Moloko

Moloko Was A Trip-Hop / Electropop Band From Sheffield UK Founded By Mark Brydon B. Sunderland UK And Róisín Murphy B. Arklow Ireland In 1995. It Debuted With The Moloko EP May 1995 Echo And Later With Do You Like My Tight Sweater? Sept 1995 Echo . Their Latest And Final Studio Album Is Statues Released In 2003. They Met At A Sheffield Party When Murphy Had No Prior Professional Singing Experience. Meanwhile Brydon Had A Thirteen-Year Musical Résumé First With Chakk / Hula Pioneering EBM Then Aka Big Beat . Subsequently Within Dance Music He Formed And Produced Various Pop And House Acts E.G. Producing Krush's Hit "House Arrest" 1987 FON And His 1993 Cloud Nine Project. Murphy Approached Brydon With The Chat-Up Line "Do You Like My Tight Sweater? See How It Fits My Body!" Hence Their Debut Album's Title. Respectively 'Moloko' Originates From The Nadsat Slang Word For "milk" From The Russian Молоко In Anthony Burgess' Novel "A Clockwork Orange". Recorded While The Pair Were Dating Do You Like My Tight Sweater? Gained Notice On Underground Dance And Trip-Hop Scenes Then More So With I Am Not A Doctor Jul 1998 Echo . The Latter Yielded "Sing It Back" Which Broke Moloko Into The Mainstream. Remixed By House Producer Boris Dlugosch "Sing It Back Boris Musical Mix " Was A Massive Ibiza Hit And Entered The Top-Five Of 1999 Weekly UK Singles Charts Helped By A Psychedelic Video Featuring Murphy In A Very Short Metallic Flapper Dress And Cap. "Sing It Back" Was Eventually Featured On More Than 110 Music Compilations. Dlugosch's Remix Also Appears On Faux Radio Station Rise FM In The Action-Adventure Game "GTA Liberty City Stories" 2005 Rockstar Games . In 2000 Moloko Started Touring As A Full Band Along With Percussionist Paul Slowly Keyboardist Eddie Stevens And Guitarist Dave Cook. The Band Also Had Chart Success With "The Time Is Now" The First Single From Their Third Album Things To Make And Do. This Album Had Relied Less On The Leftfield Beats Of The Previous Albums And Featured More Organic Instrumentation. Murphy And Brydon Ended Their Relationship In 2001. After Their Breakup They Recorded And Released Their Fourth And Final Studio Album Statues In 2003. Statues Continued A Segue Into More Traditional Instrumentation Along With Electronica Elements From Their Earlier Releases. The Album Majorly Incorporated The Theme Of The Couple's Split All Of The Songs Deal With A Troubled And/or Ending Romance. In 2004 Moloko Released A Live DVD 11 000 Clicks Recorded On Stage At The Brixton Academy. It Contained Many Of Their Well Known Songs Including "Indigo" "Sing It Back" And "The Time Is Now". After Concluding The Tour Supporting Statues Moloko Mutually Parted Ways With Róisín Murphy Launching A Solo Career. A "best Of" Album Catalogue Was Released In 2006. Murphy And Brydon Along With Long-Time Moloko Guitarist Dave Cook Played A Select Number Of Acoustic Radio Performances To Promote The Album. Since 2006 They Have Been On An Indefinite Hiatus. read less