Moby gave an idiot a camcorder and somehow made art. The 2000s were weird, man.
Play the Video (also known as Play the DVD) is a video album by American electronic musician Moby. It features "Give An Idiot A Camcorder", a 20 minute movie by Moby starring Moby. Also includes live performances from Later With Jools Holland. And promo videos.
Direction
David LaChapelle's hyper-stylized segments slap hardest.
Production
The Jools Holland live cuts are surprisingly raw and intimate.
Writing
"Give An Idiot A Camcorder" is unhinged meta-commentary.
Director
David LaChapelle
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This dropped when MTV still played videos and DVDs were prestige formats—Moby treating the medium as art gallery was genuinely subversive.
LaChapelle's segment for 'Natural Blues' samples the same Lomax field recording that Moby built the track around, creating a visual feedback loop of American musical archaeology.
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