''Crooked Machine'' is a remix album by Irish singer

Róisín Murphy Róisín Marie Murphy ( , ; born 5 July 1973) is an Irish singer, songwriter, and record producer. She first became known in the 1990s as one half of the pop duo Moloko alongside English musician Mark Brydon. After the breakup of Moloko, she em ...

, released 30 April 2021 by Skint Records. It consists of

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es of songs from her 2020 studio album ''

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''.

Background

''Crooked Machine'' features nine remixes of songs from ''Róisín Machine'', created by Murphy's frequent collaborator, Crooked Man (also known as DJ Parrot or Richard Barratt). About their partnership and the remix album, Murphy stated

Parrot doesn't try to be 'cool', I reckon that's the last thing on his mind. He makes music with a real sense of responsibility to the craft. He just cannot make rubbish music, he’d be too ashamed. So everything he is and everything he has learned, is put into everything he does. I think ''Crooked Machine'' is one of his greatest achievements so far. I left him and Fat Dave to their own devices on this and they have outdone themselves! I absolutely love it!! I think I prefer it to the original album, slightly less me and all the more 'cool' for it!

The remix album's sound, according to a press release is as "If ''Róisín Machine'' was the big night out…this is the afterparty where things get darker and more twisted".

Release

The album was first released digitally on 30 April 2021, with a vinyl release on 12 June for Record Store Day 2021.

Critical reception

Shaad D'Souza of '' Pitchfork'' gave ''Crooked Machine'' a 7.7 score, commending it for "present nga new embodiment of the ''Róisín Machine''

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- a testament to the transformative power of the dancefloor, redone in shades of

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and

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altogether darker and a touch more modern than its predecessor", also praising Barratt's reworkings for "highlight ngthe durability and versatility of Murphy's art - placing her in contexts both more modern and more abstract, and still letting her come out on top".

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

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''Crooked Machine'' – official stream
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