The film is accompanied by a live album release from the performance. This past October, Grammy-nominated electronic music duo Bob Moses performed a spectacular live performance on the rooftop of an abandoned radio tower in Topanga, California. Following the performance, they announced that the show was not only recorded in full and set to be released as a live album, but also that it was shot and filmed in studio quality. Today, Bob Moses has released Falling Into Focus – Live 2020, a 70-minute feature-length concert film (accompanied by a DSP release of the audio) from their performance, directed by Owen Brown and produced by his agency CTRL5. The project was born out of the limitations of the pandemic and made in partnership with Twitch, who premiered the performance fil...
On October 23rd, Bob Moses kicked off their livestreaming partnership with Twitch through a captivating live performance from an abandoned radio tower in Topanga, California. The electronic music band performed on multiple levels of the tower in a slew of configurations for a sonic and visual spectacle. Proving time and time again that they have no plans on slowing down their momentum, the band is now inviting fans to relive the experience with a new live album—set to be released on November 20th—called Falling Into Focus – Live 2020. In addition to the live album, the band is releasing a full-length performance film from the evening by the same name. Directed by previous collaborator Owen Brown, it will showcase the spectacular and stunning views from the co...
Following the release of their latest album, Desire, electronic music duo Bob Moses has announced their next major endeavor, partnering up with streaming platform Twitch as the exclusive home for all Bob Moses-branded livestreams. The first of many events to come kicks off this Friday, October 23rd at 7PM PT (10PM ET) and will serve fans an hourlong Bob Moses virtual show. The guys kicked things off in a haunting abandoned radio tower deep in the midst of Topanga Canyon outside of Los Angeles. After the event, the duo will be sticking around to do a live Q&A with the Twitch community. Check out the trailer below. “We started 2020 thinking we’d spend most of the year in clubs and on festival stages. We even made a new record just for that purpose,” ...
Catapulted to the forefront of dance music with their 2015 Domino Records album Days Gone By, electronic music duo Bob Moses gained a reputation as one of the hottest acts in the scene. Rising out of the New York City underground, the duo consists of Tom Howie and Jimmy Vallance. Taking the electronic community by storm with their one-of-a-kind and dynamic sound, the duo earned two Grammy nominations for their 2015 track “Tearing Me Up” and their 2018 Battle Lines project was named one of the best albums of the year by Billboard. Throughout their career, Bob Moses have released a solid stream of after-hours electronic beats characterized by spectral synths, passionate lyrics, and hypnotic rhythms. Howie’s vocals often steal the show as he sings deeply introspective messages...
Acclaimed electronic duo Bob Moses have been consistent with delivering spellbinding, deep, and downright seductive tracks throughout their illustrious career. They continue that GrammyAward-winning formula with their new album Desire. The concept project vows to be a love story for the digital age, touching on the highs and lows of our wants through thematic songwriting and dark, sexy electronic production. The pair touches on these themes across the six-track collection, beginning with “Love We Found.” The beat of the single reflects the yearning touched upon in the lyrics, gently pulling you in as the groove builds. The story continues with the three previously released singles “The Blame,” the titular “Desire” featuring ZHU, and “Hold Me ...
The 6-track concept record is due out on August 28th. It’s tough to follow up a collaboration with the one and only ZHU, but for venerated electronic duo Bob Moses, it’s a cinch. Following the release of “Desire,” Bob Moses have unveiled “The Blame,” a spellbinding indie dance and deep house hybrid about the gut-wrenching consequences of actions contrived from blind desire. Fleshed out via the hypnotic production and visceral vocal stylings of the Grammy Award-nominated tandem, the story is an all too familiar commentary about love and regret in the digital age. The motif of the realization of pain and its pitfalls are illuminated as Bob Moses’ Tom Howie croons, “I could tell you that my heart beats all alone / Tell you that I&...
Downtempo, deep bass, and classic rave fans rejoice: Bob Moses and ZHU have finally joined forces. Released July 15th via Domino Recording Co., the single, titled “Desire,” is the lead track from Bob Moses’ upcoming album due on August 28th. The track will be the duo’s fourth full-length release. For two artists who have never worked together before, “Desire” sounds seamless and true to each production act. It’s an artfully tasteful application of each of their strengths, pulling the raspy and sincere vocals of Bob Moses and club-ready cool of ZHU to craft a hauntingly dark yet upbeat anthem about the trials and tribulations of being in love. Even more fantastic is the track’s complete deviation from any easily recognizable genre,...
Governors Ball is here to make things right in the dance world, sending us a virtual warm hug in the form of a new livestream event called “The Sun Still Sets.” After the forced cancellation of the annual festival hosted at Randall’s Island in New York City, Governors Ball is following in the footsteps of their counterparts by taking the party to the Internet, proving the show can and will go on. The stream will be hosted on Sunday, May 24th, beginning at 6:30PM EST (3:30PM PST) on the festival’s YouTube channel. The line up for “The Sun Still Sets” champions the idea of quality over quantity, hosting four huge names in the industry. Featured artists include RÜFÜS DU SOL, who will perform one of their famous DJ sets, Bob Moses, wh...
During these dark times, Destructo has taken it upon himself to provide a sliver of sunlight. The celebrated DJ, music entrepreneur, and FriendShip founder recently hosted a virtual version of his patented Sunrise Sermon live set, taking to Twitch to offer fans a marathon livestream event bursting at the seams with funky house music and sun-kissed, utopian flair. The epic 12-hour event was gangbusters, attracting over 290,000 viewers on Twitch in what was one of the biggest non-festival dance music livestreams to arise from the pandemic. Destructo, who kicked off the stream at 5:30AM PST, moonlighted as an alarm clock before he went on to pull out all the stops for his fans. Joining him for the event was Bob Moses, Boys Noize, Kaz James, and Doorly, who all beamed in from th...