Moby 'ditches electronics on new LP'

Moby has declared that he is not planning to use any electronics on his forthcoming new album.

The veteran dance artist told fans that he is currently in the studio and setting himself several creative parameters to keep the recording process fresh.

Moby wrote on his official blog: "We just finished day two in the studio. Day one was spent recording drums, and today we recorded acoustic guitar and piano.

"I really like trying to record a record with such specific restrictions placed on the creative process. At present the one rule is: no electronics. So everything has to be playable/recordable in the acoustic realm [with microphones].

"There's something really satisfying about being in an old studio using old microphones and old pre-amps and an old mixing desk and recording in the way that people recorded 30 and 40 years ago."

Moby also confirmed that he has around 20 tracks in contention for the follow-up to last year's Wait For Me.

He added: "Currently I'm working on about 24 songs, but I think I'll start narrowing them down soon. Some of the songs are older ('Whispering Wind', 'When it's Cold', 'I'd like to Die', 'Great Escape', etc), but most of them are new."