Today Róisín Murphy announces a series of four 12”singles produced by Maurice Fulton and released across consecutive months this summer through The Vinyl Factory, and shares the first pair of songs “All My Dreams / Innocence”.
From Moloko onwards, Murphy has always gravitated towards a deep groove. But here, with Baltimore maverick musician/producer/DJ Maurice Fulton, she’s gone and made some of the most hip-twitching, pleasure-centre-stimulating music of her life. And it’s being released in the only correct way for sounds so intimately connected to the dancefloor: on a series of 12” singles, with stunning graphics from Portuguese New Yorker Bráulio Amado.
“Ultimately its about dancing,” says Murphy. “My kind of dancing: all low and funky, allowing itself to be a little out of control. It’s all very simple in a way but Maurice has spent a lifetime immersed in music for dancing. His experience and depth of knowledge is undeniable. I did as I was told!”
Most definitely her own artistic-director, Murphy recently took on a bold, experimental venture, issuing a clarion call to “dancers, choreographers, actors, dreamers” to collaborate with her at an exciting two-day residency in London’s The Store X. With the purpose to create epic video work that will span the entire project. As with the stunning visuals from her last two albums all the videos are directed by Murphy herself. In her own words: “We made a rave with a purpose. In the run-up I had made several funny little adverts asking people to come and join us. Sort of “shout going out” across my social media platforms, I was astonished by the response. I have just begun an intense editing process. Incredible people came to the shoot and gave it their all for two days solid, total dedication. A most humbling experience and one of the best of my entire creative life, regardless of the outcome.”
Keep your eyes peeled for the “All My Dreams” video, the first in a series of visuals, coming on May 18th.
UPCOMING LIVE DATES
9th June Paraíso Festival, Campus De La UCM, Madrid, Spain
22nd June Francofollies, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
23rd June Tblisi Open Air Festival, Georgia
29th June Lauren Laverne’s Great Northern Soundtrack 2018, Gateshead Sage
15th July Somerset House Summer Series
28th July SUME Festival, Talin, Estonia
4th August All Together Now, Waterford, Ireland
15th August Pukkelpop, Hasselt, Belgium