Roots of Moby
The artists and genres Moby came out of — one hop back on the influence tree.
Kraak & Smaakartist
CJ Bollandartist
ShapeshiftersartistThe Shapeshifters is the current alias of British house producer Simon Marlin and a former duo comprising Marlin and Swedish producer Max Reich, from Gothenburg. The Shapeshifters have been signed to Defected Records since 2008, and the duo were previously signed to Positiva. They are best known for their debut single "Lola's Theme", which went to No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in July 2004.
Holy Ghost!artistHoly Ghost! were an American synthpop duo from Brooklyn, New York City. Founded in 2007, the duo consisted of Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel.
Vintage CultureartistLukas Rafael Ruiz Hespanhol, known professionally as Vintage Culture, is a Brazilian DJ and record producer. Popular remixes of his include "Blue Monday" by New Order and "Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd, and his versions of "Bete Balanço" by Cazuza and "Bidolibido" by Fernanda Abreu.
WolframartistWolfram Eckert, known professionally as Wolfram, is an Austrian electronic dance music disc jockey and record producer. His style includes Italo disco and Eurodance and he is known as a DJ in the fashion industry. He also works under the alias Diskokaine.
Ron GalloartistRonald James Gallo III is an American musician, singer, songwriter and artist. He began a solo career in 2014, after fronting various bands including Philadelphia-based band Toy Soldiers and since then has released five albums, Heavy Meta, Stardust Birthday Party, Really Nice Guys (EP), Peacemeal, Foreground Music and checkmate. Stylistically Gallo has shifted from release to release with his recent albums exploring art rock and garage punk. During live performances 2016 - 2019 Gallo was backed by bassist Joe Bisirri and drummer Dylan Sevey.
YelloartistYello is a Swiss electronic music band, which formed in Zürich in 1979. For most of the band's history, Yello has been a duo consisting of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank; founding member Carlos Perón left in 1983.
AshartistAsh are a Northern Irish rock band formed in Downpatrick, County Down, in 1992 by vocalist and guitarist Tim Wheeler, bassist Mark Hamilton and drummer Rick McMurray. As a three-piece, they released mini-album Trailer in 1994 and full-length album 1977 in 1996. This 1996 release was named by NME as one of the 500 greatest albums of all time. After the success of their full debut the band recruited Charlotte Hatherley as a guitarist and vocalist, releasing their second record Nu-Clear Sounds in 1998. After narrowly avoiding bankruptcy, the band released Free All Angels in 2001 and a string of successful singles.
TigaartistTiga James Sontag, known simply as Tiga, is a Canadian musician, DJ, record producer, and music programmer. He has released four albums: Sexor (2006), Ciao! (2009), No Fantasy Required (2016), and Hotlife (2026). The former won the 2007 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year. Tiga released a selection of compilations in the early 2000s, featuring mixes such as American Gigolo, DJ-Kicks: Tiga and, Mixed Emotions. His compilation mix, Tiga Non-Stop, was released in November 2012, and premiered Tiga's latest single "Plush". The mix also features tracks from artists such as Kindness, Duke Dumont and Blawan.
Barbara LynnartistBarbara Lynn is an American rhythm and blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. She is best known for her R&B chart-topping hit, "You'll Lose a Good Thing" (1962). In 2018, Lynn received a National Heritage Fellowship. In 2026 Lynn was further honored by being inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.
Lee "Scratch" Perryartist
52nd Streetartist
Myloartist
Junior JackartistVito Lucente, known by his stage name Junior Jack, is an Italian house music producer and DJ based in Belgium.
Rob Douganartist
Money MarkartistMark Ramos Nishita, known professionally as Money Mark, is an American producer and musician, best known for his collaborations with the Beastie Boys from 1992 until 2011.
TopicartistTobias Topic, also known mononymously as Topic, is a German DJ and music producer of Croatian origin. After gaining success with his song "Home", which was certified platinum in Australia and Germany, he made his international breakthrough in 2020 with "Breaking Me".
ProdigyartistThe Prodigy are an English electronic dance music band formed in Braintree in 1990 by producer, keyboardist, and songwriter Liam Howlett, dancer and occasional vocalist Keith Flint and dancer and occasional live keyboardist Leeroy Thornhill, who were joined by MC and lead vocalist Maxim. AllMusic described the Prodigy as "the premiere dance act for the alternative masses" and "the Godfathers of Rave". They are considered to be pioneers of big beat and in a number of breakbeat led musical genres including breaks and breakbeat hardcore. Liam Howlett describes their style as electronic punk.
Joe Strummer and the MescalerosartistThe Mescaleros was the British backing band for British singer, musician and songwriter Joe Strummer. Formed in 1999, they issued two albums before Strummer's death from a heart attack in 2002 aged 50, and one posthumously.
Mic Geronimoartist
Gwen Stefaniartist
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Darkartist
Nick DrakeartistNicholas Rodney Drake was an English musician. An accomplished acoustic guitarist, Drake signed to Island Records at the age of twenty while still a student at the University of Cambridge. His debut album, Five Leaves Left, was released in 1969, and was followed by two more albums, Bryter Layter (1971) and Pink Moon (1972). He did not reach a wide audience during his lifetime, but found acclaim and wider recognition following his death.