Text by Moby`s blog 
 
Moby combines beloved buildings with their perfect musical accompaniment in a selection illustrated by New Yorker, GQ, and Wallpaper contributor Adam Simpson, after being asked to do so by Nowness in 2013.
 
It’s the perfect time to talk to the DJ about structures: in a week in which Moby has released new album Innocents, he is currently in the middle of a residency at LA’s 1920s Fonda Theater, a venue featured on his Los Angeles architecture blog.
 
London-based artist Simpson has imbued today’s pictures with a sense of each corresponding track, adding a mysterious figure to add scale and a narrative. “It could be Moby, or it could be us being taken on a journey by Moby,” he says. It creates a solitary feel that matches Moby’s idea for this collaboration: “I have realised in hindsight,” says the star, “that I was imagining every building or location I picked, completely devoid of people.”
 
Cover photo: Mt. Wilson Observatory, Los Angeles and “God Moving Over the Face of the Waters” by Moby, illustrated by Adam Simpson, 2013 
Archisearch - Washington Square Arch, New York City and “I Feel Love” by Donna Summer, Illustrated by Adam Simpson, 2013WASHINGTON SQUARE ARCH, NEW YORK CITY AND €?I FEEL LOVE€? BY DONNA SUMMER, ILLUSTRATED BY ADAM SIMPSON, 2013
Archisearch - Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles and “Clair de Lune” by Claude Debussy, Illustrated by Adam Simpson, 2013GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY, LOS ANGELES AND €?CLAIR DE LUNE€? BY CLAUDE DEBUSSY, ILLUSTRATED BY ADAM SIMPSON, 2013
Archisearch - The Manhattan Bridge, New York City and “Retrograde” by James Blake, Illustrated by Adam Simpson, 2013 THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE, NEW YORK CITY AND €?RETROGRADE€? BY JAMES BLAKE, ILLUSTRATED BY ADAM SIMPSON, 2013
Archisearch - St. Louis Gateway Arch and “Decline of the West” by British Electronic Foundation, Illustrated by Adam Simpson, 2013ST. LOUIS GATEWAY ARCH AND €?DECLINE OF THE WEST€? BY BRITISH ELECTRONIC FOUNDATION, ILLUSTRATED BY ADAM SIMPSON, 2013
Archisearch - Kölner Dom, Cologne and “Station to Station” by David Bowie, Illustrated by Adam Simpson, 2013KÖLNER DOM, COLOGNE AND €?STATION TO STATION€? BY DAVID BOWIE, ILLUSTRATED BY ADAM SIMPSON, 2013
Archisearch - Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis House, Los Angeles and “Strings of Life” by Derrick May, Illustrated by Adam Simpson, 2013FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT€?S ENNIS HOUSE, LOS ANGELES AND €?STRINGS OF LIFE€? BY DERRICK MAY, ILLUSTRATED BY ADAM SIMPSON, 2013
Archisearch - La Grande Arche De La Défense, Paris and “Tal Coat” by Brian Eno, Illustrated by Adam Simpson, 2013 LA GRANDE ARCHE DE LA DÉFENSE, PARIS AND €?TAL COAT€? BY BRIAN ENO, ILLUSTRATED BY ADAM SIMPSON, 2013

Donna Summer – I Feel Love (Live)

Claude Debussy – Clair de Lune

James Blake – Retrograde

British Electric Foundation – Decline of The West

Moby – God Moving Over the Face of the Waters

David Bowie – Station To Station

Derrick May – Strings Of The Strings Of Life

Brian Eno – Total Coat


SOURCE: MOBY – LOS ANGELESE ARCHITECTURE

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