Album Review: Moby - Innocents

Moby's status as a techno pioneer is well deserved, but as Janet Jackson once asked: what have you done for me lately? His 11th release pads the lack of innovation by being a collab-fest cast of thousands rehashing moods already well explored. Results range from Mark Lanegan growling superfluously just like his host (The Lonely Night), Wayne Coyne being typically happy-hippy (The Perfect Life) and Cold Specks' Al Spx who fits techno-blues quite snugly on two tracks. All this simply extends his trademark into the realm of over-familiarity; thus Innocents comes off as a greatest hits without any hits.