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 had never sung 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?
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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 had never sung 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.
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 late 1999 in the U.S.), the album continued in
Moloko's witty, funky tradition and featured their breakthrough single, "Sing It Back." The group's third album, Things to Make and Do, which included the hits "The Time Is Now," "Pure Pleasure Seeker," and "Indigo," was issued in the U.K. in the spring of 2000 and was released in the States later that year via Roadrunner. Brydon and
Murphy's romantic relationship ended just before they began work on 2002's Statues; after finishing the tour supporting the album,
Moloko disbanded. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
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