chris Golya (chris.golya@port.ac.uk)
Mon, 06 Dec 1999 13:25:10 +0000
The Sheffield-based dance-pop duo Moloko is the end result of Irish-born
singer Roisin Murphy's attempt to pick up
mixer/producer Mark Brydon at a 1994 party with the come-on, "Do you like
my tight sweater? See how it fits my body."
Brydon saw musical potential in her attitude, and the two formed a
creative and romantic partnership.
Murphy, who never sang outside of the shower before, was a newcomer to
the music business. However, Brydon had many
years of experience with U.K. house music acts House Arrest and Cloud 9,
helped found Sheffield's Fon studios and remixed
artists like Eric B & Rakim and Psychic TV. Soon after forming Moloko,
they released their debut single, Where Is the What
If the What Is in the Why? and signed to Echo Records.
The band's full-length debut, inevitably named Do You Like My Tight
Sweater? came out in 1995 and was an equal mix of
Murphy's slinky attitude and Brydon's) musical prowess. The album
combined dance, funk and trip-hop elements in an
approach similar to PORTISHEAD|OR|M">Portishead or Massive Attack, but
with a sense of humor and sass unique to
Moloko. Though the album's U.S. release occurred nearly a year later, the
single "Fun for Me" featured prominently on the
Batman & Robin soundtrack and received some radio airplay.
Moloko toured with kindred musical spirits such as Pulp, built a home
studio and recorded the follow-up to ^Do You Like My
Tight Sweater?, titled ^I Am Not a Doctor. Released in 1998 (and early in
1999 in the U.S.), the album continued in $Moloko's
witty, funky tradition. -- Heather Phares, All Music Guide
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