Editing Moby (section)

===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.