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Released three years after their final album, Statues, a Moloko best-of was long overdue. Fortunately, the straightforwardly named Catalogue delivers an impeccably edited collection of the duo's eclectic, ahead-of-the-curve music, gathering their biggest hits and key album tracks. Gorgeous romanticism, drop-dead style, and a funky sense of humor -- not to mention Roisin Murphy's charismatic vocals and Mark Brydon's forward-thinking production skills -- were the key ingredients in Moloko's freewheeling mix of dance, pop, and rock, all of which are on display throughout Catalogue and especially on its first five tracks, which are, not coincidentally, the duo's most popular singles. "Fun for Me" and "Pure Pleasure Seeker" are quintessential examples of Moloko's sexy, mischievous take on dance anthems; "The Time Is Now" and "Familiar Feeling" are searching-but-glamorous ballads; and of course, the pair's breakthrough single "Sing It Back" is as alluring as it is inventive. Unlike some best-ofs, which have to stretch to fill out an album's worth of tracks, Catalogue is a welcome reminder of how strong Moloko's overall body of work is. From Do You Like My Tight Sweater?'s "Day for Night" and "Where Is the What If the What Is in Why?" to the title track of Statues, each song on the collection holds up. Catalogue's only flaw -- if it can be called that -- is that it doesn't include many of the flights of fancy that made Moloko's albums so distinctive. The closest the collection gets to the duo's deeply kooky side is the cryptic but irresistible shuffle of "Indigo" and the playful pop of "The Flipside." This is a minor drawback though -- Catalogue is a great Moloko primer, and any newcomers charmed by the songs here have even more to discover on the full-length albums.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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STEVENS, Composer - Murphy, Composer - Brydon, Composer - Moloko, Producer, MainArtist - ROISIN MURPHY, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals - Chris Tombling, Violin - Audrey Riley, Cello, Strings Arranger - Matt Sime, Engineer - Mark Brydon & Roisin Murphy, Composer - Mark Brydon, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Writer, MixingEngineer - Susan Dench, Viola - Greg Warren-Wilson, Violin - Roison Murphy, Writer
© 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Moloko, Producer, MainArtist - ROISIN MURPHY, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Boris Dlugosch, Additional Production, Remixer, Additional Production & Remix - Michael Lange, Remixer, Additional Production & Remix - Mark Brydon, Composer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, Writer
© 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Tony Cousins, MasteringEngineer - Murphy, Composer - Brydon, Composer - MARK BRYDEN, Writer - Moloko, Producer, MainArtist - M. BRYDON, Writer - R. MURPHY, Writer - ROISIN MURPHY, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Mark Brydon, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Programming
© 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
STEVENS, Composer - Murphy, Composer - Brydon, Composer - Moloko, Writer, MainArtist - ROISIN MURPHY, Composer, Vocals - Matt Lawrence, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Mark Brydon, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, RecordingEngineer - Eddie Stevens, Composer
© 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Moloko, Producer, MainArtist - ROISIN MURPHY, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Matt Sime, Engineer - Mark Brydon, Composer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, Writer
© 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2016 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Moloko, MainArtist - ROISIN MURPHY, Composer, Vocals - Matt Lawrence, RecordingEngineer - Mark Brydon, Composer, Producer, Programmer, RecordingEngineer - Eddie Stevens, Keyboards, Piano, Programmer - Rohan Onraet, AssistantEngineer - Gavin Goldberg, AssistantEngineer - Ian Porter, Programmer - Paul Slowley, Drums
© 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
STEVENS, Composer - Murphy, Composer - Brydon, Composer - Moloko, MainArtist - ROISIN MURPHY, Vocals - Matt Lawrence, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Mark Brydon, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Eddie Stevens, Programmer - Rohan Onraet, AssistantEngineer - Gavin Goldberg, AssistantEngineer - Ian Porter, Programmer
© 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Tony Cousins, MasteringEngineer - Murphy, Composer - Brydon, Composer - MARK BRYDEN, Writer - Moloko, Producer, MainArtist - R. MURPHY, Composer - ROISIN MURPHY, Vocals, Writer - Mark Brydon, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Bass - M. Bryden, Composer
© 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Moloko, MainArtist - ROISIN MURPHY, Composer, Vocals - Matt Sime, Engineer - Mark Brydon, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards
© 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Moloko, MainArtist - ROISIN MURPHY, Composer, Vocals - Mark Brydon, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards
© 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Tony Cousins, MasteringEngineer - Moloko, Producer, MainArtist - ROISIN MURPHY, Composer, Vocals - Mark Brydon, Composer, Keyboards
© 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Brydon, Composer - Moloko, MainArtist - M. BRYDON, Writer - R. MURPHY, Writer - ROISIN MURPHY, Composer, Vocals - Matt Lawrence, RecordingEngineer - Mark Brydon, Producer, Programmer, Writer, RecordingEngineer - Eddie Stevens, Keyboards, Programmer - Rohan Onraet, AssistantEngineer - Gavin Goldberg, AssistantEngineer - Ian Porter, Programmer - Paul Slowley, Drums - MurphyStevens, Composer
© 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2003 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Brydon, Composer - Moloko, MainArtist - ROISIN MURPHY, Composer, Vocals - Matt Lawrence, MixingEngineer - Mark Brydon, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, RecordingEngineer - Eddie Stevens, Keyboards, Programmer - Rohan Onraet, AssistantEngineer - Gavin Goldberg, AssistantEngineer - Ian Porter, Programmer - Paul Slowley, Drums - MurphyStevens, Composer
© 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2003 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Album review
Released three years after their final album, Statues, a Moloko best-of was long overdue. Fortunately, the straightforwardly named Catalogue delivers an impeccably edited collection of the duo's eclectic, ahead-of-the-curve music, gathering their biggest hits and key album tracks. Gorgeous romanticism, drop-dead style, and a funky sense of humor -- not to mention Roisin Murphy's charismatic vocals and Mark Brydon's forward-thinking production skills -- were the key ingredients in Moloko's freewheeling mix of dance, pop, and rock, all of which are on display throughout Catalogue and especially on its first five tracks, which are, not coincidentally, the duo's most popular singles. "Fun for Me" and "Pure Pleasure Seeker" are quintessential examples of Moloko's sexy, mischievous take on dance anthems; "The Time Is Now" and "Familiar Feeling" are searching-but-glamorous ballads; and of course, the pair's breakthrough single "Sing It Back" is as alluring as it is inventive. Unlike some best-ofs, which have to stretch to fill out an album's worth of tracks, Catalogue is a welcome reminder of how strong Moloko's overall body of work is. From Do You Like My Tight Sweater?'s "Day for Night" and "Where Is the What If the What Is in Why?" to the title track of Statues, each song on the collection holds up. Catalogue's only flaw -- if it can be called that -- is that it doesn't include many of the flights of fancy that made Moloko's albums so distinctive. The closest the collection gets to the duo's deeply kooky side is the cryptic but irresistible shuffle of "Indigo" and the playful pop of "The Flipside." This is a minor drawback though -- Catalogue is a great Moloko primer, and any newcomers charmed by the songs here have even more to discover on the full-length albums.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:55
- Main artists: Moloko
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Echo
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
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