KarenMason Tags: EMI, Moloko, Orally Fixated, Roisin Murphy
Record Label: EMI
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‘Orally Fixated’ isn’t the most catchiest of records. It’s easy to envisage people jumping onto the dancefloor when it comes on, only to be confused by the stop start nature of the song. The opening promise of Balearic beats and funky disco sounds gives way to a track that doesn’t quite know what it is. The chorus is reminiscent of 80s band Scritti Politti but the rest of the track sounds like classic Moloko. Murphy’s seductive voice gives a warmth to the cold, electronic backing track but the arrangement makes it sound more like a remix than the proper version of the record.’ Orally Fixated’ will be a Marmite record. Some people are going to love it for its originality but others are going to find it annoying, repetitive and strange.
