal right to put it out.<ref name=BB92>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2REEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA34|last=Flick|first=Larry|date=October 24, 1992|volume=104|issue=43|title=Moby Sails New Techno Waters; Owens In The Black|magazine=Billboard|issn=0006-2510|page=34|access-date=May 6, 2019|archive-date=December 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204031817/https://books.google.com/books?id=2REEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA34|url-status=live}}</ref>{{sfn|James|2001|p=70}} It was re-titled ''The Story So Far'' and presented with a different track listing for its UK release. Four singles were released: "Go", "[[Drop a Beat]]", "[[Next Is the E]]", and a double A-side of "[[Next Is the E|I Feel It]]" with "[[Thousand (song)|Thousand]]". The latter was recognised by ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as the fastest tempo in a recorded song at 1,015 [[beats-per-minute]].<ref name=HA00/><ref name="Mobybio">{{cite web|url=http://www.moby.com/biography |title=biography |work=moby.com |access-date=April 25, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227231313/http://www.moby.com/biography |archive-date=December 27, 2010 }}</ref>

In 1992, Moby completed his first US tour as the opening act for [[the Shamen]].<ref name=MW/><ref name=CC93/> In mid-1992, Moby estimated that he had earned between $8,000 to $11,000 a year for the past six years.<ref name=CT92>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30422341/|title=Breakfast with Moby, techno's reigning wizard|first=Greg|last=Kot|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=August 2, 1992|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|page=19|access-date=April 9, 2019|archive-date=December 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204031800/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30422341/moby-1992/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the 1992 ''[[Mixmag]]'' awards, he smashed his keyboard after his set.<ref name=EXC02/> After his second nationwide tour, this time with [[the Prodigy]] and [[Richie Hawtin]], in early 1993,<ref name=MW/> a second compilation of Moby's work for Instinct followed named ''[[Early Underground]]''. His second and final album on Instinct, ''[[Ambient (album)|Ambient]]'', was released in August 1993. It is a collection of mostly [[ambient techno]] instrumentals of a more experimental style. By this time Instinct had agreed to release Moby who then took legal action, claiming that the label demanded "a ridiculous amount of money" that he did not have to leave. He also expressed disagreements over the way Instinct had packaged and handled his music.<ref name=CC93>{{cite web|url=https://www.chaoscontrol.com/moby/|title=Moby|first=Bob|last=Gourley|date=1993|access-date=May 10, 2019|publisher=Chaos Control Digizine|archive-date=May 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510210231/https://www.chaoscontrol.com/moby/|url-status=live}}</ref> Moby was eventually released after he paid the label $10,000.<ref name=TVS95/>

===1993–1998: Signing with Elektra, ''Everything Is Wrong'', and ''Animal Rights''===
In 1993, Moby signed with [[Elektra Records]], which lasted for five years. He secured a deal with [[Mute Records]], a British label, to handle his European distribution.<ref name=NYT02/><ref name=CCD99>{{cite web|url=https://www.chaoscontrol.com/moby-1999/|title=Moby|first=Bob|last=Gourley|date=1999|publisher=Chaos Control Digizine|access-date=April 14, 2019|archive-date=April 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414142710/https://www.chaoscontrol.com/moby-1999/|url-status=live}}</ref> Moby's output for Elektra/Mute began with ''[[Move (Moby song)|Move]]'', a four-track EP released in August 1993. He attempted to make it in a professional studio, but he disliked the results and re-recorded it at home. The song "[[All That I Need Is to Be Loved|All That I Need Is to Be Loved (MV)]]" is his first song to feature his own vocals.<ref name=CC93/> The first single, "[[Move (Moby song)|Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)]]", reached No. 1 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Music/Club Play]] chart and No. 21 in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lifeandlove.tv/article.cfm/aid/1078 |title=Moby |publisher=LifeAndLove.tv |access-date=November 19, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131119082643/http://www.lifeandlove.tv/article.cfm/aid/1078 |archive-date=November 19, 2013 }}</ref> In 1993, Moby toured as the headlining act with [[Orbital (band)|Orbital]] and [[Aphex Twin]]. A rift developed between Aphex Twin and himself, partly due to Moby's refusal to tolerate their cigarette smoke, so he travelled to each gig by plane, leaving the rest on the tour bus.<ref name=EXC02/> In 1994, Moby put out ''Demons/Horses'', an electronic album of two 20-minute tracks under the name Voodoo Child.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|url=https://www.discogs.com/Voodoo-Child-Demons-Horses/release/20506|title=Demons/Horses|year=1994|others=Voodoo Child|publisher=NovaMute|id=12 NoMu 32|access-date=May 10, 2019|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126161431/https://www.discogs.com/Voodoo-Child-Demons-Horses/release/20506|url-status=live}}</ref>

Moby's contract with Elektra allowed the opportunity to make his third full-length album, which was underway in 1994. He chose to include a variety of musical styles on the album that he either liked or had been influenced by, including electronic dance, ambient, rock, and industrial music. ''[[Everything Is Wrong (album)|Everything Is Wrong]]'' was released in March 1995 to critical praise; ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' magazine named it Album of the Year and some commentators considered it to be an album ahead of its time as it failed to crack the ''Billboard'' 200 or have an impact on the dance charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2005/06/100-greatest-albums-1985-2005/ |title=100 Greatest Albums, 1985–2005 |work=Spin Magazine |date=June 20, 2005 |access-date=February 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804123605/https://www.spin.com/2005/06/100-greatest-albums-1985-2005/ |archive-date=August 4, 2009 }}</ref><ref name=LAT95>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/154668659/|title=Superstardom remains elusive for Moby|first=Lorraine|last=Ali|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|page=F10|date=July 1, 1995|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=April 14, 2019|archive-date=June 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614024106/https://www.newspapers.com/image/154668659/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the UK, the album reached No. 25 and the singles "[[Hymn (Moby song)|Hymn]]" and "[[Feeling So Real]]" went to Nos. 31 and 30, respectively. Elektra took advantage of its diverse sound by distributing tracks of the same style to corresponding radio stations nationwide.<ref name=THC95/> Early copies put out in the UK and Germany included a bonus CD of ambient music entitled ''Underwater''. Moby toured the album with some headline spots on the second stage at the 1995 [[Lollapalooza]] festival.<ref name=LAT95/> He followed it with a double remix album, ''[[Everything Is Wrong (remix album)|Everything Is Wrong—Mixed and Remixed]]''.

The success of ''Everything Is Wrong'' had Moby reach a new peak in critical acclaim. The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' thought the 29-year-old Moby was "poised for greatness [...] to make that big crossover" from a respected underground artist to a mainstream dance and rock musician.<ref name=LAT95/> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' declared him "King of techno" and ''Spin'' named him "the closest techno comes to a complete artist."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l-MCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA51|magazine=New York Magazine|date=March 27, 1995|title=Call Me Moby|first=Chris|last=Norris|page=48|via=Google Books|access-date=May 11, 2019|archive-date=December 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204031818/https://books.google.com/books?id=l-MCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA51|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1995, Moby was approached by [[Courtney Love]] to produce the next [[Hole (band)|Hole]] album, but he declined.<ref name=EXC02/> He directed the music video for "Young Man's Stride" by [[Mercury Rev]].<ref name=TW13>{{cite web|url=https://theweeklings.com/joe-daly/2013/08/03/moby-the-interview/|title=Moby: The Interview|first=Joe|last=Daly|date=August 3, 2013|access-date=May 12, 2019|archive-date=May 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512200721/https://theweeklings.com/joe-daly/2013/08/03/moby-the-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1995 and 1996, Moby put out a number of "self-indulgent dance" singles under the pseudonyms Lopez and DJ Cake on Trophy Records, his own Mute imprint, so he could release material that he was interested in without concern for its commercial impact.<ref name=F97>{{cite web|url=https://www.furious.com/perfect/moby.html|title=Moby: Interview by Jason Gross (September 1997)|publisher=Perfect Sound Forever|first=Jason|last=Gross|date=September 1997|access-date=April 14, 2019|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106031305/http://www.furious.com/perfect/moby.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1996, Moby contributed "Republican Party" to the AIDS benefit album ''[[Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip]]'' produced by the [[Red Hot Organization]] and released his second Voodoo Child album, ''[[The End of Everything (album)|The End of Everything]]''.<ref name=LAT97/>

While touring ''Everything Is Wrong'', Moby had grown bored with the electronic scene and felt the press had failed to understand his records and take them seriously. This marked a major stylistic change for his next album, ''[[Animal Rights (album)|Animal Rights]]'', combining guitar-driven rock songs with Moby on lead vocals and softer ambient tracks.<ref name=SFE970209>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/462302404/|title=Moby gets out of his depth|first=Robert|last=Levine|date=February 9, 1997|page=42|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 13, 2019|archive-date=June 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623182004/https://www.newspapers.com/image/462302404/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=SFE970824>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/462708652/|title=Pop Quiz: Q&A with Moby|first=Steffan|last=Chirazi|date=August 24, 1997|page=51|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 13, 2019|archive-date=June 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614045315/https://www.newspapers.com/image/462708652/|url-status=live}}</ref> Upon completing the album Moby said that it was "weird, long, self-indulgent and difficult".<ref name="hitquarters.com" /><ref name=LAT97>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/156718292/|title=Cut the Beat, Crank Up the Guitar|first=Lorraine|last=Ali|date=January 19, 1997|page=80|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 10, 2019|archive-date=June 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623162120/https://www.newspapers.com/image/156718292/|url-status=live}}</ref> Its lead single is a cover version of "[[That's When I Reach for My Revolver]]" by post-punk group [[Mission of Burma]]. ''Animal Rights'' was released in September 1996 in the UK, where it peaked at No. 38, and in February 1997 in the US. It was poorly received by his dance fan base who felt Moby had abandoned them, creating doubts as to what kind of artist Moby really was. Moby pointed out that he had not abandoned his electronic music completely and had worked on dance and house mixes and film scores while making ''Animal Rights''.<ref name=SPIN97>{{cite web|url=https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/moby-tech-inoi-|title=Moby: Tech no!|first=Eric|last=Weisbard|date=March 1997|magazine=Spin|via=[[Rock's Backpages]]|access-date=April 14, 2019|archive-date=April 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414162842/https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/moby-tech-inoi-|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=LAT9700910>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/157168215/|title=Under the Big Top|first=Sara|last=Scribner|date=September 10, 1997|page=21|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 13, 2019|archive-date=June 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620202143/https://www.newspapers.com/image/157168215/|url-status=live}}</ref>

After ''Animal Rights'', Moby's manager recalled: "We found ourselves struggling for even the slightest bit of recognition. He became a has-been in the eyes of a lot of people in the industry".<ref name="hitquarters.com" /> Despite the hit in sales and critical response, Moby promoted the album with a European tour with [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] and [[Soundgarden]], and headlined the Big Top tour with other dance and electronic DJs.<ref name=SFE970824/> He returned to the genre after liking the [[house music]] that a friend and DJ had played at a party.<ref name=LAT9700910/> In October 1997, Moby displayed his range of music styles with the release of ''[[I Like to Score]]'', a compilation of his film soundtrack work with some re-recorded tracks.<ref name=SFE970824/><ref name=AAS97>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/356872661/|title=Moby scores with mix of soothers and seethers|first=Michael|last=Corcoran|date=October 21, 1997|page=E1|newspaper=Austin American-Statesman|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 13, 2019|archive-date=June 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614034711/https://www.newspapers.com/image/356872661/|url-status=live}}</ref> Among them are updated version of the "[[James Bond Theme]]" used for ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]'', music used in ''[[Scream (1996 film)|Scream]]'', and a cover of "[[New Dawn Fades]]" by [[Joy Division]], an instrumental version of which appeared in ''[[Heat (1995 film)|Heat]]''.<ref name=AAS97/><ref>{{cite web |last=Eakin |first=Marah |url=https://www.avclub.com/review/moby-emi-like-to-scoreem-21096 |title=Moby: I Like To Score · The A.V. Club |date=March 29, 2002 |publisher=Avclub.com |access-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-date=December 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206185224/http://www.avclub.com/review/moby-emi-like-to-scoreem-21096 |url-status=live }}</ref> Late 1997 saw Moby start his first US tour in two years.<ref name=AJ97>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/156156870/|title=Multitalented Moby proves he 'Likes to Score'|first=Matt|last=Peiken|date=December 5, 1997|page=B4|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 13, 2019|archive-date=June 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614024107/https://www.newspapers.com/image/156156870/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1998, Elektra granted Moby's request to be released from his deal on the condition that he paid to leave, which amounted to "quite a lot". He felt Elektra did little to capitalise on the critical success of ''Everything Is Wrong'', and that it was only interested in radio friendly hits.<ref name=TR99>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30660171/|title=Moby's second coming|first=Larry|last=Katz|date=October 22, 1999|newspaper=The Record|page=17|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=April 16, 2019|archive-date=December 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204031849/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30660171/moby-1999/|url-status=live}}</ref> Left without an American distributor, his only deal remained with the UK-based Mute Records.<ref name=NYT02/><ref name=LAT99>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/160490176|title=He sees no borders|first=Robert|last=Hilburn|date=August 10, 1999|page=F1, F12|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 13, 2019|archive-date=June 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620202149/http://www.newspapers.com/image/160490176/|url-status=live}}</ref> Moby considered himself an artist that did not belong to a major label as his music did not fit with the genres that they promoted.<ref name=CCD99/>

===1999–2004: ''Play'', worldwide success, and ''18''===
Moby's fifth album, ''[[Play (Moby album)|Play]]'', was released by Mute and [[V2 Records]] in May 1999. The project originated when a music journalist introduced Moby to the [[field recordings]] of [[Alan Lomax]] from the compilation album ''Sounds of the South: A Musical Journey From the Georgia Sea Islands to the Mississippi Delta''. Moby took an interest in the songs and formed samples from various tracks which he used to base new tracks of his own.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/06/08/moby/ |work=[[Salon.com]] |date=June 8, 1999 |title=Sharps & flats |first=Scott Marc |last=Becker |access-date=September 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625212105/http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/06/08/moby/ |archive-date=June 25, 2009 }}</ref> Upon release in May 1999, ''Play'' had moderate sales but eventually sold over 10 million copies worldwide.<ref name="moby-didnt-feel-pressure">{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12054910|title=Moby Didn't Feel Pressure To Follow Up 'Play,' '18' Bows At Number Four|last=Armor|first=Jerry|date=May 22, 2002|work=[[Yahoo! Music]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061213050246/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12054910|archive-date=December 13, 2006|access-date=February 23, 2007}}</ref> Moby toured worldwide in support of the album, which lasted 22 months.<ref name=B0300>{{cite web|url=https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/moby|title=Moby|first=Chris|last=Roberts|work=Bang|date=September 2003|via=[[Rock's Backpages]]|access-date=April 14, 2019|archive-date=April 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414185532/https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/moby|url-status=live}}</ref> Every track on ''Play'' was licensed to various films, advertisements, and television shows, as well as independent films and non-profit groups.<ref>{{cite news |first=Gareth |last=Grundy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/15/moby-licenses-play |title=Moby licenses every track on Play. Ker-ching! &#124; Music |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-date=February 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228183902/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jun/15/moby-licenses-play |url-status=live }}</ref> The move was criticised and led to some to consider that Moby had become a sellout, but he later maintained that the licenses were granted mostly to independent films and non-profit projects, and agreed to them due to the difficulty of getting his music heard on the radio and television in the past.<ref name=NPR08/> In 2007, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' published an article about a mathematical equation dubbed the "Moby quotient" that determined to what degree had a musical artist sold out. It was named in reference to his decision to license music from ''Play''.<ref name=NPR08/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/12/AR2007101200496.html?sid=ST2007101201779|title=How to Calculate Musical Sellouts|first=Bill|last=Wyman|date=October 14, 2007|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=April 16, 2019|archive-date=June 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609203515/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/12/AR2007101200496.html?sid=ST2007101201779|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Moby, Area One.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Moby at the inaugural [[Area Festival|Area:One]] festival in 2001, which he founded]]
In 2000, Moby contributed "Flower" to ''[[Gone in 60 Seconds (2000 film)|Gone in 60 Seconds]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moviemusic.com/soundtrack/M02022/gonein60seconds/ |title=Gone in 60 Seconds Soundtrack (2000) |publisher=Moviemusic.com |date=June 6, 2000 |access-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-date=December 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207010258/http://www.moviemusic.com/soundtrack/M02022/gonein60seconds/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He co-wrote "Is It Any Wonder" with [[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]] for her debut solo album, ''[[Read My Lips (Sophie Ellis-Bextor album)|Read My Lips]]''. ''Moby: Play - The DVD'', released in 2001, features the music videos produced for the album, live performances, and other bonus features. It was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Music Film|Best Long Form Music Video]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293515/|title=Moby: Play - The DVD|publisher=IMDb.com|access-date=February 2, 2014|archive-date=November 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114015856/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293515/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2001, Moby founded the [[Area Festival|Area:One Festival]] which toured the US and Canada across 17 shows that summer with a range of artists. The set included [[Outkast]], [[New Order (band)|New Order]], [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]], [[Nelly Furtado]], and [[Paul Oakenfold]], with Moby headlining.

Moby started on the follow-up to ''Play'' in late 2000.<ref name=NYT02/> Prior to working on tracks for ''[[18 (Moby album)|18]]'', he got friends to search for records with vocals that he could use and make samples from and went on to write over 140 songs for the album.<ref name=W02>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2002/05/moby/|title=Organization Moby|first=Ethan|last=Smith|date=May 1, 2002|magazine=Wired|access-date=May 6, 2019|archive-date=August 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828062724/https://www.wired.com/2002/05/moby/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the same time, Moby familiarised himself with the [[ProTools]] software and made ''18'' with it.<ref name=NYT02/> Released in May 2002, ''18'' went to No. 1 in the UK and eleven other countries, and No. 4 in the US. It went on to sell over four million copies worldwide.<ref name=RS16/> Moby toured extensively for both ''Play'' and ''18'', playing over 500 shows in the next four years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://genero.tv/moby/ |title=Moby&nbsp;– Wait For Me |publisher=Genero.tv |date=April 6, 2010 |access-date=November 19, 2013 |archive-date=October 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020120308/http://genero.tv/Moby/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The tour included the [[Area Festival|Area2 Festival]] in the summer of 2002, featuring a line-up of Moby, [[David Bowie]], [[Blue Man Group]], [[Busta Rhymes]], and [[Carl Cox]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/80036/moby-unveils-plans-for-area-one-festival |title=Moby Unveils Plans For Area: One Festival |magazine=Billboard |date=October 19, 2013 |access-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-date=July 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709044628/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/80036/moby-unveils-plans-for-area-one-festival |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2002, during a tour stop at [[Paradise Rock Club]] in Boston, Moby was punched in the face and sprayed with [[Mace (spray)|mace]] by two or three assailants while signing autographs outside the venue. The incident left him with multiple bruises and cuts.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73161/moby-attacked-in-boston|title=Moby Attacked In Boston|date=December 12, 2002|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-date=May 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523122742/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73161/moby-attacked-in-boston|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2002, Moby performed at the closing ceremony of the [[2002 Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]].<ref name=EXC02/> That month he hosted the half-hour [[MTV]] series ''Señor Moby's House of Music'', presenting a selection of electronic and dance music videos.<ref name=LAT02>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-12-ca-hilburn12-story.html|title=What Do You See, Moby?|first=Robert|last=Hilburn|date=May 12, 2002|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-date=August 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815051023/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3A_xybNlXtcucJ%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Farchives%2Fla-xpm-2002-may-12-ca-hilburn12-story.html+&cd=9&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk|url-status=live}}</ref> His song "[[Extreme Ways]]" was used in all five of the ''[[Bourne (film series)|Bourne]]'' films, from 2002 to 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moby.com/journal/2012-07-30/ive-recorded-new-version-extreme-ways.html#.Up3vo7FFCUk |title=i've recorded a new version of 'extreme ways' for the bourne legacy |publisher=moby.com |date=July 31, 2012 |access-date=January 2, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424034958/http://www.moby.com/journal/2012-07-30/ive-recorded-new-version-extreme-ways.html#.Up3vo7FFCUk |archive-date=April 24, 2013 }}</ref> Moby said that after it was used for the first, the producers originally sought a different artist for the second but they had too little time to secure someone, leading them to pick "Extreme Ways" for the entire series.<ref>{{cite news|title=Moby records new version of 'Extreme' closing theme for upcoming 'Bourne Legacy'|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/gatecrasher/moby-rerecords-song-extreme-new-bourne-production-stays-old-version-article-1.1126164|access-date=September 15, 2014|work=New York Daily News|date=August 1, 2012|archive-date=May 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524062042/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/gatecrasher/moby-rerecords-song-extreme-new-bourne-production-stays-old-version-article-1.1126164|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2002, rapper [[Eminem]] mocked Moby in his song "[[Without Me (Eminem song)|Without Me]]" and its music video, dressing up like him and calling him a "thirty-six-year-old baldheaded fag" and his techno music outdated. Eminem had also shot a mock figure of Moby on stage. Moby put the attack down to Eminem having "this unrequited crush on me."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/466763429/|title=Moby fires back at Eminem: 'He has a crush on me'|first=Kerry|last=Gold|date=August 16, 2002|newspaper=The Ottawa Citizen|page=F7|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=April 29, 2019|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804031701/https://www.newspapers.com/image/466763429/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2003, Moby headlined the [[Glastonbury Festival]] on the final day.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3031114.stm |title=Entertainment &#124; Damp end for 2003 Glastonbury |work=BBC News |date=June 30, 2003 |access-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-date=September 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901033742/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3031114.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> He co-wrote and produced "Early Mornin'" for [[Britney Spears]]' album ''[[In the Zone]]'' released that year. Moby returned to his dance and [[Rave music|rave]] roots with the release of ''[[Baby Monkey]]'', the third album under his Voodoo Child moniker, in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/192591050/|title=Back to the dance floor for Moby|first=Steve|last=Hochman|date=January 28, 2004|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|page=E6|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=May 12, 2019|url-access=subscription|archive-date=June 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623165300/https://www.newspapers.com/image/192591050/|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, he collaborated with [[Public Enemy (group)|Public Enemy]] on "[[Make Love Fuck War]]", a protest song against the [[Iraq War]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moby.com/discography/make_love_fuck_war.html |title=make love fuck war |publisher=moby.com |date=July 2, 2004 |access-date=January 2, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927101157/http://www.moby.com/discography/make_love_fuck_war.html |archive-date=September 27, 2011 }}</ref>

=== 2004–2010: ''Hotel'', ''Last Night'', and ''Wait for Me'' ===
[[File:Moby-RareDJSet.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Moby performing a DJ set in 2004]]
Moby's seventh album, ''[[Hotel (album)|Hotel]]'', was released in March 2005. The album contains little use of samples, which Moby reasoned to using different audio recording software which had a sampling function that was too difficult to learn, "so it was me just being lazy". He nonetheless said that ''Hotel'' is a more satisfying album as a result.<ref name=SR06>{{cite web|url=http://www.shakenstir.co.uk/interviews/moby_the_very_best_of_interview/|title=Moby: The Very Best of Interview|year=2006|publisher=Shakenstir|access-date=April 27, 2019|archive-date=April 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427153212/http://www.shakenstir.co.uk/interviews/moby_the_very_best_of_interview/|url-status=live}}</ref> The instruments were recorded live by Moby except for the drums, for which he enlisted his longtime live drummer Scott Frassetto. The album features vocals from six other performers, including [[Laura Dawn]] and [[Shayna Steele]].<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Peschek |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/mar/11/popandrock.shopping?INTCMP=SRCH |title=CD: Moby, Hotel &#124; Music |newspaper=The Guardian |date=March 11, 2005 |access-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-date=December 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207142155/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/mar/11/popandrock.shopping?INTCMP=SRCH |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, Moby looked back on the album as his least favourite of his career, pointing out that it was the only one not recorded at his home studio.<ref name=V13>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/moby-interview-innocents/|title=Moby on Moby|first=Jeremy|last=Gordon|date=November 6, 2013|magazine=Vice.com|access-date=April 9, 2019|archive-date=April 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426195321/https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/6emba6/moby-interview-innocents|url-status=live}}</ref> The singles "[[Lift Me Up (Moby song)|Lift Me Up]]" and "[[Slipping Away (Moby song)|Slipping Away]]" became top-10 hits across Europe.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/63227/christies-no-1-on-reconfigured-uk-chart |title=Christie's No. 1 On Reconfigured U.K. Chart |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 19, 2013 |archive-date=July 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709034504/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/63227/christies-no-1-on-reconfigured-uk-chart |url-status=live }}</ref> Early copies of the album included a bonus CD of remixes and ambient music entitled ''Hotel: Ambient'' that was released on its own in 2014.<ref name=USAT14>{{cite web|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/11/24/song-premiere-moby-live-forever/19348453/|title=Song premiere: Moby gives 'Live Forever' new life|first=Patrick|last=Ryan|work=USA Today|date=December 24, 2014|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-date=December 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204031834/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/11/24/song-premiere-moby-live-forever/19348453/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2006, he accepted an offer to score the soundtrack for [[Richard Kelly (director)|Richard Kelly]]'s 2007 movie ''[[Southland Tales]]'', because he was a fan of Kelly's previous film, ''[[Donnie Darko]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/818181?view=credit&page=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122191427/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/818181?view=credit&page=2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 22, 2009 |title=BFI &#124; Film & TV Database &#124; SOUTHLAND TALES (2005) |publisher=Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk |date=April 16, 2009 |access-date=December 3, 2013}}</ref> In 2007, Moby also started a rock band, The Little Death with his friends [[Laura Dawn]], [[Daron Murphy]], and [[Aaron A. Brooks]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playbsides.com/?p=2155 |title=Moby Shows His Natural Blues With New Band The Little Death (review) " Time to play b-sides |publisher=Playbsides.com |date=January 15, 2010 |access-date=November 19, 2013 |archive-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110002235/http://www.playbsides.com/?p=2155 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the dissolution of V2 Records in 2007, Moby signed a new deal with Mute Records to handle his American distribution.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-moby-idUSN1518782920070615|title=Moby signs deal with Mute Records|newspaper=Reuters|date=June 15, 2007|access-date=April 9, 2019|via=www.reuters.com|archive-date=April 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415103637/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-moby-idUSN1518782920070615|url-status=live|last1=Cohen|first1=Jonathan}}</ref> In 2007 Moby produced and performed on a remake of "The Bulrushes" by [[The Bongos]] that appeared on the special anniversary edition of the group's debut album ''Drums Along the Hudson'', on [[Cooking Vinyl Records]]. From 2007 to 2008 he ran a series of New York club events titled "Degenerates".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moby.com/news/2007-10-04/moby_announces_new_nyc_club_night.html |title=moby announces new nyc club night |publisher=moby.com |access-date=April 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716045802/http://www.moby.com/news/2007-10-04/moby_announces_new_nyc_club_night.html |archive-date=July 16, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moby.com/news/2008-10-06/degenerates-returns-special-cmj-party-ny.html |title=degenerates returns for special cmj party in nyc |publisher=moby.com |access-date=April 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302165733/http://www.moby.com/news/2008-10-06/degenerates-returns-special-cmj-party-ny.html |archive-date=March 2, 2012 }}</ref>

In 2008, Moby released ''[[Last Night (Moby album)|Last Night]]'', an electronic dance album inspired by a night out in his New York City neighborhood. The album was recorded in Moby's home studio and features various guest vocalists, including Wendy Starland, MC [[Grandmaster Caz]], Sylvia of Kudu, MC Aynzli, and the Nigerian 419 Squad.<ref name=album>{{cite web|url=http://www.moby.com/news/2007-12-05/new_album_last_night.html |title=new album&nbsp;– last night |work=moby.com |author=Moby |date=December 5, 2007 |access-date=September 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616023016/http://www.moby.com/news/2007-12-05/new_album_last_night.html |archive-date=June 16, 2011 }}</ref> The singles from ''Last Night'' include "[[Alice (Moby song)|Alice]]" and "[[Disco Lies]]".

[[File:Moby performing at the David Lynch Weekend, Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, Saturday evening, April 26, 08.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Moby performing at the David Lynch Weekend in 2008]]
Moby wished for the follow-up to ''Last Night'' to be emotional, personal, and melodic.<ref name=suicidegirls>{{cite web |url = http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Moby%3A+The+Fly+Life/ |title = Moby: The Fly Life |work = [[SuicideGirls]] |date = November 3, 2008 |access-date = September 29, 2011 |first = Tamara |last = Palmer |archive-date = May 22, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110522040919/http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Moby%3A+The+Fly+Life/ |url-status = live }}</ref> He felt creatively inspired by a [[David Lynch]] speech at the [[BAFTA Award]] ceremony in the UK which prompted him to write new material that he liked with little regard to its mainstream commercial success.<ref name="waitforme" /> He decided against recording in a professional studio as he wanted to record the entire album at home, and chose to have the album mixed using analogue equipment. ''[[Wait for Me (Moby album)|Wait for Me]]'' was released on June 30, 2009.<ref name="waitforme">{{cite web |url=http://www.moby.com/journal/2009-04-14/wait-for-me.html |title=wait for me |author=Moby |work=moby.com |date=April 14, 2009 |access-date=September 29, 2011 |archive-date=March 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316213433/http://www.moby.com/journal/2009-04-14/wait-for-me.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moby.com/node/8481 |title=i just finished mixing my next record. as i wrote earlier, hopefully it will be released next june |work=moby.com |date=February 13, 2009 |access-date=September 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616023106/http://www.moby.com/node/8481 |archive-date=June 16, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moby.com/node/8507 |title=if you're in the music business (and for your sake i hope you're not...) you probably know about bob lefsetz |author=Moby |work=moby.com |date=March 19, 2009 |access-date=September 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616023148/http://www.moby.com/node/8507 |archive-date=June 16, 2011 }}</ref> Moby and Lynch discussed the recording process of ''Wait for Me'' on Lynch's online channel, David Lynch Foundation Television Beta.<ref>{{cite AV media | url = http://dlf.tv/2009/david-and-moby/ | title = David Lynch and Moby: Music & Abandoned Factories | publisher = [[David Lynch Foundation]] | medium = Video | date = April 15, 2009 | access-date = September 29, 2011 | archive-date = August 29, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110829222649/http://dlf.tv/2009/david-and-moby/ | url-status = live }}</ref> The video to the first single, "[[Shot in the Back of the Head]]", offered as a free download, was directed by Lynch.<ref name="waitforme" />

Moby held a [[user-generated content]] competition to have fans create a video for "Wait for Me", the last single from the album, which was to be used as the official video. The winning entry was written and directed by Nimrod Shapira of Israel, and portrays the story of a girl who decides to invite Moby into her life. She attempts to do so by using a book called ''How to Summon Moby, A Guide for Dummies'', putting herself through bizarre and comical steps, each is a tribute to a different Moby video.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moby.com/news/2010-04-19/video-competition-winner-announced.html |title=Video Competition: Winner Announced! |author=Moby |work=moby.com |date=April 19, 2010 |access-date=September 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824060011/http://www.moby.com/news/2010-04-19/video-competition-winner-announced.html |archive-date=August 24, 2011 }}</ref> The single was released in May 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/107981/moby|title=Moby to release Remix Album "Wait For Me. Remixes"|date=March 23, 2010|access-date=September 29, 2011|work=[[idiomag]]|archive-date=March 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327141427/http://www.idiomag.com/peek/107981/moby|url-status=live}}</ref>

The ''Wait for Me'' tour featured a full band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moby.com/journal/2009-04-25/thanks-for-coming-issue-project-room-fun.html |title=thanks for coming to the issue project room fundraiser friday |author=Moby |work=moby.com |date=April 25, 2009 |access-date=September 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616023221/http://www.moby.com/journal/2009-04-25/thanks-for-coming-issue-project-room-fun.html |archive-date=June 16, 2011 }}</ref> Moby raised over $75,000 from three shows in California to help those affected by domestic violence<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=43648_0_2_0_C | title = Moby to donate concert profits to domestic violence charity | work = [[Side-Line]] | date = October 6, 2009 | access-date = October 7, 2009 | archive-date = October 12, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091012073800/http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=43648_0_2_0_C | url-status = live }}</ref> after funding for the state's domestic violence program had been cut. The tour also saw Moby headline the [[Falls Festival]] in Australia<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/events/21973/Falls-Festival-Day-4-Lorne-Victoria-31122009 |title=Falls Festival Day 4 @ Lorne, Victoria (31/12/2009) |publisher=Fasterlouder.com.au |access-date=November 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610204701/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/events/21973/Falls-Festival-Day-4-Lorne-Victoria-31122009 |archive-date=June 10, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and various Sunset Sounds festivals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.last.fm/festival/1171917+Sunset+Sounds |title=Sunset Sounds at Riverstage (Brisbane, Queensland) on 6 Jan 2010&nbsp;– |publisher=Last.fm |access-date=November 19, 2013 |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904002317/http://www.last.fm/festival/1171917+Sunset+Sounds |url-status=live }}</ref> An ambient version ''Wait for Me'' was released in late 2009 as ''[[Wait for Me: Ambient]]'', which Moby did not produce.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://crperry84.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/interview-moby-singer-songwriter-and-producer/|title=Interview: Moby – Singer, Songwriter and Producer|date=June 2, 2010|first=Clayton|last=Perry|publisher=Clayton Perry's Interview Exclusives|access-date=May 11, 2019|archive-date=May 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511184135/https://crperry84.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/interview-moby-singer-songwriter-and-producer/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2010, Moby enlisted vocalist Phil Costello as a songwriting partner for a new heavy metal band, Diamondsnake. After writing 13 songs, they recruited guitarist Dave Hill and a drummer named Tomato to complete the line-up. They recorded their self-titled debut album in one day and released it for free on their website. It was promoted with a series of gigs in New York City and Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Moby gets back to his roots with Diamondsnake|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-jul-06-la-et-diamondsnake-20100706-story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715075826/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/06/entertainment/la-et-diamondsnake-20100706|date=July 6, 2010|archive-date=July 15, 2010|work=Los Angeles Times|first=Drew|last=Tewksbury|url-status=live|access-date=May 11, 2019}}</ref> Moby contributed four songs to the soundtrack of ''[[The Next Three Days]]'', including the single "[[Mistake (Moby song)|Mistake]]".

===2010–2015: ''Destroyed'' and ''Innocents''===
[[File:Moby at the Brooklyn Museum.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Moby promoting the ''Destroyed'' book and album at a performance and discussion in the [[Brooklyn Museum]], 2011]]
In January 2010, Moby announced that he had started work on a new album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moby.com/journal/2010-01-20/ive-decided-start-work-next-record.html |title=i've decided to start work on the next record |work=moby.com |date=January 20, 2010 |author=Moby |access-date=February 21, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310193016/http://www.moby.com/journal/2010-01-20/ive-decided-start-work-next-record.html |archive-date=March 10, 2010 }}</ref> He later summarised its style as: "Broken down melodic electronic music for empty cities at 2 a.m."{{r|de1}} The album was promoted with an EP containing three tracks from the album, given free to those who had signed up to Moby's mailing list, entitled ''[[Be the One (EP)|Be the One]]'', in February 2011.{{r|de1}}{{r|off1}} The album, ''[[Destroyed (Moby album)|Destroyed]]'', was released in May 2011.<ref name = off1>{{cite web |url=http://www.moby.com/discography/2011/destroyed.html |title=destroyed |work=moby.com |access-date=May 8, 2011 |archive-date=May 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517172905/http://www.moby.com/discography/2011/destroyed.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name = de1>{{cite web |url=http://www.moby.com/journal/2011-02-15/destroyed.html |title=ok, ta-da, official next album announcement update. my next album is called 'destroyed' and it comes out in the middle of may sometime |author=Moby |work=moby.com |date=February 15, 2011 |access-date=May 8, 2011 |archive-date=May 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517170652/http://www.moby.com/journal/2011-02-15/destroyed.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A same-titled book of Moby's photography was released around the time of the album.{{r|de1}} Moby took to an online poll to decide the next single from ''Destroyed''; the fans picked "[[Lie Down in Darkness (Moby song)|Lie Down in Darkness]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moby.com/journal/2011-06-24/we-need-another-single-destroyed-what.html |title=We need another single from 'destroyed'. What should it be? |author=Moby |date=June 24, 2011 |work=moby.com |access-date=September 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827045456/http://www.moby.com/journal/2011-06-24/we-need-another-single-destroyed-what.html |archive-date=August 27, 2011 }}</ref> This was followed by "After" and "The Right Thing", both influenced by what fans had picked.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/thelittleidiot/status/109361611709485056 |title=So, per your choice(s)-next single(s) will be 'after' and 'the right thing'. Thanks for choosing. Videos and remixes to follow |author=Moby |date=September 2, 2011 |access-date=September 29, 2011 |archive-date=February 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205175955/https://twitter.com/thelittleidiot/status/109361611709485056 |url-status=live }}</ref> A limited edition remixed version of ''Destroyed'' was released in 2012 as ''Destroyed Remixed'' and includes new remixes by David Lynch, [[Holy Ghost!]] and System Divine, and a new 30-minute ambient track named "All Sides Gone".

Moby toured worldwide throughout 2013, completing acoustic and DJ sets at various concerts and festivals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wanderlustfestival.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419214224/http://www.wanderlustfestival.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 19, 2009 |title=Find Your True North |publisher=Wanderlust Festival |access-date=October 1, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://1worldmusicfestival.com |title=1 World Music Festival |publisher=1 World Music Festival |date=September 19, 2013 |access-date=October 1, 2013 |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928000113/http://1worldmusicfestival.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movement.us/moby/ |title=Movement Electronic Music Festival&nbsp;– May 25,26,27, 2013&nbsp;– Hart Plaza, Detroit |publisher=Movement.us |access-date=October 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004234023/http://movement.us/moby/ |archive-date=October 4, 2013 }}</ref> His DJ set at [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella]] was produced in collaboration with [[NASA]] with various images from space projected onto screens during the performance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mute.com/mute/djing-the-sahara-tent-at-coachella-2013-413-420 |title=MUTE • Moby • - DJing the Sahara Tent at Coachella 2013: 4/13 & 4/20 |publisher=Mute.com |date=January 25, 2013 |access-date=October 1, 2013 |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004232557/http://mute.com/mute/djing-the-sahara-tent-at-coachella-2013-413-420 |url-status=live }}</ref> On [[Record Store Day]] in 2013, Moby released a 7-inch record, ''The Lonely Night'', featuring [[Screaming Trees]] vocalist [[Mark Lanegan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boweryboogie.com/2013/05/moby-and-mark-lanegans-the-lonely-night-video/ |title=Moby and Mark Lanegan's 'The Lonely Night' VIDEO |publisher=Bowery Boogie |last=Wilson |first=MacKenzie |date=May 2, 2013 |access-date=October 1, 2013 |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928083816/http://www.boweryboogie.com/2013/05/moby-and-mark-lanegans-the-lonely-night-video/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The track was subsequently released as a download with remixes by Moby, [[Photek]], Gregor Tresher, and [[Freescha]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-lonely-night-remixes-ep/id635345391 |title=iTunes&nbsp;– Music&nbsp;– The Lonely Night (Remixes)&nbsp;– EP by Moby & Mark Lanegan |publisher=[[iTunes]] |date=April 23, 2013 |access-date=October 1, 2013 |archive-date=October 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015184519/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-lonely-night-remixes-ep/id635345391 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In October 2013, Moby released ''[[Innocents (Moby album)|Innocents]]''. He had worked on the album for the previous 18 months and hired [[Spike Stent]] to produce it. Moby used several guest vocalists on the album, and picked [[Neil Young]] and "Broken English" by [[Marianne Faithfull]] as the biggest influences to the musical style on the album.<ref name=PM13>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.popmatters.com/175458-going-wrong-an-interview-with-moby-2495722396.html|title=Going Wrong: An Interview with Moby|first=Sachyn|last=Mital|date=September 29, 2013|magazine=Pop Matters|access-date=April 27, 2019|archive-date=April 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427153159/https://www.popmatters.com/175458-going-wrong-an-interview-with-moby-2495722396.html|url-status=live}}</ref> As with ''Destroyed'', the photographs used for the artwork were all shot by Moby. The first single from the album was "[[A Case for Shame]]",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moby.com/innocents |title=innocents&nbsp;– new album from moby |publisher=moby.com |date=April 15, 2013 |access-date=October 1, 2013 |archive-date=July 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704221510/http://www.moby.com/innocents |url-status=live }}</ref> followed by "The Perfect Life", which featured [[Wayne Coyne]]. A casting call for its video asked "for obese Speedo-sporting bikers, nude rollerskating ghosts, and an S&M gimp proficient in rhythmic gymnastics".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2013/08/moby-flaming-lips-nude-wayne-coyne-video-bikers/ |title=Moby and Wayne Coyne Issue Casting Call for Nude Skaters, S&M Gimp &#124; SPIN &#124; Newswire |publisher=SPIN |date=August 6, 2013 |access-date=October 1, 2013 |archive-date=June 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617125142/http://www.spin.com/2013/08/moby-flaming-lips-nude-wayne-coyne-video-bikers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Moby promoted the album with three shows at the [[Fonda Theatre]] in Los Angeles, following his decision to undergo little touring from 2014.<ref name=PM13/> He wrote: "Pretty much all I want to do in life is stay home and make music. So, thus: a 3 date world tour."<ref name="moby.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.moby.com/journal/2013-08-19/some-people-had-been-asking-why-fonda.html#.uhlu62qy1hw |title=some people had been asking: why the fonda? why only 3 shows? |publisher=moby.com |date=August 19, 2013 |access-date=October 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927135133/http://www.moby.com/journal/2013-08-19/some-people-had-been-asking-why-fonda.html#.uhlu62qy1hw |archive-date=September 27, 2013 }}</ref>

Six of Moby's songs are feature in ''[[Charlie Countryman]]'' (2013). His music set the tone to ''Cathedrals of Culture'' (2014), a 3D documentary film about the soul of buildings, directed by [[Wim Wenders]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/cathedrals-culture-berlin-review-678678|title=Cathedrals of Culture: Berlin Review|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 9, 2014|language=en|access-date=March 22, 2019|archive-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322130319/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/cathedrals-culture-berlin-review-678678|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2014, Moby performed three shows of ambient music at the Masonic Lodge in [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]] to support the release of ''[[Hotel (album)|Hotel: Ambient]]''. The performances were accompanied by visuals created by himself and with David Lynch.<ref name=USAT14/>

===2016–present: Recent albums and documentary===
After ''Innocents'', Moby proceeded to make a new wave dance album with a choir, but realised the difficulty in recording a full choir in his home studio and resorted to multi-tracking vocals performed by himself and guests. He then decided against the new wave album and opted for one made by himself and seven guest vocalists he named the Void Pacific Choir.<ref name=RS16>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/moby-talks-fast-post-punk-lp-embracing-commercial-irrelevance-114417/|title=Moby Talks 'Fast Post-Punk' LP, Embracing Commercial Irrelevance|first=Steven J.|last=Horowitz|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=October 12, 2016|access-date=May 6, 2019|archive-date=April 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426194000/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/moby-talks-fast-post-punk-lp-embracing-commercial-irrelevance-114417/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[These Systems Are Failing]]'' was announced in September 2016 and coincided with the first single release, "Are You Lost In The World Like Me?". Its video, by animator [[Steve Cutts]], addresses [[smartphone addiction]] which won a [[Webby Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/68463-moby-announces-new-album-these-systems-are-failing-shares-new-song-listen/|title=Moby Announces New Album These Systems Are Failing, Shares New Song: Listen {{!}} Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork.com|date=September 22, 2016|access-date=November 17, 2016|archive-date=October 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029125522/http://pitchfork.com/news/68463-moby-announces-new-album-these-systems-are-failing-shares-new-song-listen/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2017/film-video/general-film/animation/are-you-lost-in-the-world-like-me/|title=Winner: Are you lost in the world like me|work=webbyawards.com/|access-date=April 25, 2017|archive-date=April 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428183609/http://webbyawards.com/winners/2017/film-video/general-film/animation/are-you-lost-in-the-world-like-me/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Kreps|first1=Daniel|title=See Moby's Grim New Video About Smartphone Addiction|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/see-mobys-grim-new-video-about-smartphone-addiction-w445287|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=November 18, 2016|date=October 17, 2016|archive-date=November 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119181831/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/see-mobys-grim-new-video-about-smartphone-addiction-w445287|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://moby.com/news/moby-void-pacific-choir-announce-debut-album-systems-failing/ |title=moby & the void pacific choir announce debut album 'these systems are failing' |publisher=moby.com |date=September 22, 2016 |access-date=September 28, 2016 |archive-date=September 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927011612/http://moby.com/news/moby-void-pacific-choir-announce-debut-album-systems-failing/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''These Systems Are Failing'' was released on October 14, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22515-these-systems-are-failing/|title=Moby & the Void Pacific Choir: These Systems Are Failing Album Review|website=Pitchfork.com|access-date=November 17, 2016|archive-date=November 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117110239/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22515-these-systems-are-failing/|url-status=live}}</ref> Moby's sole live performance of 2016 was at Circle V, a vegan food and music festival that he founded that took place on October 23 at the [[Fonda Theatre]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://moby.com/news/moby-announces-circle-v-festival-shares-new-video-void-pacific-choir/ |title=moby announces circle v festival. shares new video from void pacific choir |publisher=moby.com |date=August 23, 2016 |access-date=September 28, 2016 |archive-date=September 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927000329/http://moby.com/news/moby-announces-circle-v-festival-shares-new-video-void-pacific-choir/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A second album with the Void Pacific Choir name followed in June 2017, entitled ''[[More Fast Songs About the Apocalypse]]'', influenced by the results of the [[2016 United States presidential election]]. Released for free online, it was marketed from a spoof website using elected President [[Donald Trump]]'s alleged PR alter-ego, John Miller.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/7825916/moby-releases-surprise-album-via-trumps-alleged-pr |title=moby releases surprise album |magazine=Billboard |date=June 14, 2017 |access-date=November 24, 2017 |archive-date=February 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204015757/https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/7825916/moby-releases-surprise-album-via-trumps-alleged-pr |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Alskfdvhaeirghmie rgaerg26849849df8ga.jpg|thumb|upright|Moby performing in 2018]]
Moby announced his fifteenth studio album, ''[[Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt (Moby album)|Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt]]'', in December 2017. The announcement coincided with the release of the first single, "Like a Motherless Child". In contrast to the politically inspired and punk nature of the two Void Pacific Choir records, the album explores themes of spirituality, individuality, and humanity.<ref name="BB17">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8062886/moby-new-album-everything-was-beautiful-and-nothing-hurt-interview |title=Moby Announces Trip-Hop-Inspired New Album ''Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt'' |magazine=Billboard |date=December 11, 2017 |access-date=December 11, 2017 |archive-date=December 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212030954/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8062886/moby-new-album-everything-was-beautiful-and-nothing-hurt-interview |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ew">{{cite magazine |last=Brown |first=Eric Renner |url=https://ew.com/music/2018/02/27/moby-new-album-explores-who-we-are-as-a-species/ |title=Moby says new album explores 'who we are as a species' |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=February 27, 2018 |access-date=June 14, 2018 |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614195349/https://ew.com/music/2018/02/27/moby-new-album-explores-who-we-are-as-a-species/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mute.com/moby/announces-new-album-everything-was-beautiful-and-nothing-hurt |title=Moby Announces New Album Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt |date=December 11, 2017 |publisher=[[Mute Records]] |access-date=June 14, 2018 |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614195210/http://mute.com/moby/announces-new-album-everything-was-beautiful-and-nothing-hurt |url-status=live }}</ref> The album was released on March 2, 2018.<ref name="BB17" /> The second single, "Mere Anarchy", was described by Moby as "post apocalypse, people are gone, and my friend Julie and I are time traveling aliens visiting the empty Earth."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-mobys-post-apocalyptic-mere-anarchy-video-w516047 |title=Watch Moby's Post-Apocalyptic 'Mere Anarchy' Video |publisher=rollingstone.com |date=January 29, 2018 |access-date=January 29, 2018 |archive-date=February 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202130602/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-mobys-post-apocalyptic-mere-anarchy-video-w516047 |url-status=live }}</ref> "This Wild Darkness" was the third single, released in February 2018.<ref name="spin.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2018/02/moby-this-wild-darkness-video/ |title=Video: Moby{{spnd}}"This Wild Darkness" |website=Spin.com |date=February 26, 2018 |access-date=February 26, 2018 |archive-date=February 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227031930/https://www.spin.com/2018/02/moby-this-wild-darkness-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Moby described the song as "an existential dialog between me and the gospel choir: me talking about my confusion, the choir answering with longing and hope."<ref name="spin.com" /> Moby promoted the album with three live shows in March 2018 with a full band, one at [[The Echo (venue)|The Echo]] in Los Angeles and two at Rough Trade in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.axs.com/moby-announces-spring-tour-dates-in-los-angeles-and-new-york-126450|title=Moby announces spring 'tour' dates in Los Angeles and New York|first=Tom|last=Shackleford|date=December 14, 2017|publisher=AXS|access-date=May 6, 2019|archive-date=May 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506150229/https://www.axs.com/moby-announces-spring-tour-dates-in-los-angeles-and-new-york-126450|url-status=live}}</ref> All profits from the album and gigs were donated to animal rights organizations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livekindly.co/vegan-musician-moby-donate-100-profits-animal-rights/|title=Vegan Celeb Moby to Donate 100% of Album Profits to Animal Rights|last=Pointing|first=Charlotte|date=March 2, 2018|website=Livekindly.co|language=en-GB|access-date=March 22, 2019|archive-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322124422/https://www.livekindly.co/vegan-musician-moby-donate-100-profits-animal-rights/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Later in 2024, "This Wild Darkness" would go on to be featured in the critically acclaimed ''[[True Detective: Night Country]].''

In 2018, Moby was a guest performer on "A$AP Forever" by American rapper [[A$AP Rocky]] which samples "Porcelain". This resulted in Moby's second ever appearance on the US [[Billboard 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles chart, having previously charted for "Southside", 17 years prior.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Zellner|first1=Xander|title=Moby Scores First Hot 100 Entry Since 2001, With A$AP Rocky|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8343613/moby-first-hot-100-entry-since-2001-asap-rocky-forever-porcelain|website=Billboard.com|access-date=April 22, 2018|archive-date=April 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418025945/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8343613/moby-first-hot-100-entry-since-2001-asap-rocky-forever-porcelain|url-status=live}}</ref> Moby contributed several songs to the comedy ''[[Half Magic (film)|Half Magic]]'' (2018) directed by [[Heather Graham]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/02/19/heather-grahams-half-magic-to-feature-new-songs-by-moby/|title=Heather Graham's 'Half Magic' to Feature New Songs by Moby {{!}} Film Music Reporter|language=en-US|access-date=March 22, 2019|archive-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322130319/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/02/19/heather-grahams-half-magic-to-feature-new-songs-by-moby/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2019, Moby released a follow-up to his first long ambient album, ''[[Long Ambients 2]]''.

In January 2020, Moby announced that his new studio album ''[[All Visible Objects]]'' will be released on May 15. The first single, "Power is Taken" featuring [[D. H. Peligro]], was released on the same day as the announcement. All profits from the album will be given to charity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moby.com/journal/new-moby-album-all-visible-objects-announced/|title=New Moby album All Visible Objects announced|publisher=Moby.com|author=Moby|date=January 14, 2020|work=Moby|access-date=January 14, 2020|archive-date=January 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114142341/https://moby.com/journal/new-moby-album-all-visible-objects-announced/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2020, Moby released another ambient album, ''[[Live Ambients – Improvised Recordings Vol. 1]]''. It features tracks recorded under three conditions that he set himself: improvise with nothing written beforehand, no editing of the pieces after recording, and that every part of the process was to be "calming". The album was released on digital streaming platforms, followed by videos of Moby performing each track on December 30 on his YouTube channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themusicuniverse.com/moby-releasing-live-ambients-improvised-recordings-vol-1/|title=Moby releasing 'Live Ambients Improvised Recordings Vol 1'|date=December 22, 2020|first=Buddy|last=Iahn|publisher=The Music Universe|access-date=December 22, 2020|archive-date=December 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222153710/https://themusicuniverse.com/moby-releasing-live-ambients-improvised-recordings-vol-1/|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Moby Matters.ogg|thumb|right|Moby interviewed in 2021]]
Moby's next album, ''[[Reprise (Moby album)|Reprise]]'', was also released that month on [[Deutsche Grammophon]]. It features orchestral versions of his greatest hits with multiple guest artists.<ref name=USM21>{{cite web|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/moby-reprise-deutsche-grammophon/|title=Moby Announces New Album, 'Reprise', on Deutsche Grammophon|first=Tim|last=Peacock|date=March 26, 2021|publisher=UDiscoverMusic|access-date=March 26, 2021|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411134440/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/moby-reprise-deutsche-grammophon/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album charted in 16 countries and includes vocals by [[Gregory Porter]], [[Kris Kristofferson]], [[Jim James]] and more. In May 2022, Moby released ''Reprise Remixes'', featuring remixes of tracks from the ''Reprise'' from various artists, including Topic, [[Anfisa Letyago]], [[Planningtorock]], and Biscuits.
[[File:Moby performing at the 02 london on 2024-09-19.jpg|thumb|Moby performing at the [[Millennium Dome]] on 19th of September 2024.]]
On June 1, 2022, Moby launched his new record label, Always Centered at Night. He established it to sign "emerging and fascinating variety of singers to join with me in making music they might not have been able to make elsewhere." The first single, "Medusa", features Grammy nominated singer Aynzli Jones.

On January 1, 2023, Moby released a two-and-a-half-hour ambient album ''[[Ambient 23]]''. It was made almost exclusively with dated drum machines and synthesizers, with his "early ambient heroes" as sources of inspiration, including [[Brian Eno]] and [[Jean-Michel Jarre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/moby-to-release-new-two-and-a-half-hour-ambient-album-on-new-years-day-3372731|title=Moby to release new two-and-a-half-hour ambient album on New Year's Day|date=December 31, 2022|first=Will|last=Richards|publisher=NME|access-date=January 1, 2023|archive-date=January 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101030723/https://www.nme.com/news/music/moby-to-release-new-two-and-a-half-hour-ambient-album-on-new-years-day-3372731|url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 14, 2024, Moby released [[Always Centered at Night|A''lways Centered At Night'']]''.'' Featuring vocals from several artists including Brie O'Banion on the first single released on music platforms, "[[We're Going Wrong (Moby song)|We're Going Wrong]]", [[serpentwithfeet]], returning to the album [[Lady Blackbird]] on the second single "[[Dark Days (Moby song)|Dark Days]]", [[Benjamin Zephaniah]] on the third single "[[Where Is Your Pride? (Moby song)|Where Is Your Pride?]]", Gaidaa on "[[Transit (Moby song)|Transit]]", Danae, [[J.P. Bimeni]], Raquel Rodriguez, Aynzli Jones, Akemi Fox, Choklate on the fourth single "[[Sweet Moon]]", India Carney on the fifth and final single, "[[Precious Mind (Moby song)|Precious Mind]]", and [[José James|Jose James]]. Moby released the music videos for both "Transit" and "Where is your Pride?" on YouTube in June shortly after the album released. Rolling Stone praised the album on Moby for his "creativity knows no boundaries". Moby later release a complimentary remix album in mid September titled "always centered at night (quiet home: remixes dj mix)". Fans would go on to say the original album is "like a sequel" to Moby's smash hit "[[Play (Moby album)|Play]]" released in 1999 going on to be his most recognized album.

===Collaborations===
[[File:Moby Café Belga 2008-05-07.JPG|thumb|Moby playing guitar with Joy Malcolm in 2008]]
Moby has collaborated live with many of his heroes while on tour or at fundraisers. He has performed "Walk on the Wild Side" with [[Lou Reed]], "Me and Bobby McGee" with [[Kris Kristofferson]], "Heroes" and "Cactus" with [[David Bowie]], "Helpless" with [[Bono]] and [[Michael Stipe]], "New Dawn Fades" with [[New Order (band)|New Order]], "[[Make Love Fuck War|Make Love, Fuck War]]" with [[Public Enemy (band)|Public Enemy]], "Whole Lotta Love" with [[Slash (musician)|Slash]], and "That's When I Reach For My Revolver" with [[Mission of Burma]].

He has performed two duets with the French singer [[Mylène Farmer]] ("Slipping Away (Crier la vie)" in 2006 and "Looking for My Name" in 2008) and produced seven songs on her eighth album, ''[[Bleu Noir]]'', released on December 6, 2010 and two songs on her twelfth album L'Emprise, released on November 25, 2022 .<ref>{{cite web |first=Yannik |last=Provost |url=http://www.innamoramento.net/albums/bleu-noir |title=Bleu Noir |website=Innamoramento.net |access-date=September 29, 2011 |archive-date=June 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612110833/http://www.innamoramento.net/albums/bleu-noir |url-status=live }}</ref> She also sang the vocals to the rework of the song "Hyenas" present on the Resound NYC album.

In 1992 he contributed vocals to song "Curse" on [[Recoil (band)|Recoil]]'s "[[Bloodline (Recoil album)|Bloodline]]" ([[Alan Wilder]]'s solo project, he was [[Depeche Mode]] member at time of that recording). Moby arguably later used this inspiration for his breakthrough 1999 album, [[Play (Moby album)|Play]], for which he used several old field recordings by [[Alan Lomax]], much as Wilder had used a 1937 recording of [[Bukka White|White]]'s "[[Shake 'Em On Down]]".

In 2013, Moby was responsible for the soundtrack of the documentary ''[[The Crash Reel]]'', who tells the story of snowboarder [[Kevin Pearce (snowboarder)|Kevin Pearce]].

On October 16, 2015, [[Jean Michel Jarre]] released his compilation album ''[[Electronica 1: The Time Machine]]'', which included the track "Suns have gone" co-produced by Jarre and Moby.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jean Michel Jarre |url=http://jeanmicheljarre.com/music/electronica |title=ELECTRONICA 1: The Time Machine |access-date=October 29, 2015 |archive-date=November 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101044123/http://jeanmicheljarre.com/music/electronica |url-status=live }}</ref>

On September 24, 2016, Moby announced the release of an album titled ''These Systems Are Failing'', released under the name Moby & Void Pacific Choir. The followed the release of two singles from Moby & The Void Pacific Choir in 2015, "Almost Loved" & "The Light Is Clear In My Eyes".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/68463-moby-announces-new-album-these-systems-are-failing-shares-new-song-listen/|title=Moby Announces New Album These Systems Are Failing, Shares New Song: Listen - Pitchfork|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=September 22, 2016|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-date=June 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609104229/https://pitchfork.com/news/68463-moby-announces-new-album-these-systems-are-failing-shares-new-song-listen/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===TV work===
[[Starz]] aired a special episode of ''[[Blunt Talk]],'' the [[Patrick Stewart]] comedy which involved Moby. He had been friends with [[Jonathan Ames]] for a long time, and "when we both lived in NY we did a lot of really strange, cabaret, vaudeville type shows together, and we just sort of stayed friends over the years. I guess when he and the other writers were writing ''Blunt Talk'' one of them thought it would be funny to include me as Patrick Stewart's character's ex-wife's current boyfriend."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maxim.com/entertainment/moby-blunt-talk-2015-9|title=Moby on 'Blunt Talk,' His New Restaurant, and His Sixth Sense|last=McClure|first=Kelly|website=Maxim.com|date=September 11, 2015 |language=en-us|access-date=March 22, 2019|archive-date=August 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823174900/https://www.maxim.com/entertainment/moby-blunt-talk-2015-9|url-status=live}}</ref>

Moby was one of the first musicians to have an episode on [[Netflix]]'s new music documentary series titled ''Once In a Lifetime Sessions''; where he records, discusses, and performs his music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/07/nile-rodgers-noel-gallagher-once-in-a-lifetime-sessions-netflix-documentary/|title=Nile Rodgers, Noel Gallagher, TLC, More Featured in New Netflix Documentary Series|date=July 28, 2018|website=Spin.com|access-date=March 22, 2019|archive-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322124437/https://www.spin.com/2018/07/nile-rodgers-noel-gallagher-once-in-a-lifetime-sessions-netflix-documentary/|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Moby Doc'', a [[Documentary film|documentary]] about the artist's life was released on May 28, 2021.<ref name="Deadline_2021_02">{{cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=February 25, 2021 |title=Moby Gets Doc Treatment, Greenwich Entertainment Takes U.S. Rights To Rob Bralver-Directed Feature |url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/moby-doc-greenwich-entertainment-rob-bralver-director-1234699978/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411114419/https://deadline.com/2021/02/moby-doc-greenwich-entertainment-rob-bralver-director-1234699978/ |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |access-date=March 25, 2021 |publisher=Deadline}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Tangcay|first1=Jazz|date=April 3, 2021|title='Moby Doc': First Look at Film Based on Musical Pioneer's Life|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/moby-doc-first-look-1234943607/|access-date=May 26, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=May 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505190311/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/moby-doc-first-look-1234943607/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=moby doc resources|url=https://moby.com/moby-doc-resources/|access-date=May 26, 2021|website=Moby|language=en-GB|archive-date=May 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526065421/https://moby.com/moby-doc-resources/|url-status=live}}</ref>

His documentary ''Punk Rock Vegan Movie'' was released in February 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.punkrockveganmovie.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306041614/https://www.punkrockveganmovie.com/ |archive-date=March 6, 2023 |title=''Punk Rock Vegan Movie'' official site}}</ref>

=== Little Walnut ===
In 2020, Moby established [https://www.littlewalnutproductions.com/ Little Walnut Productions], a full-service production company dedicated to creating compelling stories that shed light on animal and human rights issues and environmental causes. He started the company with his creative partner, producer Lindsay Hicks. Little Walnut's inaugural feature documentary, "[https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/moby-doc-review-1234981000/ Moby Doc]," was released in May 2021. Their subsequent short animated film, "Why I'm a Vegan," directed by Hicks, was showcased at several film festivals and received recognition at The New York Movie Awards, The Global Independent Film Awards, The DOC LA Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival, and The Malibu Film Festival, among others.

In January 2023, Little Walnut released its second documentary feature directed by Moby himself, "[https://www.kerrang.com/mobys-punk-rock-vegan-movie-to-premiere-at-slamdance-this-month Punk Rock Vegan Movie]," which examines the intersection of punk rock music and animal activism. Moby released the film for free on YouTube. "Punk Rock Vegan Movie" premiered as the opening night film at the prestigious Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, ultimately earning awards at the Awareness Festival and Santa Monica Film Festival.

The company has given funding and production assistance to independent documentary features such as “Meat The Future” directed by Liz Marshall, “Slay” directed by Rebecca Capelli, and “[https://variety.com/2023/film/global/moby-hot-docs-rowdy-girl-1235596843/ Rowdy Girl]” directed by Jason Goldman. They also helped produce the short film “[https://vegnews.com/animals-individuals-statistics-super-cow Super Cow]” by director/writer Dustin Brown. Little Walnut recently invested in the scripted feature film “[https://deadline.com/2023/12/kit-harington-naomi-scott-eternal-return-village-roadshow-macro-bk-studios-1235667735/ Eternal Return]” starring [[Kit Harington|Kit Harrington]] and [[Naomi Scott]] and directed by Yaniv Raz.  In addition, Little Walnut has produced several music videos, including “Natural Blues” (featuring [[Gregory Porter]] and Amythyst Kiah), "[https://www.billboard.com/music/features/moby-resound-nyc-orchestra-hits-album-interview-1235331097/ Walk with Me]" (featuring [[Lady Blackbird]]), and the award-winning animated video "Are You Lost in the World Like Me?" directed by [[Steve Cutts]].

Little Walnut produces Moby's "[https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/moby-interview-play-album-anniversary-trump-1235689936/ Moby Pod]" podcast, which premiered in late 2022. The podcast focuses on several topics: animal rights, climate change, creative expression, and mental health. It has featured guests as diverse as [[Hunter Biden]] (in one of his rare interviews), [[Ed Begley Jr.|Ed Begley Jr]]., [[Lisa Edelstein]], [[Dan Buettner]], [[Peter Kalmus (climate scientist)|Peter Kalmus]], [[Steve-O]], and [[Joe Manganiello]].

Little Walnut is currently in post-production on their first scripted feature, “[https://variety.com/2024/film/news/moby-mark-webber-tecie-animal-rights-1236016078/ Tecie],” penned by Moby, directed by Mark Webber, and produced by Hicks and Teresa Palmer. The film is based on the activist culture of the Los Angeles animal rights community and is set to star Sarah Jeffery, Mena Massoud, and others.