''These Systems Are Failing'' is the thirteenth studio album by American

electronica Electronica is both a broad group of electronic-based music styles intended for listening rather than strictly for dancing and a music scene that started in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the term is mostly used to ...

musician

Moby Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, singer, producer, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the ...

and the debut studio album by Moby & The Void Pacific Choir, a musical project formed by Moby with musicians

Mindy Jones Mindy Jones is an American singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California and is currently the lead singer for recording artist Moby. Her collaborations with him include co-writing the track "The Waste of Suns" on the album '' Everything Was B ...

, Julie Mintz, Joel Nesvadba, Jamie Drake, Jonathan Nesvadba, and

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. It was released on October 14, 2016 by record labels Little Idiot and Mute.

Critical reception

Andrew Dorsett of ''

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'' 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 –

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, writing, instruments, vocals * Jamie Drake – vocals *

– 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

* * {{authority control 2016 albums Moby albums Mute Records albums