Long Ambients 2
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{{Infobox album
| name = Long Ambients 2
| type = studio
| artist = Moby
| cover = Moby_-_Long_Ambients_2_cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2019|03|15}}
| recorded =
| studio = Moby's home studio in Los Angeles, California
| genre = Ambient
| length = {{duration|m=217|s=46}}
| label = Little Idiot
| producer = Moby
| prev_title = Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = All Visible Objects
| next_year = 2020
}}
Long Ambients 2 (printed as Long Ambients Two on the cover) is the sixteenth studio album by American electronic musician, songwriter, and producer Moby, released on March 15, 2019.{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Shelby |title=Moby's new album will literally put you to sleep |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/mobys-new-album-will-literally-put-you-to-sleep/ar-BBUVJdF |publisher=msn.com |accessdate=26 February 2020 |date=18 March 2019}} It is the sequel to his previous ambient album, Long Ambients 1: Calm. Sleep. (2016).
{{Listen
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| title ="LA12"
| filename2 =Moby - LA13.mp3
| title2 ="LA13"
| filename3 =Moby - LA14.mp3
| title3 ="LA14"
| filename4 =Moby - LA15.mp3
| title4 ="LA15"
| filename5 =Moby - LA16.mp3
| title5 ="LA16"
| filename6 =Moby - LA17.mp3
| title6 ="LA17"
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Background
Long Ambients 2 is the follow-up to Long Ambients 1: Calm. Sleep. (2016) and offers more than 200 minutes of ambient music to put a listener to sleep or to meditate.{{cite web |last1=Middleton |first1=Ryan |title=Moby Releases New Album 'Long Ambients 2' On Meditation & Sleep App Calm |url=https://www.magneticmag.com/2019/03/moby-releases-new-album-long-ambients-2-meditation-sleep-app-calm/ |website=Magnetic Magazine |accessdate=26 February 2020 |language=en-us |date=19 March 2019}} Moby had struggled to find music that helped him sleep better, so he decided to compose some himself. He intended the music to also help people calm down, reduce anxiety, and aid in their own sleep issues.{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2019/03/18/moby-releases-new-album-on-calm-meditation-app/|title=Moby's Latest Album Is Currently Exclusive to Meditation App 'Calm'|first=Natasha|last=Bach|date=March 18, 2019|work=Fortune|accessdate=19 March 2019}} "LA15" is an extended version/remix of "LA8" from Long Ambients 1, while "LA16" is an extended version of "LA10". The other four pieces are entirely new to this album. Moby explained, "Most of the music in my life I’ve made with an audience in mind, but this long ambient music I originally just made for myself."{{cite web |last1=Packer |first1=Amy |title=Moby has never had a good night's sleep but his new album may help you nod off |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/moby-never-good-nights-sleep-18920555 |website=Daily Mirror |accessdate=26 February 2020 |date=12 August 2019}}
Release
The album was released on March 15, 2019 to commemorate World Sleep Day. It was available exclusively on Calm, a meditation app, for the first thirty days before it was released on other streaming and music download platforms.
Track listing
{{Track listing
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| title1 = LA12
| length1 = 47:02
| title2 = LA13
| length2 = 26:54
| title3 = LA14
| length3 = 39:18
| title4 = LA15
| length4 = 32:08
| title5 = LA16
| length5 = 29:48
| title6 = LA17
| length6 = 42:36
| total_length = 217:46
}}
Chart performance
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| Chart (2019)
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| US New Age Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine |title=Moby Long Ambients Two Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/moby/chart-history/nlp/ |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=26 February 2020 |date=4 May 2019}}
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See also
- Sleep, album by Max Richter created to fit a full night's sleep
References
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External links
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Category:Ambient albums by American artists