She's back! Overpowered is everything I didn't know I wanted more of. She has managed to keep all the beauty of her lyrics in Ruby Blue and returned with a song that opens with 'You're datin' my daughter' to perfect effect. Her follow-up may be better than expected.
― o-ess, Friday, 22 June 2007 13:57 (5 years ago) Permalink
i thought it was 'your data my data' in a 'let's call the whole thing off' vein
― blueski, Friday, 22 June 2007 14:00 (5 years ago) Permalink
omg is roisin murphy a milf?
― strongohulkington, Friday, 22 June 2007 14:00 (5 years ago) Permalink
i think the video is crap really altho her outfit is superb.
― blueski, Friday, 22 June 2007 14:02 (5 years ago) Permalink
so when is the album out?
― strongohulkington, Friday, 22 June 2007 14:02 (5 years ago) Permalink
What? That video is not crap by any means; it is anti-crap
― Dimension 5ive, Friday, 22 June 2007 14:16 (5 years ago) Permalink
i love this song, i also heard "your data, my data"
― lex pretend, Friday, 22 June 2007 14:18 (5 years ago) Permalink
october for the album
― lex pretend, Friday, 22 June 2007 14:19 (5 years ago) Permalink
hooray!
― strongohulkington, Friday, 22 June 2007 14:25 (5 years ago) Permalink
good track.
is she going to be working with Herbert on the new record?
― arghkaybee, Friday, 22 June 2007 14:25 (5 years ago) Permalink
I like how the video seems like it's going to be some awful 'I'm just a real girl' statement - but then ends up being the opposite.
― Alex xy, Friday, 22 June 2007 14:59 (5 years ago) Permalink
an 'I'm just a real girl who never takes off this awesome outfit' statement
― blueski, Friday, 22 June 2007 15:18 (5 years ago) Permalink
I saw it as a final refusal to give up the image (after flirting with doing that), in the end unsullied by the normal/drab setting.
― Alex xy, Friday, 22 June 2007 15:27 (5 years ago) Permalink
yeah but y'know, so what. i'd rather the video just be a more literal interpretation of the song again these days. also the 'music goes quieter when they go into a different room' thing is kinda played out.
― blueski, Friday, 22 June 2007 15:34 (5 years ago) Permalink
I'm intrigued about the album, it's a nice track and I've always liked her voice.
― chap, Friday, 22 June 2007 15:40 (5 years ago) Permalink
is this one of the Richard X songs?
― jamescobo, Friday, 22 June 2007 15:44 (5 years ago) Permalink
it's produced by one of Bugz in the attic.
― jed_, Friday, 22 June 2007 15:46 (5 years ago) Permalink
obv, it's clearly "your data, my data".
― jed_, Friday, 22 June 2007 15:48 (5 years ago) Permalink
huh? data
― jed_, Friday, 22 June 2007 15:49 (5 years ago) Permalink
the beats are a bit sluggish, actually, but i do like the acid line.
― jed_, Friday, 22 June 2007 15:52 (5 years ago) Permalink
the beat is weird, you really notice the snare sounding ever so slightly premature every half a bar.
― blueski, Friday, 22 June 2007 19:24 (5 years ago) Permalink
Towering.
"exact doesn't matter - a matter of fact"
Plus she's always been hot...
― Iain Macdonald, Friday, 22 June 2007 19:44 (5 years ago) Permalink
i thought it was late but yeah.
― jed_, Friday, 22 June 2007 19:46 (5 years ago) Permalink
I think so too! Some of my friends tease me for it, though.
― chap, Friday, 22 June 2007 19:49 (5 years ago) Permalink
why? how could someone think she's not attractive?
― mitya, Friday, 22 June 2007 20:49 (5 years ago) Permalink
whilst it is 'your data my data', i guess I was looking for a bit of Wicklow accent in there. Oh and Groove Armada are responsible for alot of the new work. Something to look forward to... though October?! Really? That's two months between it and the first single
― o-ess, Saturday, 23 June 2007 15:09 (5 years ago) Permalink
Róisín Murphy - Overpowered (Radio Edit)
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 23 June 2007 19:18 (5 years ago) Permalink
i kind of hate the drums
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 23 June 2007 19:20 (5 years ago) Permalink
the drums sound weird and crap in that rip though. god i fucking hate low-quality mp3s, why do people do them? still?
i don't think i've actually heard a decent quality version of this song which is REALLY ANNOYING.
― lex pretend, Sunday, 24 June 2007 20:38 (5 years ago) Permalink
touring!
― o-ess, Saturday, 21 July 2007 01:55 (5 years ago) Permalink
Apparently it is You dated my daughter. Which I understood as some wacky "Lolita" thing. But it also fits with line "the chromosones match." Still a bit confused as to the actual message of the song, not that it really matters though. Maybe some sort of: "Well, we can use our branes but the chemicals always take over and science will never really be able to catch up." Something like that. I think it's an ace song. The remixes on the ep are bit meh though.
― stevienixed, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 18:39 (5 years ago) Permalink
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlFjf1pWk2c
― Jordan, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 18:45 (5 years ago) Permalink
I quite like the video. Sure, it's not very deep, but I think she's aware of herself/her image and jokes about it all.
― stevienixed, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 18:47 (5 years ago) Permalink
Apparently it is You dated my daughter.
it so is not!
― blueski, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 20:15 (5 years ago) Permalink
doesn't sound like it.
― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 20:17 (5 years ago) Permalink
i'm sure she'd return to that, in the lyrics, if that's what she meant. it would have some effect on the basic story she's telling(?)
"mamaaaa, just kill the haaaaam"
it's on all the lyrics websites as "dating my daughter". is it a snowball effect where one site puts it up first and then all the others just copy that? even if that is the case i'm baffled as to how someone could hear it as that in the first place.
― blueski, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 20:27 (5 years ago) Permalink
It's fremme neppa my daughter.
― Alba, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 20:37 (5 years ago) Permalink
is it a snowball effect where one site puts it up first and then all the others just copy that?
yeah v probably -- i've noticed this consistency with other misprints.
― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 20:45 (5 years ago) Permalink
he never her daughter
― blueski, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 20:48 (5 years ago) Permalink
It really does sound nothing like "your dating my daughter". I suppose if she had suddenly developed a weird American accent just for the word "daughter", and had some weird speech defect that meant she couldn't pronounce the the syllable "ing" it might be possible, but I have looked into it and this is not the case.
― Alba, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 20:51 (5 years ago) Permalink
you're dating my daughter my sister my daughter my sister
― Jordan, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 21:05 (5 years ago) Permalink
True. At first I heard the data line too but after googling it, now I can only hear the daughter line. :-(
― stevienixed, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 21:26 (5 years ago) Permalink
But even if you accepted a bizarre pronunciation of "daughter", it would still only say "your data my daughter". There is no way you can hear it as "dating" even if you try!
― Alba, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 21:36 (5 years ago) Permalink
Well, English is my 5487th language.
― nathalie, Wednesday, 8 August 2007 08:07 (5 years ago) Permalink
Aaaaaaaaaanyway, after being initially underwhelmed by this, it is slowly growing into one of my singles of the year. Fits well with the dark-italo stuff that's coming out lately. I hope the album is in that vein too.
― baaderonixx, Wednesday, 8 August 2007 08:34 (5 years ago) Permalink
When is the album coming out anyway? And what dark-italo stuff would you recommend (alongside this ep)?
― nathalie, Wednesday, 8 August 2007 08:36 (5 years ago) Permalink
The whole 'After Dark' compilation that got featured on Pitchfork a few weeks ago is really really great
― baaderonixx, Wednesday, 8 August 2007 09:28 (5 years ago) Permalink
great track. love the video too. really psyched for this record.
― ^@^, Wednesday, 8 August 2007 09:38 (5 years ago) Permalink
think this ended up charting at about #132
― blueski, Wednesday, 8 August 2007 09:45 (5 years ago) Permalink
There's not a track on the album I don't like, but for me "Primitive" is the high water mark.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 13 August 2010 03:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
so many great songs on this! you know me better, let me know, primitive, and tell everybody are prob my favs
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 13 August 2010 07:35 (2 years ago) Permalink
WHERE. IS. NEW. ALBUM. ALREADY?!?!?!?
― ALTERN K8 (Masonic Boom), Friday, 13 August 2010 09:10 (2 years ago) Permalink
PRI MI TIVE
― a CRASBO is a "criminally related" ASBO (contenderizer), Friday, 13 August 2010 09:38 (2 years ago) Permalink
is what i said
― Johnny Fever, Friday, August 13, 2010 3:29 AM (6 hours ago)
― plax (ico), Friday, 13 August 2010 09:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
btw if you ever get a chance to see her live i would strongly urge you go.
i want to see but am american so...
SOL
― a CRASBO is a "criminally related" ASBO (contenderizer), Friday, 13 August 2010 09:43 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Tour
― plax (ico), Friday, 13 August 2010 09:52 (2 years ago) Permalink
LOL (seriously) fuck you (not really)
― a CRASBO is a "criminally related" ASBO (contenderizer), Friday, 13 August 2010 09:53 (2 years ago) Permalink
still laughing irl
― a CRASBO is a "criminally related" ASBO (contenderizer), Friday, 13 August 2010 09:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
"...undertaken by mainly upper-class European young men of means."
New song with Mason called "Boadicea". Not bad!
http://soundcloud.com/iason/mason-feat-roisin-murphy-boadicea
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 16 October 2010 20:53 (2 years ago) Permalink
"boadicea" is awesome!
― The Brainwasher² = (The Brainwasher) X (The Brainwasher), Tuesday, 16 November 2010 01:44 (2 years ago) Permalink
every time this thread gets bumped I am reminded that I am a dumbass for not owning everything this woman has recorded
― ALLAH! *rolls on floor* (HI DERE), Wednesday, March 24, 2010 8:44 AM (8 months ago) Bookmark
― BIG MUFFIN (gbx), Saturday, 27 November 2010 00:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
Crap youtube of Roisin and Toddla T's release for Record Store Day. Sounds good though!
― Number None, Tuesday, 19 April 2011 12:35 (2 years ago) Permalink
Video for "Boadicea". Róisín's only in it as a photo, but the video is hardcore.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 23 April 2011 21:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
"Cherry Picking" apparently being released wide on 12" vinyl today after just being limited on RSD. Still no sign of any digital offerings, though. >:(
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 24 May 2011 10:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
Overpowered is the best pop record of the last half decade.
― my beautiful dark twisted fennessey (rennavate), Friday, 27 May 2011 00:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
ha. its good anyway
― lebroner (D-40), Friday, 27 May 2011 01:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
Wait, this was seriously last updated four hours ago? I found this through search b/c I'm listening to "Let Me Know" and it's sooo good.
― jaymc, Friday, 27 May 2011 05:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm glad we all like Róisín enough to bump this thread every few weeks.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 27 May 2011 05:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
YOU KNOW, I JUST WANNA DANCE FOREVERAND YOU WANNA TAKE THAT FROM ME
― horseshoe, Sunday, 14 August 2011 22:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
all about "stealing by ~ LIBERTYYY ~ YEAH YEAHH "
― 50000000 elves (blank), Sunday, 14 August 2011 22:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
ugh damn, by = my
SUPPOSE YOU THINK YOU'RE REALLY CLEVERSTEALIN MY LIBERTYYY
― horseshoe, Sunday, 14 August 2011 22:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
you left out YEAHH YEAH at the end :/
― 50000000 elves (blank), Sunday, 14 August 2011 22:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://www.hardcandymusic.com/2012/02/roisin-murphy-david-morales-golden-era.html
― just sayin, Saturday, 25 February 2012 10:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
I am finally hearing Overpowered for the first time thanks to Spotify
what a fucking great album
― thuggish ruggish Brahms (DJP), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 17:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
YOU KNOW ME BETTER THAN I KNOW MYSELF
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 18:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
^ still my favourite song on this.
― Feebs K-Tel (NickB), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 18:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
Munich label Permanent Vacation have sprung a surprise with the news they are releasing a 12″ from Irish singer Róisín Murphy.Entitled “Simulations”, the classic disco track has been floating around in demo form on YouTube since the end of 2011, and has been eagerly anticipated by Murphy’s army of slightly over enthusiastic fans. At the time it surfaced, the singer revealed that it was recorded with a “well-respected producer from Northern England” leading said fans to speculate over a reunion with her former Moloko partner in crime Mark Brydon.In fact, Murphy recorded the track with Steel City legend Richard Barratt, formerly one half of the iconic Bleep Techno act Sweet Exorcist alongside Richard H. Kirk and more recently responsible for some excellent, self styled “fraudulent disco” releases under the Crooked Man banner. It’s not the first time the two have worked together, with Murphy contributing vocals to the mid 90′s Grace Jones cover “Feel Up” Barrat produced under the Spook alias. If you are not familiar with Barratt’s story, we can heartily recommend this interview with him on the Faith: Strobelight Honey website.Murphy is no stranger to working alongside respected producers, with Mattew Herbert and Seiji tasked with behind the board duties on the two solo albums she has released to date, while she also been found providing vocals for artists as varied as David Morales, Toddla T, Mason and Crookers in recent years.The forthcoming 12″ is complemented with remixes from Murphy’s compatriot and Permanent Vacation regular Mano Le Tough and Eric Kupper – a man with more remix credits than we’ve had hot dinners.
Entitled “Simulations”, the classic disco track has been floating around in demo form on YouTube since the end of 2011, and has been eagerly anticipated by Murphy’s army of slightly over enthusiastic fans. At the time it surfaced, the singer revealed that it was recorded with a “well-respected producer from Northern England” leading said fans to speculate over a reunion with her former Moloko partner in crime Mark Brydon.
In fact, Murphy recorded the track with Steel City legend Richard Barratt, formerly one half of the iconic Bleep Techno act Sweet Exorcist alongside Richard H. Kirk and more recently responsible for some excellent, self styled “fraudulent disco” releases under the Crooked Man banner. It’s not the first time the two have worked together, with Murphy contributing vocals to the mid 90′s Grace Jones cover “Feel Up” Barrat produced under the Spook alias. If you are not familiar with Barratt’s story, we can heartily recommend this interview with him on the Faith: Strobelight Honey website.
Murphy is no stranger to working alongside respected producers, with Mattew Herbert and Seiji tasked with behind the board duties on the two solo albums she has released to date, while she also been found providing vocals for artists as varied as David Morales, Toddla T, Mason and Crookers in recent years.
The forthcoming 12″ is complemented with remixes from Murphy’s compatriot and Permanent Vacation regular Mano Le Tough and Eric Kupper – a man with more remix credits than we’ve had hot dinners.
― Number None, Friday, 3 August 2012 12:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
ty, had never heard of this Parrot/Roison Feel Up
― ¥╡*ٍ*╞¥ (sic), Friday, 3 August 2012 13:52 (9 months ago) Permalink
Here's the Mano Le Tough remix
http://soundcloud.com/permvac/roisin-murphy-simulation-mano
― Number None, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 13:14 (9 months ago) Permalink
v nice mix by mano.
eric kupper too... interesting.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 15 August 2012 13:17 (9 months ago) Permalink
this first emerged a while ago but good to see it get a proper release at last
http://soundcloud.com/hardcandymusic/roisin-murphy-simulation-1
le tough remix is good too
― lex pretend, Thursday, 30 August 2012 13:06 (8 months ago) Permalink
even as a lover of slow sleazy disco epics i find the original somewhat overextended and underdeveloped. also the bassline is a little flat, no?
however, the le tough mix is good.
― jed_, Thursday, 30 August 2012 13:11 (8 months ago) Permalink
i prefer the original
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 30 August 2012 14:47 (8 months ago) Permalink
although nb, i've only listened to both on shitty earbuds at work (i can't believe people think they're actually hearing music on the earbuds that come with ipods)
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 30 August 2012 14:48 (8 months ago) Permalink
This is terrific, the world needs more 11 minute sleazy disco epics.
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Monday, 17 September 2012 19:47 (8 months ago) Permalink
agreed. This song also hasn't aged at bit for me.
― marginal victory, Monday, 17 September 2012 23:15 (8 months ago) Permalink
listened to these on good speakers and the original is still better than the remix. kinda lackluster work from mano.
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Monday, 17 September 2012 23:21 (8 months ago) Permalink
This is decent enough, takes a while to get going though: Roisin Murphy, Luca C & Brigante - Flash of Light
― tish tosch (seandalai), Monday, 1 October 2012 00:59 (7 months ago) Permalink
i really like that one, heard on bis a while ago
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Monday, 1 October 2012 11:37 (7 months ago) Permalink
it's a good song but it feels a bit underpowered (see what i did there?)
― jed_, Monday, 1 October 2012 12:23 (7 months ago) Permalink
i think its undercookedness is intentional, and it works for the track, but yeah, something feels missing nonetheless...
― heiswagger (rennavate), Monday, 1 October 2012 14:53 (7 months ago) Permalink
hmm opinion changing the more i listen to it so ymmv
― heiswagger (rennavate), Monday, 1 October 2012 15:18 (7 months ago) Permalink
STRICTLY ROLLING VIP
― etc, Saturday, 17 November 2012 06:37 (6 months ago) Permalink
otm
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 17 November 2012 12:30 (6 months ago) Permalink
HUGE Roisin vibe on some of the new Bat For Lashes stuff...
Bat For Lashes - All Your Gold (Hercules and Love Affair Remix)http://youtu.be/PdCZN8gyeOo
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Saturday, 17 November 2012 12:39 (6 months ago) Permalink