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These Systems Are Failing is the thirteenth studio album by American electronica musician Moby and the debut studio album by Moby & The Void Pacific Choir, a musical project formed by Moby with musicians Mindy Jones, Julie Mintz, Joel Nesvadba, Jamie Drake, Jonathan Nesvadba, and Lauren Tyler Scott. It was released on October 14, 2016 by record labels Little Idiot and Mute.
Critical reception
Andrew Dorsett of PopMatters stated "These Systems Are Failing arrives at your ears with all the subtlety and sonic nuance of a brick wall. It would probably sound like this in any format based on the way it was produced, but when listened to as MP3s as most listeners doubtlessly will, its weaknesses are quite literally amplified... Only through brief glimpses is one able to perceive the dystopian present as Moby and company wish for us to see it. As a work of social activism the album is able to at least make a point, but as a work of art, it generally fails to cast the spell".
Track listing
Personnel
Credits for These Systems Are Failing adapted from album liner notes.
Moby & The Void Pacific Choir
Moby – engineering, production, writing, instruments, vocals
Jamie Drake – vocals
Mindy Jones – vocals
Julie Mintz – vocals
Joel Nesvadba – vocals
Jonathan Nesvadba – vocals, studio assistance, technical support
Lauren Tyler Scott – vocals
Jeff Sosnow – vocals
Additional personnel
Clay Bair – engineering (choir vocal)
Emily Lazar – mastering
Mark Needham – mixing
Ben O'Neill – mixing assistance
Artwork and design
Melissa Danis – additional camera operation
Melissa Danis – photography assistance
Friend of a Friend – design
Julie Mintz – camera operation (cover and back cover)
Moby – photography, image processing
Charts
References
External links
These Systems Are Failing at Discogs (list of releases)
These Systems Are Failing at MusicBrainz (list of releases)