yeah, it's the font and the layout that take what is potentially workable and slide it right into super-corny and cheeep looking. By contrast, the "Overpowered" cover is fab. I get the "Belle de Jour" ambition but it doesn't work. Anyway, hope record is awesome.
― twice boiled cabbage is death, Wednesday, 4 November 2009 18:42 (fourteen years ago) link
Shelley Volante is such a great name.
― Obscured by clowns (NickB), Wednesday, 4 November 2009 18:49 (fourteen years ago) link
As far as I can make out, the lyrics are about feeding an insatiable infant boy. There's no room for more cunning linguistic interpretations. Which makes that cover doubly odd (and wholly out of keeping with her groomed persona).
― Deliquescing (Derelict), Wednesday, 4 November 2009 19:00 (fourteen years ago) link
On the Guardian website now:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/audio/2009/nov/10/download-roisin-murphy-orally-fixated
― Persian Pickle (Masonic Boom), Thursday, 12 November 2009 11:28 (fourteen years ago) link
HELLO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHLC4sXm8VI
FUCKING AWESOME. can't put it any better than rich juzwiak on twitter - this song contains almost all of the best dance music sounds from the past 30 years.
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 5 January 2010 09:48 (fourteen years ago) link
^ awesome!! The last two minutes make for instant summer 2010 excitement.
― Tannenbaum Schmidt, Tuesday, 5 January 2010 10:27 (fourteen years ago) link
love the hiphouse drums and piano. reminds me of the beatmasters but roisin is no betty boo!
― Its all about face, Tuesday, 5 January 2010 10:40 (fourteen years ago) link
sounds a bit like martha wash fronting technique-era new order
this is a very good thing in my book
― Karen Tregaskin, Tuesday, 5 January 2010 10:40 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.awal.com/sites/localhost/files/imagecache/cover/packshots/842108058756.jpg
Mama's Place out on 18 Jan
― Tannenbaum Schmidt, Tuesday, 5 January 2010 11:46 (fourteen years ago) link
out of the thin black stroke frying pan and into the drop shadow fire ;]
― mdskltr (blueski), Tuesday, 5 January 2010 11:49 (fourteen years ago) link
yup, that's quite an outer glow shes got going on
― Its all about face, Tuesday, 5 January 2010 12:05 (fourteen years ago) link
I take it all of the best sounds in the last 30 years of dance music are from 1987. That aside, I hated the last album and love this song.
― straightola, Tuesday, 5 January 2010 12:28 (fourteen years ago) link
I take it all of the best sounds in the last 30 years of dance music are from 1987.
Yes I think this is what Lex/Rich secretly mean. But if you had to choose a year it's a great year to choose! Liking this a lot.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 5 January 2010 12:58 (fourteen years ago) link
i'd go for 89/90. they year dancin danny d paired with cathy dennis blew up. damn she was fine. incidentally they dont sound too unlike the latest roisin outing.
― Its all about face, Tuesday, 5 January 2010 23:36 (fourteen years ago) link
all of the best sounds in the last 30 years of dance music are from 1987
well duh
― Patriarchy Oppression Machine (history mayne), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 00:13 (fourteen years ago) link
so róisín is on form in 2010 huh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mzWFt5e1mk
love the things she does with her voice on that
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Wednesday, 24 March 2010 09:39 (fourteen years ago) link
I DON'T WANNA HEAR THE ALARMYOU DON'T HAVE TO USE YOUR CHARMYOU DON'T HAVE TO BREAK MY ARM...I AM IN THE MOOD RIGHT NOWBABY CAN WE MOVE RIGHT NOW
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Wednesday, 24 March 2010 13:39 (fourteen years ago) link
oh shit this is hot
― ALLAH! *rolls on floor* (HI DERE), Wednesday, 24 March 2010 13:39 (fourteen years ago) link
god i love this woman
― big (surm), Wednesday, 24 March 2010 13:40 (fourteen years ago) link
― ALLAH! *rolls on floor* (HI DERE), Wednesday, March 24, 2010 1:39 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark
sick hot
has an old school house sound to it
― big (surm), Wednesday, 24 March 2010 13:43 (fourteen years ago) link
it's just so ALL OUT and unrestrained
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Wednesday, 24 March 2010 13:44 (fourteen years ago) link
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, 24 March 2010 13:44 (fourteen years ago) link
both of you otm. her voice!
― big (surm), Wednesday, 24 March 2010 13:44 (fourteen years ago) link
also it totally sounds like she's singing/yelling I DON'T HAVE TO FEEL YOUR JUNK-JUNK-JUNK-JUNK
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Wednesday, 24 March 2010 13:45 (fourteen years ago) link
Very few albums have aged as well as Overpowered.
― filling the medicare donut hole with the semen of liberal (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 24 March 2010 13:46 (fourteen years ago) link
it's a shame that the rest of the crookers album is so bad. they got it right on this one though. there are a few others that are ok, but this one just clicks.
― borntohula, Wednesday, 24 March 2010 13:57 (fourteen years ago) link
I can't believe i like a Crookers track. I'm gonna get kicked off the Erol forum for this. ::hangs head in shame::
(oh wait, I'm already banned.)
But seriously. These days, Roisin Murphy could sing over my fax machine and it would still be the most amazing track in the world.
― Delia & Daphne & Celeste (Masonic Boom), Wednesday, 24 March 2010 14:24 (fourteen years ago) link
lol
― big (surm), Wednesday, 24 March 2010 14:31 (fourteen years ago) link
I don't know how I managed to avoid hearing it (or even knowing it existed, for that matter), but her cover of "Slave to Love" is AH-MAY-ZING.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 05:02 (fourteen years ago) link
johnny fever come lately
― blap...tremendo (deej), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 05:08 (fourteen years ago) link
It's not like the maxi for "Movie Star" was all over the place here in the US, so yeah...I'm a little late.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 05:14 (fourteen years ago) link
it was just an easy pun off yr name tbh
i remember hearing 'let me know' when i was visiting my sister in seattle, it was on the radio & at first i thought it was some lost cut from 'the perfect beats' tommy boy comps or something ... beat was super 80s electro, but the vocals were way more contemporary sounding ... tripped my shit up, esp when i didnt realize it was roisin so i was feeling it context-less. i was just like, 'what an inventive blend'
― blap...tremendo (deej), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 05:15 (fourteen years ago) link
listening to this for the 1st time, very disorienting, cuz i keep hearing the ghost of ferry's original in the back of mind, as accompaniment. synth arpeggios & vox are very nice, but damn, it feels way too fast! want it to all crawl a bit more slavishly towards the feet of love. pace is less distressing during the verses.
― good news if you wear cargo shorts (contenderizer), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 05:31 (fourteen years ago) link
u like girl talk
― blap...tremendo (deej), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 00:46 (fourteen years ago) link
"Momma's Place" is awesome!
― Filmmaker, Author, Radio Host Stephen Baldwin (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 00:50 (fourteen years ago) link
Yep, it is, Alfred. I'm so eager for a proper follow-up to Overpowered.
― rennavate, Wednesday, 14 July 2010 04:55 (fourteen years ago) link
Momma's Place is pretty awes, but Orally Fixated was straight bizarre (in a good way, imo).
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 14 July 2010 04:57 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c96XmnYaj6M
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 14 July 2010 04:58 (fourteen years ago) link
have the sense i'll have to get used to this
have no problem w speed in general, but the racing clip here seems a bit out of place
then again, i like girl talk
― good news if you wear cargo shorts (contenderizer), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 06:37 (fourteen years ago) link
ok holy shit, "Movie Star" is the best song I've heard in a while---this is my first listen to this album & this artist in fact---cannot stop playing "Movie Star" though
― Euler, Thursday, 12 August 2010 23:21 (fourteen years ago) link
Lots of better tracks on the album IMO. Have you got to "Dear Miami" yet?
― seandalai, Friday, 13 August 2010 00:11 (fourteen years ago) link
yes, I listened to it all, but "Movie Star" just hits all my spots. I'm open minded! I'll listen again...
― Euler, Friday, 13 August 2010 01:48 (fourteen years ago) link
"You Know Me Better" is the JAM.
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 13 August 2010 01:49 (fourteen years ago) link
movie star is pretty fuckin cool
― call all destroyer, Friday, 13 August 2010 02:09 (fourteen years ago) link
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 (fourteen years ago) link
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 (fourteen years ago) link
WHERE. IS. NEW. ALBUM. ALREADY?!?!?!?
― ALTERN K8 (Masonic Boom), Friday, 13 August 2010 09:10 (fourteen years ago) link
PRI MI TIVE
― a CRASBO is a "criminally related" ASBO (contenderizer), Friday, 13 August 2010 09:38 (fourteen years ago) link
is what i said
― Johnny Fever, Friday, August 13, 2010 3:29 AM (6 hours ago)
― plax (ico), Friday, 13 August 2010 09:41 (fourteen years ago) link