Moby: Destroyed (signed, with sketch)

Moby (signed, with sketch)

ISBN 10: 8862081553 / ISBN 13: 9788862081559

Published by Damiani, Bologna, Italy, 2011

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Bologna, Italy: Damiani, 2011. SIGNED by Moby, with heart and cartoon sketch, directly on the front free endpaper. SEE PHOTOS. NOT personalized to anyone. The sketch could be a self portrait, or it could be Bart Simpson. The doodle certainly has Bart's eyes if not his hairline. [Moby has blogged fairly extensively about the Simpson's]. Near Fine condition. SEE PHOTOS. Complete with 15 song music CD, apparently never used, still enclosed in a pocket at the rear. Priced on the rear cover (£25.00/ 29.90/$39.95). NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Profusely illustrated with beautiful full color photographs by Moby. Bound in the original pictorial laminated boards. Oversize HARDCOVER. Oblong. 11.5" wide by 9.25" tall. From the publisher: "Like no other music of its era, Moby's oceanic, bluesy electronica has summed up the millennial turn's rootless melancholia, in massive worldwide hits like PORCELAIN, NATURAL BLUES and WHY DOES MY HEART FEEL SO BAD? His 1999 album PLAY sold over ten million copies and converted a whole generation to electronic dance music. With DESTROYED, Moby has created a visual analogue to his gorgeous soundworld. The photographs in this volume record the sizeable portion of his life that is spent shuttling from plane to bus to venue to stage to party to hotel room to oblivion. 'I hope that somehow in these pictures,' Moby writes, 'I'm able to convey the mundanity of touring, juxtaposed with those moments of the strange and/or sublime. One minute on tour you're by yourself in a soulless airport, the next minute you're flying over the most beautiful landscapes on the planet. One minute on tour you're by yourself in a soulless backstage area, the next minute you're on stage pouring your heart out to 75,000 people. Touring is all contrasts and strangeness, and that's what I'm trying to convey in these pictures.' The 60 photographs in MOBY: DESTROYED accordingly veer from crowdedness to isolation, capturing the extremes of a life lived on the road. Also included is Moby's new album of the same name. Richard Hall, aka Moby, was born in Harlem, New York City, in 1965. Having studied classical guitar, piano and drums as a child, and after stints in various punk bands, he debuted in the early 1990s alongside Orbital, The Prodigy and Aphex Twin, as a representative of a new generation in electronica, emerging from Ambient House and Techno, and foreshadowing Trip Hop. Moby's bestselling 1999 album PLAY propelled him to worldwide fame; its successor, 18 (2002), earned gold and platinum awards in over 30 countries. Already famous for his veganism, Moby made his authorial debut in March 2010 as a contributor to GRISTLE: FROM FACTORY FARMS TO FOOD SAFETY, a collection of essays on the dangers of eating meat.". Signed by Moby, with a cartoon sketch. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket, as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. Unpaged [but about 130 pages]. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Seller Inventory # 026147

Bibliographic Details

Title: Moby: Destroyed (signed, with sketch)

Publisher: Damiani, Bologna, Italy

Publication Date: 2011

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: NOT a library discard

Condition: Near Fine condition

Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket, as issued

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Like no other music of its era, Moby's oceanic, bluesy electronica has summed up the millennial turn's rootless melancholia, in massive worldwide hits like "Porcelain," "Natural Blues" and "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" His 1999 album Play sold over ten million copies and converted a whole generation to electronic dance music. With Destroyed, Moby has created a visual analogue to his gorgeous soundworld. The photographs in this volume record the sizeable portion of his life that is spent shuttling from plane to bus to venue to stage to party to hotel room to oblivion. "I hope that somehow in these pictures," Moby writes, "I'm able to convey the mundanity of touring, juxtaposed with those moments of the strange and/or sublime. One minute on tour you're by yourself in a soulless airport, the next minute you're flying over the most beautiful landscapes on the planet. One minute on tour you're by yourself in a soulless backstage area, the next minute you're on stage pouring your heart out to 75,000 people. Touring is all contrasts and strangeness, and that's what I'm trying to convey in these pictures." The 60 photographs in Moby: Destroyed accordingly veer from crowdedness to isolation, capturing the extremes of a life lived on the road. Also included is Moby's new album of the same name.
Richard Hall, aka Moby, was born in Harlem, New York City, in 1965. Having studied classical guitar, piano and drums as a child, and after stints in various punk bands, he debuted in the early 1990s alongside Orbital, The Prodigy and Aphex Twin, as a representative of a new generation in electronica, emerging from Ambient House and Techno, and foreshadowing Trip Hop. Moby's bestselling 1999 album Play propelled him to worldwide fame; its successor, 18 (2002), earned gold and platinum awards in over 30 countries. Already famous for his veganism, Moby made his authorial debut in March 2010 as a contributor to Gristle: From Factory Farms to Food Safety, a collection of essays on the dangers of eating meat.

Review:

"Though the images are spontaneous, they show an instinctive desire for symmetry and abstraction. At the same time they are weirdly personal, portraying a man who is always alone in a crowd." (Robin Cembalest ARTnews magazine)