In August Roisin will perform a DJ set at the Milk 2010 festival, Europe's first ever outdoor music festival for the gay and lesbian community.
The festival will take place on August 14 at Ballinlough Castle in Ireland, which is south of Clonmellon.
Click here for more information & tickets.
Thanks to Betty for the info!
28/05/2010
27/05/2010
Craig Williams remixes MP
While I am still eagerly waiting for the winner of the Momma's Place remix contest to be announced I came across this remix of the song by the Australian DJ/producer Craig Williams on Arjan Writes' blog:
If you can't get enough of Momma's Place remixes click here to check out the submissions for the Idaba contest.
If you can't get enough of Momma's Place remixes click here to check out the submissions for the Idaba contest.
Gemma Slack about Roisin
Fashion designer Gemma Slack spoke about Roisin wearing her clothes in an interview with Clash Magazine:
Read the full interview at clashmusic.com
I met Roisin at a party and one of the jackets from my graduate collection was hanging up. Roisin just really liked it and asked to borrow it to go out in that night, but she ended up wearing it for two days. It was really good for me because all of a sudden I’ve got these pictures in Heat, which was really random and kind of weird.
Read the full interview at clashmusic.com
25/05/2010
Hold Up Your Hand - Remix
Click here to listen to the Renaissance Man Remix of Hold Up Your Hand by Crookers feat. Roisin Murphy.
18/05/2010
Linda Farrow SS10
A closer look at the sunglasses that Roisin designed for Linda Farrow's SS10 collection.
The sunglasses are based on a classic half moon cat eye and are made of titanium and coated in 24 carat gold. They are available in two colours: matt white gold teamed with a grey gradient lens and yellow matt gold teamed with a brown gradient lens.
Click here to buy a pair, which will set you back £320.
11/05/2010
10/05/2010
Hello, it's me
Sorry for my long silence, but there seems to be very little going on in Murphyland right now. Let's hope it's a case of calm before a storm.
Anyway, I just came across this lovely picture of Roisin. It was taken by the talented photographer Eva Mueller.
16/04/2010
Last night in Milan
Two pictures of Roisin in Milan last night.
The website of Italian Vogue also has a short feature on Roisin's performance at the Replay party:
The Replay party in Milan was, to say the least, extraordinary. Thousands of people were present in a hangar with obelisks, a topiary maze and a giant hall decked out for the musicians' performances. Hercules And Love Affair opened. While the band was on stage I spoke at length with Roisin Murphy, the fabulous singer dear to the staff and readers of Vogue.it
On a little white sofa, safe from the crowd, Roisin told me that she has just spent six months in her native Ireland. Less than five months ago, in fact, she had a daughter with her partner Simon Henwood. Simon, as well as being an artist, is creative director for Rihanna.
Before she could start talking about children however I began moaning about my agoraphobia. It was as if Elizabeth Taylor had gone to interview Susan Sontag.
Talking about recently departed Malcolm McLaren I asked her which of his projects she has enjoyed the most. Her answer was Bow Wow Wow. As if that wasn't enough she confessed to being a big Thin Lizzy fan. These revelations endeared Roisin to me, not to mention the maroon handbag she had just bought from Celine.
Roisin is a happy, accomplished woman. I didn't have time to hold it against her however: the stage manager called her onstage and I, like an old Broadway queen, bid her farewell saying "break a leg".
Source: vogue.it
13/04/2010
Replay DJ set in Milan
This week Roisin will be in Milan for a DJ set at the Replay party:
The party of Italian brand Replay will host one of the most awaited collateral events being during the latest edition of Milan Salone del Mobile: the concert of Hercules & Love Affair, band – featuring Andrew Butler, Nomi, Kim Ann Foxmann and collaborating with Antony Hegarty – and dj-set of the iconic singer Roisin Murphy which will be held on 15th April 2010 in Milan at the Hangar.
One week left to remix!
If you still want to remix Roisin's track Momma's Place head to Inbada Music and have a go.
I just listened to the Madison G Remix which kind of blows me away. Maybe you can do a better job...?
I just listened to the Madison G Remix which kind of blows me away. Maybe you can do a better job...?
04/04/2010
30/03/2010
You Know Me Better video shots
A series of images from the You Know Me Better video, which was filmed in East London in the spring of 2008.
Thanks to Betty.
25/03/2010
Remix Momma's Place
Roisin is teaming up with gossip queen Perez Hilton, of all people, for a remix contest.
If you think you've got what it takes to remix Momma's Place, head over to Indaba Music and start mixing it up on the decks.
If you think you've got what it takes to remix Momma's Place, head over to Indaba Music and start mixing it up on the decks.
22/03/2010
Making the Overpowered video
A few images taken during the making of Roisin's iconic video Overpowered, back in 2007.
Thanks to Betty!
Next up: a series of images from the You Know Me Better shoot!
15/03/2010
BlackBook interview
A recent interview with Roisin from BlackBook Magazine:
In 2008, Róisín Murphy told BlackBook, "Those are other parts of me that I live all the time. I’m a very down-to-earth, normal person. But I also have a really expressive, creative, flamboyant side." And having become a new mother, the pop star is unperturbed by scaling the latter back for the former. She hasn't completely abandoned her love for music. She's simply shying away from the conventional business model. Instead, Murphy's quietly pushing one-off songs online as she completes them, having released "Orally Fixated" last year and "Momma's Place"--which sounds like a cautionary tale for her daughter--earlier this year. And although she stayed mum on her creative camaraderie with the late Alexander McQueen--he provided garments for one of her most memorable music videos---out of respect for the late designer, Murphy exuberantly detailed the transition from dancefloor demigoddess to first-time mother.
Hi there. How’s motherhood treating you?
It’s great. I’m really enjoying it. She’s a really healthy baby. She’s fun. She’s very unpredictable. But I think we all are. I think she’s very cute...but any mother would say that.
Have you been taking time off from working on new material--to make time for motherhood?
I was working while I was pregnant. I was in the studio a lot. I got a lot of songs written. In the last two months I’ve been resting and getting ready to have the baby. Then I had the baby. Then it was Christmas. I’m still working it out. Right now, I’m very far away from that world in which I work.
You’ve put out two new songs—“Orally Fixated” and “Momma’s Place”--but ignored the decorum of singles and albums. It’s like you’re trying to reinvent the business a little.
I don’t know about reinventing. I just found that it’s something I can do. Certainly while I’ve been pregnant. Having a baby and having the time to commit to massive publicity schedule and touring is difficult. I’ve been very prolific. All these songs are there. So what’s the point in them lying there? They can come out. It’s no philosophy behind it. It’s just the way it is. I looked at the way things are you can just put things out. Keep feeding the fans something and let the music be alive. Because if it’s there for too long it kind of dies. It is what it is right now. I’m just taking every day at a time. I’m just seeing how much I feel like how much I want to do as I go along.
What inspired you with these new songs?
Well, British urban music was inspiring music. Old house music was inspiring. I found drum machines very inspiring. I wanted raw sound. I wanted to make pure dance music. Certainly with “Momma’s Place,” I wanted a big epic club record. The next track I’ve done is “Demon Lover”---it’s urban-sounding. I’ve got UK MCs like Wiley, Kano, and Donaeo. They all inspired me. I was DJing a lot during pregnancy. People were giving me backing tracks and I was trying them while DJing. So I was able to figure out which tracks sort of really worked. That was inspiring. And of course being pregnant. Though secretly at first—when I wrote “Momma’s Place,” I didn’t tell the people I was working with I was pregnant. So I had this secret thing in my head. “Oh I have this song about me and the baby!” Nobody knew.
Your last record leaned towards pop. But this one tends for a grittier sound. Did your pregnancy inform that?
It might have subconsciously. Maybe I wanted to make big brash sounds that would penetrate through all the layers of skin so the baby could hear it. I don’t know. I’ve always wanted to make music that works on dancefloors. It’s a good place for me to be. You really have to approach it clearly. You have to say, “That’s what I want to do. I want it to work on a big system. For people to freak out dancing to it.” The best dance music does have a sense of lineage in it--it’s kind of historical context too as well as just sounding really big and hammering your head off.
Was there any part of Overpowered that didn’t work for you and so you had to learn from that experience?
No, I think it was a really positive experience making the record. I don’t think I would be as prolific now had I not made Overpowered the way I did, working with all these people. Even on one track, working with 4 or 5 people. It broke down an immense amount of barriers with me, coming from a place where I wrote with my boyfriend--while in Moloko. I wrote solely with Matthew Herbert on Ruby Blue. He produced, mixed, and did everything on Ruby Blue. And being in a place where I was working with all these different people and having never met them before, having to be creative in front of brand new people. It broke a lot of barriers for me. I can pretty much go into the studio with anyone I respect now and get something now. Whether or not its good or not is a different case. I can sing. Or tell them my lyrics. I’m not scared. It’s a very positive experience for me.
Tell me about the album.
There isn’t a plan planned for the album as yet. It’s just me putting out some tracks. They may or may not make an album one day. I may make an album and these tracks may never even go on the album. I may make an album which do have these tracks on them. I haven’t had time to really do the whole thing you do for an album. So I thought it would be really cool to just put tracks out as I was making them--they were still fresh.
There are many musicians who work to strike a balance between motherhood and the demands of the music industry. How are you finding that balance?
You’ve got to ask me in a few months. I don’t think I know yet. I’m taking every day as it comes and just see. It isn’t just motherhood that I’ve got to contend with. At the end of the day the industry is changing. So much, so fast. I have to figure it out--day to day, week to week, month to month. And see how this thing plays out. But I can tell you that I’ve never been more prolific, more creative in terms of the music that I’ve been making. And more able to continue to make music. And that’s the backbone of everything else. I know people really want me to make videos and imagery. And I’m very flattered they want that of me. But none of that can happen without music. So if you are my fan, then at least you can rest assured that the thing that creates everything else is there. There’s nothing to worry about.
In 2008, Róisín Murphy told BlackBook, "Those are other parts of me that I live all the time. I’m a very down-to-earth, normal person. But I also have a really expressive, creative, flamboyant side." And having become a new mother, the pop star is unperturbed by scaling the latter back for the former. She hasn't completely abandoned her love for music. She's simply shying away from the conventional business model. Instead, Murphy's quietly pushing one-off songs online as she completes them, having released "Orally Fixated" last year and "Momma's Place"--which sounds like a cautionary tale for her daughter--earlier this year. And although she stayed mum on her creative camaraderie with the late Alexander McQueen--he provided garments for one of her most memorable music videos---out of respect for the late designer, Murphy exuberantly detailed the transition from dancefloor demigoddess to first-time mother.
Hi there. How’s motherhood treating you?
It’s great. I’m really enjoying it. She’s a really healthy baby. She’s fun. She’s very unpredictable. But I think we all are. I think she’s very cute...but any mother would say that.
Have you been taking time off from working on new material--to make time for motherhood?
I was working while I was pregnant. I was in the studio a lot. I got a lot of songs written. In the last two months I’ve been resting and getting ready to have the baby. Then I had the baby. Then it was Christmas. I’m still working it out. Right now, I’m very far away from that world in which I work.
You’ve put out two new songs—“Orally Fixated” and “Momma’s Place”--but ignored the decorum of singles and albums. It’s like you’re trying to reinvent the business a little.
I don’t know about reinventing. I just found that it’s something I can do. Certainly while I’ve been pregnant. Having a baby and having the time to commit to massive publicity schedule and touring is difficult. I’ve been very prolific. All these songs are there. So what’s the point in them lying there? They can come out. It’s no philosophy behind it. It’s just the way it is. I looked at the way things are you can just put things out. Keep feeding the fans something and let the music be alive. Because if it’s there for too long it kind of dies. It is what it is right now. I’m just taking every day at a time. I’m just seeing how much I feel like how much I want to do as I go along.
What inspired you with these new songs?
Well, British urban music was inspiring music. Old house music was inspiring. I found drum machines very inspiring. I wanted raw sound. I wanted to make pure dance music. Certainly with “Momma’s Place,” I wanted a big epic club record. The next track I’ve done is “Demon Lover”---it’s urban-sounding. I’ve got UK MCs like Wiley, Kano, and Donaeo. They all inspired me. I was DJing a lot during pregnancy. People were giving me backing tracks and I was trying them while DJing. So I was able to figure out which tracks sort of really worked. That was inspiring. And of course being pregnant. Though secretly at first—when I wrote “Momma’s Place,” I didn’t tell the people I was working with I was pregnant. So I had this secret thing in my head. “Oh I have this song about me and the baby!” Nobody knew.
Your last record leaned towards pop. But this one tends for a grittier sound. Did your pregnancy inform that?
It might have subconsciously. Maybe I wanted to make big brash sounds that would penetrate through all the layers of skin so the baby could hear it. I don’t know. I’ve always wanted to make music that works on dancefloors. It’s a good place for me to be. You really have to approach it clearly. You have to say, “That’s what I want to do. I want it to work on a big system. For people to freak out dancing to it.” The best dance music does have a sense of lineage in it--it’s kind of historical context too as well as just sounding really big and hammering your head off.
Was there any part of Overpowered that didn’t work for you and so you had to learn from that experience?
No, I think it was a really positive experience making the record. I don’t think I would be as prolific now had I not made Overpowered the way I did, working with all these people. Even on one track, working with 4 or 5 people. It broke down an immense amount of barriers with me, coming from a place where I wrote with my boyfriend--while in Moloko. I wrote solely with Matthew Herbert on Ruby Blue. He produced, mixed, and did everything on Ruby Blue. And being in a place where I was working with all these different people and having never met them before, having to be creative in front of brand new people. It broke a lot of barriers for me. I can pretty much go into the studio with anyone I respect now and get something now. Whether or not its good or not is a different case. I can sing. Or tell them my lyrics. I’m not scared. It’s a very positive experience for me.
Tell me about the album.
There isn’t a plan planned for the album as yet. It’s just me putting out some tracks. They may or may not make an album one day. I may make an album and these tracks may never even go on the album. I may make an album which do have these tracks on them. I haven’t had time to really do the whole thing you do for an album. So I thought it would be really cool to just put tracks out as I was making them--they were still fresh.
There are many musicians who work to strike a balance between motherhood and the demands of the music industry. How are you finding that balance?
You’ve got to ask me in a few months. I don’t think I know yet. I’m taking every day as it comes and just see. It isn’t just motherhood that I’ve got to contend with. At the end of the day the industry is changing. So much, so fast. I have to figure it out--day to day, week to week, month to month. And see how this thing plays out. But I can tell you that I’ve never been more prolific, more creative in terms of the music that I’ve been making. And more able to continue to make music. And that’s the backbone of everything else. I know people really want me to make videos and imagery. And I’m very flattered they want that of me. But none of that can happen without music. So if you are my fan, then at least you can rest assured that the thing that creates everything else is there. There’s nothing to worry about.
10/03/2010
Clash Music interview
A recent interview with Roisin from clashmusic.com:There are troopers, and then there’s Roisin Murphy. Not only did she film the famous ‘Sing It Back’ video with a dance-threatening injury, but here she is, spurting out new material not three weeks after becoming a mum.
Salutes all round, then. Mind you, even dancefloor icons have their limits...
“It’s much too soon for me to be thinking about going out and playing again… maybe when Clodagh’s past the ‘nightclub’ stage. Right now she sleeps all day and likes to come alive for a bit of a dance through the night. She’s a lot like her mother that way.”
Still, even before Murphy Jr came into the world, she’d already inspired the recently-emerged track ‘Momma’s Place’, in which Roisin dishes out sound motherly advice while incongruous jagged disco implosions blart away, suggesting that being with child did wonderful things for her muse.
“I’ve been very prolific while pregnant,” she admits. “Hormonally I was very inspired, and, of course, doing [big single] ‘Overpowered’ has given me lots more confidence, I don’t get shy any more about working in any situation or with anyone at all, which is quite new for me.”
Indeed, the ex-Moloko lass can now hand-pick her production partners, the likes of cutting-edge dance types Crookers, although those collaborations are unlikely to see the light of day in traditional fashion. Even for someone who once swam, albeit slightly off-kilterdly, in proper pop circles, that’s not how this return is panning out at all. She’s releasing tracks one at a time, but good-naturedly refutes the idea that they’re singles.
“I like the idea that you can just bring something out now and have it not be about the video, not be about being a pop star, just be about the music. You can let it live and find its own level with people, and I’m finding that really interesting at the moment,” she explains. “Mind you, I’m never interested in anything for too long, but this is much better than having endless discussions with a record label about which single to start with and what’s going to go with it, which is probably wrong anyway.”
“I don’t know what’s going to happen with all the new stuff, though,” she concedes. “I might well decide that it probably should be an album at some point.”
Still no master plan then, but at least she knows what’s coming next. “The next track’s going to be ‘Demon Lover’, which is a lot more funky house. And it’s got some MCing on it! It’s got Wiley on, Donaeo, Kano’s on there too. I asked them - well, I begged them - to do it, and they all really wanted to. They’re all fans of my stuff - well, maybe it’s their girlfriends that are fans of it, but they did it anyway.”
So that’s what 2010 holds: lots of people she likes, songs that’ll show up when and how they’re good and ready, and a sensibility that’s broadly dancefloor-based but otherwise impossible to classify. Is she conscious of constantly challenging her audience?
“I’m conscious of always challenging myself,” comes the reply. “Every record I’ve ever made has been a huge jump for me. I’m probably a bit of a challenge addict, to be honest, although if I was totally addicted I’d probably bring out an Irish folk album! You should see me doing that in the pub. There’s not a dry eye in the house.”
Words by Iain Moffat
Roisin & Crookers live
A picture of Roisin performing live with Crookers on Friday in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
If you've missed it, click here to listen to Pete Tong's show.
Thanks to Betty!
05/03/2010
Momma's Place - the 'lost' remix
When I first reported on the release of the Momma's Place EP, the track listing included a remix by HeavyFeet. However, when the EP was released it did not include this remix for some unknown reason.
You can now download the remix for free via the official HeavyFeet blog. Click here for the links.
You can now download the remix for free via the official HeavyFeet blog. Click here for the links.
28/02/2010
Roisin & Crookers live
This Friday Roisin and Crookers will perform in Newcastle Upon Tyne as part of the event In New Music We Trust Live, organised by the BBC.
The performance will take place at Digital nightclub and will be aired during Pete Tong's show, which starts at 21.00 hrs.
The performance will take place at Digital nightclub and will be aired during Pete Tong's show, which starts at 21.00 hrs.
Crookers song poll
Now that Crookers has premièred the two Roisin collaborations on their album Tons of Friends, which one is your favourite? Is it Royal T or Hold Up Your Hand?
22/02/2010
Linda Farrow party pictures
Several pictures from Sunday's party in London's Mayfair.
On a few of them Roisin is wearing the glasses she designed for Linda Farrow. She is photographed with James Samuel and Jodie Harsh...
On a few of them Roisin is wearing the glasses she designed for Linda Farrow. She is photographed with James Samuel and Jodie Harsh...
Linda Farrow party
Blog reader J. was more patient than me and did eventually get into the Linda Farrow for Roisin Murphy party last night.
At the event Roisin performed the following songs:
- Momma's Place
- Royal T (with Crookers)
- Demon Lover
- Hold Up Your Hands (with Crookers)
Here is a video J. uploaded of Roisin's performance of Momma's Place. As you can see he was right in front:
At the event Roisin performed the following songs:
- Momma's Place
- Royal T (with Crookers)
- Demon Lover
- Hold Up Your Hands (with Crookers)
Here is a video J. uploaded of Roisin's performance of Momma's Place. As you can see he was right in front:
More from Fashion Week
Another pictorial London Fashion Week report from Betty! The pictures were taken on Friday, when Roisin was at the following shows:
- Felder Felder autum/winter 2010
- Hannah Marshall autum/winter 2010
- Jean Pierre Braganza autum/winter 2010
On another note, this morning I was meant to report on the Linda Farrow for Roisin Murphy party that took place last night. I was on the guest list for this event. However, due to poor organisation many people (myself included) were expected to queue for hours in the cold and rain. After nearly two hours I had enough and went home. Anyway, enough moans. Let's hope someone else can tell us what went on inside the club.
19/02/2010
On the catwalk
Roisin also graced the catwalk at Noami Campbell's show in benefit of Haiti last night.
Again thanks to Betty!
The return of Ms Murphy!
The lady has returned!
Last night Roisin made her first public appearance after giving birth to her daughter Clodagh. She attended Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief Haiti fashion show at Somerset House in London.
Thanks to Betty for these amazing pictures!
18/02/2010
Crookers on working with Roisin
Crookers have spoken on their blog about what it was like to work with Ms Murphy:
"When we were told there was a remote chance to work with Roisin Murphy for a track of the album, we couldn’t believe it and almost fell from the chairs!
Memories went back to our 20s, spending entire afternoons watchin MTV, waiting for the fantastic video made for Moloko’s Pure Pleasure Seeker! Love at first sight… Fantasy became reality and we realized it only arriving at the studio, where she was already working on the beat we had sent to her.
We were extremely tense and excited and to get over excitment we started drinking, but instead of just relaxing , we found ourself completely drunk looking like 2 morons. What impressed us the most about Roisin is that other than beautifully talented she is extremely professional!
We really enjoyed working with Ms Murphy and hope to collaborate with her again in the future. What’s going to come up from this we don’t know… but could really be a lot of fun!!! By the way we’re going to perform together in London this coming Sunday…" (see post below)
Linda Farrow party
London Fashion Week is about to start and this Sunday the sunglass brand Linda Farrow will give a party to celebrate the launch of their Roisin Murphy collection.
The event will take place at Aura in London's Mayfair. It will also mark Roisin's first public performance since becoming a mother a few months ago.
The event will take place at Aura in London's Mayfair. It will also mark Roisin's first public performance since becoming a mother a few months ago.
11/02/2010
Alexandre Vauthier video
Alexandre Vauthier uploaded a video of his spring/summer 2009 show in January last year, which featured Roisin on the catwalk. Click here to watch it.
03/02/2010
Royal T - Sticky K Remix
Music blog Gotta Dance Dirty has premièred the Sticky K Remix of the Crookers' song Royal T, which features Roisin. Her vocals are reduced to a minimum in this remix, but it is still worth checking out.
Click here to visit Gotta Dance Dirty.
Click here to visit Gotta Dance Dirty.
02/02/2010
Murphy shades
Tracy Sedino from Linda Farrow told Grazia Daily the following:
In a few weeks we’ll be launching a little project for autumn-winter with Roisin Murphy. She’s just had a baby and is in Ireland recovering. She’s really amazing, we have a great relationship with her and she wears a lot of our glasses.
In October Roisin told WWD: "They’re very bling, in gold and platinum plating".
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