RÓISÍN MURPHY

Another collabo for the "upcoming" pile: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jun/13/laurie-anderson-roisin-murphy-in-discussion-big-science-performance-art-coronavirus

omfg I need this now

oh wow, that'll be really something if it does eventually happen

Reflex Revisions of 'Incapable' and 'Narcissus' on their way, vinyl due 2nd July on Skint Records, digital/streaming to follow. Preview snippets at https://www.juno.co.uk/products/roisin-murphy-incapable/834900-01/

The Reflex put up a really nice post on their socials about getting to do this which I thought was so sweet.

Is that public somewhere?

Here you go: https://www.facebook.com/thereflexmusic/posts/347551276734091

just seeing the reflex revisions WOW

I sequenced an imaginary album out of all the "outside" remixes from this album and conducted heavy scientific analysis and: you won't believe it, but

turns out the Cosmodelica remix of Murphy's Law and the Soulwax remix of Something More are completely incredible?

amazing set at glastonbury

A good helping of Moloko material.

I've never managed to see her live, she's got to be an amazing performer.

That was incredible. (That being watching it on telly).

Watched this a few (well, lots of) times. And a similar show from Zagreb (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeeNgUVT4oY). Roisin really orchestrates/is in control of ... the whole thing, isn't she?

She is a rare talent. Kind of reminds me of a cross between Annie Lenox and Debbie Harry, but is also completely sui generis.

*Lennox

I'm curious about the directing the filming of the Glastonbury performance as I've never known another act on the BBC coverage start with a cameraperson with them backstage and follow them out before it cuts to the usual cameras in front of stage. Really nice move.

Is there a video of the full Glastonbury performance available? I'm seeing only excerpts on YouTube.

This is a good read

https://www.ft.com/content/7476dc2d-3899-47a1-a7f9-bad3ae8d8c6e

Her headgear in that Zagreb show is fantastic.

Jimbeuax: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0c81z2l/glastonbury-roisin-murphy

Thank you!

That Zagreb set was tremendous. My love for this woman has only deepened over the years since Moloko disbanded.

For no particular reason, converted the live show track list into a playlist of the same tracks* (I think - alcohol was involved).

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3JLTXDgIldTd7OLuXNJV33

(*for now, likely to edit into what I want to listen to while working).

Find that Glastonbury version of Familiar Feeling strangely emotional, for some reason.

From what I’ve seen so far she was the coolest, best sounding artist on Glastonbury. She’s really good live.

Fucking hell, I can't stream it as I am outside the UK. The only clip I can find is "Incapable," which just makes me want to see the whole thing.

It's torrentable.

Thanks! I haven't torrented anything in years, I guess it's time to jump back in, at least for this.

This is my favourite music "thing" for an age. Just so fucking brilliant. I'll miss it when it's gone (9 days, seemingly).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH2QPqzwboY

snippets of a new song from the upcoming album with dj koze

Missed that last post till now, hell yeah! Any release date?

not other than 'next year' but it sounds like it's pretty much done

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— Róisín Murphy (@roisinmurphy) December 14, 2022

does sound like news is coming rather soon though + there's a full concert video if you sign up to her mailing list

She's decided to become a puppeteer

nice and nice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsC2iHRjx2Y

^ Video unavailable.

(UK)

it's a live version of "flash in light" that went up on streaming, seems like she might be about to announce a live album?

https://roisinmurphy.bandcamp.com/track/flash-of-light-live-in-berlin

really gorgeous

one-off youtube stream of A Film By Roisin Machine starts in seven minutes, RM will be in the chat

audience video of that Flash of Light in Berlin starts at 1:11:22 here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ght3Cmas1aM

so she was crowdsurfing during part of that, which explains the crowd noises during the song

apologies - I tried to put the audio to the video and I couldn't, so then I noticed it's not the same evening. Audio was May 15th, video above is from the 16th. The intros aren't the same length, for one :-)

except... I'm so confused. They only played one night in Berlin, the 16th? is this audio heavily recut or something? AND it mentions the wrong day?

I watched the livestream yesterday. Fabulous stuff. Apparently it's going to be up for a few days so check it out if you're a fan. Apparently she's bringing the curtain down on the Roisin Machine period, so on to the next thing.

re: flash of light : or maybe it was recorded on the 15th after all, but it was in Utrecht, NL (Tivoli/Vredenburg). anyway. I give up.

Loving you is easy
It’s the leaving that’s hard

Loving you
Easy
Leaving you
Hard
Leaving you
Hard

WAITAMINUTE! Leaving you hard? mmmmmmmmm

So - updates!

The Koze album is probably coming late in the Northern Hemisphere summer. Its rumoured title is Hit Parade and it will be released by Ninja Tune.

A single, "Can't Replicate", is available on limited edition vinyl. No word on when - or if - it will be available to stream or download, although it's being used in DJ sets already, like this one for example. (Seems to have a Lil Louis sample running through it). If you follow Róisín on instagram, you might've heard an early version of the track here - while I like the edit's techno throb, I do hope this iteration will become available somewhere down the line, and I kind of wonder if it is the album version as it sounds a lot more...Koze-y.

Then there's another, sunny track that Róisín has been teasing on TikTok - rumoured title "CooCool". See here for a bit of that.

interesting that it's credited to both

"can't replicate" is great, but i agree that the 2020 snippet also sounds very promising and i hope it emerges eventually

ninja tune!!

should have called themselves Koze 'n' Murphy