Things To Make And Do - Moloko

Moloko are one of those bands that every now and again get mass appeal and the random number one, and then quickly scurry back to the safety of their target audience. What their target audience is I have never been able to figure out. I had the pleasure of seeing them live when they were promoting their latest album “Statues” that came out last year. They did a gig in the Limelight in Belfast around March and it was made me feel warm deep down, even ...
...absolutely random people. Of course it was populated with students from Queens University but they weren’t the only ones, at all. People of all ages and dress codes were gathered there. Young couples; single middle-aged women and men and even a bunch of old farts (well maybe about fifty-ish) who had come up from Dublin to see them again. Anyway the sold-out gig was absolutely brilliant and if you ever get the chance to see them live, they will not ...

dudeglove 17.07.2004 (23.07.2004) · Read full review
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...to straight away. Be aware of its unconventionality, but you'll love it within a few listens. And even if you can't get your head round the obscurity of some of the tunes, the inlay is very interesting and shows you some ideas of Things to Make and Do. ...

funkichick 21.09.2001 · Read full review
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I’D LIKE TO POINT OUT: I have read no review either on ‘Ciao!’ OR ‘dooyoo’ that tries to give an insight to this album and I hope that you take notice of the other attempts and condemn them to a virtual death....it’s what’s dragging this place down with chancers and cheats who don’t give a damn to the quality of their reviews (why doesn’t ‘Ciao!’ take a stand and dismiss their presence!?). ...
...‘XZCrusader’, THREE reviews of the same thing!? You’re a cheat! And so are the rest of ‘em....I’m gonna start outing the cheats from now on.... Please, feel free to either lambast or construct some criticism dismissing or supporting my claims.... BACK TO THE REVIEW: Moloko owe one man, a very big favour and that man was and still is Boris (D)Lugosch. Who!? He’s the man who did the remix of ‘Sing It Back’ ...

the_grouch 30.05.2001 · Read full review
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This is a really great CD! It`s new and really seems to break the mould of all the rubbish in the charts at the moment. The CD intermixes slow with fast which really prevents you from switching off in the middle. Tracks one and two (Pure Pleasure Seeker and Absent Minded Friends) give a blistering start which'll have you reaching for the pens to start drumming on the nearest object. The CD slows down and then comes in with the brilliant track 6 (Remain ...

DaveRobinson 15.07.2000 · Read full review
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Moloko hit it big with their dance anthem Sing It Back way back when. It made other more indie/alternative fans rather wary of the Sheffield band, but then along came The Time Is Now, and soon it graced any self-respecting music fan’s shelf. The unusual style of Moloko won’t suit everybody’s musical taste, but anyone who enjoys diversity will love the album that contains corkers such as Remain The Same and Pure Pleasure Seeker. The memorable tune ...

Gingergal 16.12.2000 · Read full review
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"Things to make and do", the third album from Moloko duo Mark Brydon and Roisin Murphy is an eclectic mix of pop, jazz and electronic dance music, with the club smash "Sing it back" thrown in for good measure. With eighteen tracks, the album is good value for money, as the huge variety of sounds and musical influences on offer mean there's something for everyone, be it a pop ballad or the darker, more rock-oriented sound of "Remain the same". Although ...
...time is now" and "Pure pleasure seeker" are also taken from this album, which expands on the fusion of styles developed in the group's first two albums through the use of a live drummer and piano/keyboard player, allowing for a slightly more mainstream sound. At times the album can be a difficult one to sit through as a result of its almost overwhelming diversity of styles, but offers rich rewards for listeners who stick with it. Absolutely top notch. ...

XZCrusader 01.08.2000 · Read full review
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Moloko are Eclectic, deliberately so. But being eclectic and deliberately obtuse, using found sounds and putting in little "interludes" doesn't win you any friends if the end result isn't any good. Those expecting a full complement of singles are going to be disappointed. "Sing It Back" shouldn't even be on here (as it originally featured on I Am Not A Doctor, Moloko's last record) and is clearly a marketing ploy included to shift units, which I'm ...
...Times Is Now are fantastic, as is Sing It Back (even if it is the musical equivalent of a repeat...) but you can get them on a compilation with a whole bunch of better tracks. Moloko spent too much time trying to be clever - and the end result is so mixed as to render the whole effort somewhat pointless. ...

mikegray 20.06.2000 · Read full review
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OK - I bought this album after hearing the two hit singles - with 'Sing it Back' being my summer anthem of 1999. Well, I believe they produced the album in a rush after this single because it is absolutely dreadful. There are two good tracks on the whole album - and they are the two hit singles; the rest are rubbish. The other songs are not at all in the same vain as the two hits - rather they are instantly forgettable and droan on and on. The CD ...
...not let that influence you to buy it. In fact, I took the CD back to the shop and pretended it was a present because I could not bear to even listen to it a second time. If you want to listen to it, borrow a friend's first otherwise you will regret spending your money on it. ...

bethypoos 07.06.2000 · Read full review
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Most of the people who buy this will be attracted by the single The Time is Now. This serves as a good introduction to Moloko, but is by no means the best track on the disc. Play this disc on your cheap mini-system, and you'll wonder why you bought it. Play it on something with a bit more grunt, and you'll find yourself marvelling at the sheer range of stuff that Moloko have produced. The only down point on this entire disc is the embarrasingly awful ...

Pritch 22.07.2000 · Read full review
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