MUTE
It has got to be frustrating being Moby: Dance guru, gifted writer, photographer, vegan restaurant owner, festival curator and creator of 16 studio albums, but when faced with another release, all anyone thinks is it’ll never do as well as Play. Then again, maybe it’s not so bad; he doesn’t need the money after all. For the last 10 years, he’s been donating all music profits to animal and human rights organisations. Lead single Power Is Taken, featuring a preachy vocal loop of Dead Kennedys drummer D.H. Peligro, suggests that All Visible Objects might be an uphill struggle, but the majority of the rest features the signature Moby sound of euphoric synth pads, four to the floor beats and any number of yearning vocal samples. Listeners can relax, knowing they’re in safe hands.