you know what makes me unspeakably happy?
the fact that lots of people have said that the more that they listen to ’18’, the more they like it.
i know, ’18’ is a much more subtle and understated record than ‘play’. not to be arrogant, but that was kind of my intention.
i wanted ’18’ to be warm and special. i didn’t want it to be loud and bombastic. ok, i love loud and bombastic music, but i wanted ’18’ to be fairly quiet and subdued. i wanted ’18’ to be the sort of record that people could come to love over time.
cos so much in the realm of popular music and popular culture is based on immediate gratification. and i have no qualms with immediate gratification. but i wanted ’18’ to be a record that didn’t necessarily succumb to the pressures of immediate gratification.
i love ’18’. no, really, i love ’18’.
that might be distasteful of me to admit just how much i love ’18’.
if so, i’m sorry.
but i really, really love this record. and it makes me really, really happy to know that some of you have made the effort to love ’18’, too.
yes, file this update under ‘updates that moby shouldn’t have posted.’
but i love the fact that so many of you have made the effort to get to know ’18’. it’s the record that i’ve wanted to make for a long time, as presumptuous as that might sound. i love it. i love it cos for me it’s very subtle and emotional.
ah, i’ve said too much.
but thanks,
moby
