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Moloko ({{pronEng|mÉ™ËˆloÊŠkoÊŠ) were an Anglo-Irish electronica|electronic/pop music|pop duo consisting of RÃ³isÃn Murphy from Wicklow, Republic of Ireland (though she moved to Manchester at the age of 12) and Mark Brydon, from Sunderland, England.

Origin of band name

The band's name originates from the Nadsat slang in the novel ''A Clockwork Orange'' by Anthony Burgess, in which it means "milk" (from the Russian language|Russian word for milk, Ğ¼Ğ¾Ğ»Ğ¾ĞºĞ¾), actually the name of a milk drink Alex and his "droogs" consume mixed with amphetamines. (Fellow electronic Sheffield band Heaven 17 had also taken their name from the novella when they formed in 1980).

History of band

Murphy was born in Arklow, and had no prior professional experience as a singer. Brydon already had an extensive CV within the dance music community as a remixer and member of pop/house music|house acts House Arrest and Cloud 9. They met at a party in Sheffield, when Murphy approached Brydon using the chat-up line, "Do you like my tight sweater? See how it fits my body!" This line would later become the title of their debut album, recorded while the pair were dating.<ref>[http://worlds-fair.net/moloko/ World's Fair: Moloko]</ref>

The first two albums ''Do You Like My Tight Sweater?'' and ''I Am Not a D... read all