Moloko

Moloko on a 1994 in Sheffield (England) based duo consisting of Róisín Murphy and singer Mark Brydon. The band's name is an allusion to Nadsat from the novel A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, in which the protagonist drinking in a bar " Moloko " (Russian for milk, молоко ).

  • 4.1 albums
  • 4.2 compilations
  • 4.3 remix albums
  • 4.4 Singles
  • 4.5 EPs

Band History

Foundation

Róisín Murphy had before she met Mark Brydon, no experience as a singer, and had, according to his own statement, this is also not planned as a profession. Brydon has already made a name at this time as a member of the English industrial funk band Chakk and the 1980 House acts Cloud 9 and Krush and so remixed various bands such as Eric B. & Rakim and Psychic TV. Both met at a party in Sheffield, where Murphy Brydon with the question " Do you like my tight sweater? " ( " Do you like my tight sweater ?") Addressed what should be the title of Moloko 's debut album later. After that party was musically and privately from the two a couple.

The first album Do You Like My Tight Sweater? , Appeared in 1995. The single Fun For Me, which can be found on the Batman & Robin soundtrack, made ​​it for the first time in the charts. With their mix of funk and dance Moloko met the spirit of the times: trip-hop. They are considered the founders of the genre.

The international breakthrough

Appeared in 1998 with I Am Not A Doctor 's second album. With a remixed by Boris Dlugosch and Michi Lange remix of the single Sing It Back, which was released in the summer of 1999, Moloko landed their hitherto successful extraction. Still on the wave of success publish Moloko in April 2000, their third studio album Things to Make and Do, from among others, the internationally successful single, The Time is Now comes.

Moloko place for the first time a longer pause before they started work on the next studio album. Meanwhile, 2001 All Back to the Mine appeared a double album with old and new Moloko remixes of well-known DJs (among Mousse T, Matthew Herbert and Ashley Beedle ).

Before the recordings of their fourth studio album, Statues, which appeared in 2003, Murphy and Brydon ended their relationship and went their separate ways home. However, when they worked together Moloko continue and toured after the release of Statues for 18 months almost continuously in Europe and Australia. Live in the studio had since Things To Make And Do developed in the meantime from the pure Brydon / Murphy project Moloko a real band playing in solid cast together. Especially keyboardist Eddie Stevens coined the sound of the band much. Statues was more successful than its three predecessors and reached number 12 in the German album charts in the German charts.

From the last British concert tour of the Statues on 22 November 2003 in Brixton Academy ( London) the live DVD was released in mid-2004 11,000 clicks. Directed by Dick Carruthers, who had previously worked for Led Zeppelin, The Who, Oasis and Portishead.

The future

So far, Róisín Murphy brought Ruby Blue and Overpowered two solo albums on the market. Brydon is devoted to the time of smaller projects. In December 2011 there was a renewed contact between Murphy and Brydon, said published on the internet Deep House titles simulation was taken

Live band Instrumentation

  • Vocals: Róisín Murphy
  • Bass: Mark Brydon
  • Keyboards: Eddie Stevens
  • Guitar: David Cooke
  • Keyboards: Phil Peskett
  • Drums: Dave De Rose

Awards

  • 2003 TMF Awards: "Best International Live Act"
  • Edison Music Awards 2004: "The Best Dance Album ( Statues ) "

Discography

Albums

Compilations

Remix albums

Singles

EPs

Videography

  • 2004: 11,000 Clicks
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