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Wildcard (week 3): Luude & Issey Cross (feat. Moby) – Oh My
Some songs bring back great memories. I remember only too well I drove on the island of Curaçao in a cabriolet, while Moby’s Porcelain blasted out of the car stereo. A wonderful holiday in lovely company, musically as well. That must have been in the summer of 2000, when Porcelain was a worldwide hit. A beautiful, subtle song that showed another side of an artist who was previously known mostly for his harder hitting, danceable songs. Personally, I love both sides of Moby’s artistic output.
23 years later, Australian producer Christian Benson (Luude) breathes new life in the classic track. It didn’t take him much more than the original strings and a frantic drum & bass beat to make it ready for today’s dance floors. Talented 21-year-old UK singer-songwriter Issey Cross then laid some beautiful vocals on it. The new version, re-titled Oh My, already received Moby’s seal of approval. He commented: “I’d love to say something smart or insightful about Oh My, but honestly when I first heard it I simply thought, ‘fuck, this is great!’”
Bound to become a huge hit all over again! You’d better put on your dancing shoes…
Oh My by Luude & Issey Cross (feat. Moby) is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. That means it’ll be featured prominently at the top of the blog for a whole week.
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In the Wildcards 2023 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.
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Moby feat. Gregory Porter & Amythyst Kiah – Natural Blues [Reprise Version]
New Yorker Moby was one of the most successful dance acts of the 1990s. His ‘Twin Peaks’ indebted single Go was a huge hit in Europe as well. It was followed by classics such as Move (You Make Me Feel So Good), Feeling So Real, Everytime You Touch Me and his ‘re-version’ of the James Bond Theme.
But Moby also turned a hugely successful album act with the release of Play. This long-player was built around samples from the famous field recordings collected by Alan Lomax. Initially Play didn’t do too well, due to the singles not being picked up by radio stations and television networks like MTV. But by licensing the songs to films, television shows and commercials, they became hits after all. This in turn resulted in radio and television joining the party after all. No less than 9 tracks off the album were released as singles.
One of those songs was Natural Blues, which originally contained an over 60 year-old sample from American folk singer Vera Hall’s Trouble So Hard. In 2021, Moby releases a new version of the song, this time featuring Gregory Porter and Amythyst Kiah. Their soulful vocals, paired with an orchestra, make for a powerful and moving combination, that gives the song a renewed energy.
This version will be included on Moby’s upcoming ‘best of’ album Reprise, set for release on 28 May. On this new compilation, the musician revisits and reinterprets his greatest hits with a host of guest singers, accompanied by the Budapest Art Orchestra. Nevertheless, it’s probably one of the most poppy records to ever come out on the legendary classical label Deutsche Grammophon.
Recommended as well:
Moby & The Void Pacific Choir – All The Hurts We Made
Moby & The Void Pacific Choir – A Simple Love
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For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
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Moby Rich & Bishop Briggs – Friends*
Maxwell Joseph and Connor Pledger are Los Angeles-based alt-pop duo Moby Rich. On their new single, they collaborate with Bishop Briggs. She featured here multiple times before. Their very first meeting resulted in them writing Friends* together.
It’s a dynamic duet, perfect for anybody yearning to make an escape from the friendzone. Their voices go back and forth between bass-heavy production, distorted guitars and emotionally charged screams. It culminates on an infectious chorus, “I hate that I want to be more than friends. Sometimes, losing friends is alright.”
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
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Moby & The Void Pacific Choir – All The Hurts We Made
In 2016, Moby & The Void Pacific Choir (consisting of Mindy Jones, Julie Mintz, Jonathan Nesvadba, Joel Nesvadba, Jamie Drake and Lauren Tyler Scott) released These Systems Are Failing. A heavy album with heavy themes to it. The songs were very critical of the political and cultural climate in the United States. Are You Lost In The World Like Me? and A Simple Love were great singles, but sadly neglected by radio.
In 2017, Moby and his troupe are as mad at the US government as ever. So much so, that they recorded another album full of fierceness: More Fast Songs About The Apocalypse. And fast they are. All of ‘em. But you can leave it up to Moby to stick a beautiful melody under a stack of hard hitting beats and smashing guitars. In a remixed form, All The Hurts We Made could be a good radio single.
But it’s not Moby’s intention to get these songs on the radio. These songs are meant for you. That’s why the 9-track album is available as a free download. Moby encourages fans to donate the money they would normally pay for the album to the charity of their choice.
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Moby & The Void Pacific Choir – A Simple Love
Moby may be vegan, musically he is an omnivore. His legacy so far covers all possible genres. After releasing two singles with The Void Pacific Choir (consisting of Mindy Jones, Julie Mintz, Jonathan Nesvadba, Joel Nesvadba, Jamie Drake and Lauren Tyler Scott) in 2015, they brought out the full album These Systems Are Failing under that moniker in October 2016. A heavy album, on which Moby returns to his punk rock roots. In the eighties, before he rose to stardom with his hit Go, he was guitarist in hardcore punk band Vatican Commandos and alternative rock group Ultra Vivid Scene. But underneath a blanket of guitars the album is filled with beautiful melodies. And beautiful messages, as well.
The first single Are You Lost In The World Like Me? (with its great animated video) was about smartphone addiction and now Moby attacks a subject that’s even closer to his heart. His new single A Simple Love is about animal suffering. The video focuses on pigs, but the real pigs are of course the humans involved in these practices…
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 26)
Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Arkells – Skin
indie | pop - The Blues & Grays – Black Spring
indie | pop | rock - Issey Cross – Bittersweet Goodbye
dance | drum & bass - Dead Anyway – Crocodiles indie | jazz | pop | spoken word
- Georgia Gets By – Easier To Run
indie | pop | rock - Goodnight Sunrise – This Is Yours (To Make) indie | rock
- Grass Stains – Tone Of Voice
indie | pop | rock - Jesse Hite – One Day At A Time indie | rock
- The Hoosiers – Snowflake indie | pop
- In Waves – The Shadows indie | pop | rock
- The Last Dinner Party – Sinner pop | rock
- Moby feat. Gregory Porter – In My Heart [Moby Remix] dance | pop
- Päter – Four Walls indie | pop | rock
- Petrol – Pyle On indie | pop | rock
- Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire pop
- The Struts – Too Good At Raising Hell indie | rock
- Vistas – I Know I Know indie | pop | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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Werner’s Weekly (week 5)
This is Werner’s Weekly, your guide to the best new music, containing the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:
- Altered By Mom – Dive In (Wildcard this week)
- Luude & Issey Cross (feat. Moby) – Oh My (Wildcard last week)
- Bloodhype – On And On
- Boxteles – Harry And Bruce
- Clea – Easy To Forgive
- Fulminacci – Tutto Inutile
- Cailin Russo – Psycho Freak
Listen to each of the tracks via the Werner’s Weekly player below.
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
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Werner’s Weekly (week 4)
This is Werner’s Weekly, your guide to the best new music, containing the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:
- Luude & Issey Cross (feat. Moby) – Oh My (Wildcard this week)
- We Are Scientists – Settled Accounts (Wildcard last week)
- Alma – Hey Mom Hey Dad
- Veronica Fusaro – Weekend
- Matilda Mann feat. spill tab – Borderline Insane
- Hannah Trigwell – Treat You Better
- Wilmah – Crazy 4 Your Crazy
Listen to each of the tracks via the Werner’s Weekly player below.
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist.
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 2)
Only the best new music from a truly massive release week (alphabetically):
- Archie X – Can’t Walk Away/If I Were You
pop - Holly Arrowsmith – Desert Dove folk | indie | melancholic | pop
- Belle & Sebastian – I Don’t Know What You See In Me indie | pop
- Blanko – Stop The Clock
indie | pop | rock - Circa Waves – Never Going Under indie | pop | rock
- Nena Daconte con Celia Becks – Tu Canción
indie | pop - Gaz Coombes – Turn The Car Around indie | pop
- Kate Davis – Monster Mash indie | pop | rock
- Dulcie – Test Drive indie | pop
- Lizzie Esau – Jellyfish indie | pop | rock
- Everything But The Girl – Nothing Left To Lose trip hop
- The Go! Team – Gemini hip hop | indie | pop
- Honeyboys – Mr. Daniels indie | pop | rock
- Kingfisher – Until I Lose My Mind
indie | pop | rock - The Lottery Winners – Worry indie | pop | rock
- Luude & Issey Cross (feat. Moby) – Oh My dance | drum & bass
- Måneskin (feat. Tom Morello) – Gossip rock
- May-a – Sweat You Out My System pop | rock
- Tom McGuire & The Brassholes – Unshakable funk | indie | pop | soul
- Liela Moss – Come And Find Me indie | pop
- Riku Rajamaa – Hold Me Close indie | pop
- The Reytons – One More Reason indie | rock
- Freya Ridings – Weekends pop
- Rori – Ma Place pop
- Rosemary’s Sons – The Ride indie | pop | rock
- Stacey Ryan – Over Tonight pop
- Spacey Jane (feat. Benee) – Lots Of Nothing indie | pop | rock
- Stace Cadet – Light Me Up dance
- Raine Stern – So Precarious funk | indie | pop | soul
- Tensnake & Drama – Rooftops indie | pop
- Young Gun Silver Fox – Still Got It Goin’ On indie | pop | soul
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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Your ‘All-Time’ Favourites (2017-2022)
The last six years, starting in 2017, I posted 10 musical recommendations per week on this blog. A total of well over 3.000 tracks, mostly by upcoming – often female (fronted) – artists from all over the world. As I explained yesterday, Carte Blanche Music is entering a new era. One in which I’ll focus my efforts on my constantly updated Spotify playlist.
For sure, that doesn’t mean the blog is closing down. It’ll continue to be the home of my ‘best of’ collection (Werner’s Weekly) on Monday mornings (CET) and my favourite new track (the Carte Blanche Music Wildcard), every Wednesday morning. Also, I’ll post the latest additions to my playlist on Saturdays. For updates, follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
No better way to round up the last six years than by publishing the Your ‘All-Time’ Favourites, a chart compiling the 500 most popular (as in best-read) Carte Blanche Music recommendations from 2017 to 2022. You’ll find the Top 25 below, but click through for the full list. My original recommendations are behind the links. If you’re an artist, don’t be shy and search (Ctrl+F) to find out if you made the list. You might be surprised…
Enjoy and thanks for joining the ride so far. Follow the Carte Blanche Music playlist (click ‘♥’ in Spotify) for many more recommendations to come!
Your ‘All-Time’ Favourites (2017-2022)
- Videoclub – Roi
- Wildcard (week 7): Drew Sycamore – 45 Fahrenheit Girl
- Aili x Transistorcake – Dansu
- Wildcard (week 13): Placebo – The Prodigal
- Super db – Wait For Me
- Wildcard (week 12): Shanguy – Toukassé
- Japanese Breakfast – Paprika
- Saint Motel – A Good Song Never Dies
- IBE – Table Of Fools
- Angèle – La Loi De Murphy
- Wildcard (week 22): Håkan Hellström – Alla Drömmar Är Uppfyllda
- Rick Astley – Every One Of Us
- Friedberg – Go Wild
- Wildcard (week 26): Videoclub – En Nuit
- Agnes – Here Comes The Night
- a-ha feat. Ingrid Helene Håvik – The Sun Always Shines On TV (MTV Unplugged)
- Angèle – Libre
- Temples – Paraphernalia
- Lola Le Lann – Portofino
- Pixey – Free To Live In Colour
- Eliza & The Delusionals – Just Exist
- Videoclub – Enfance 80
- Izzy Bizu (feat. Chris Martin) – Someone That Loves You ’19
- Mina Okabe – Miss Those Days
- Just – Walk Slow Smile More Read More →
