Sample More of Moby

In response to Boris Menart’s contention that, sans sampling, Moby is “John Tesh,” I direct Menart to listen to “Animal Rights” and see if he thinks the comparison holds (Letters, May 26).

For someone who purports to be from a record company, Menart should know better than to judge an artist based on sound snatches he may have heard on a TV commercial or only on one CD. Too many of Moby’s critics haven’t taken the time to listen to his back catalog and judge his work as a whole. They’re content to jump on the “he only samples” bandwagon. That would be akin to a person hearing only “Eleanor Rigby” and saying the Beatles simply were only stealing from the classical masters.

Open your ears.

JOE STEMME

Culver City