Go - The Very Best of Moby

iTunes Review

That Moby sure is a strange one. And no, we're not referring to his bottled tea line or Lower East Side sandwich shop with the vegan club sandwiches. Try his 15-year career — a monstrous back catalogue that's attempted nearly every section of your favorite record store except for, say, dub reggae or country. Dude's even done hardcore punk before (the parts of Animal Rights that aren't blissfully ambient), and let's not forget his start as a short, balding demi-god of the burgeoning rave scene ("Drop a Beat," "Next is the E"). Trouble is most of America recognizes this true postmodern pioneer simply as the hyperactive little man that tossed poppy techno tracks in with calloused blues 78s on Play. This best-of collection doesn't change that outlook so much as start where the previous compilation Songs 1993-1998 left off — leaning heavily on Moby's last three albums and a string of singles that include treatments from such trendsetting remixers as Mylo and Booka Shade. Oh, and there's a new disco lite song featuring Debbie Harry that's much better than its tired title suggests ("New York, New York"). It's far from a complete overview of his confounding career, but at least Go is a glaring reminder that Moby's done much, much more than score a ton of commercials.