''Mi Senti'' (

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for "you hear me" or "you feel me") is an EP released by Irish electronic musician

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in May 2014. The extended play, the physical edition of which is a limited issue of 1000 copies, was released by

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. It consists of covers of classic Italian pop songs as well as an original track entitled "In sintesi" produced by long-time musical collaborator

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. Two remix bundles of the album (available as a digital download and

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) were released on 25 June and 10 September respectively. Murphy commented on the official site for the EP that she "does not speak a word of

", admitting that although aided by her partner, Italian producer Sebastiano Properzi, "the correct pronunciation of the words along with understanding and conveying the meaning was difficult and tedious". She credited the songs with inspiring her to "exercise" her vocals and make them "bigger". Murphy also felt that her role in music is as a

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for the people she works with and highlighted this dynamic as affecting the recording of the EP, calling it a "natural disposition" for her since her days as part of

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Track listing

#"Ancora ancora ancora" (original by Mina) – 5:37 #"Pensiero stupendo" (original by

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) – 4:11 #"Ancora tu" (original by

Lucio Battisti Lucio Battisti (5 March 1943 – 9 September 1998) was an influential Italian singer-songwriter and composer. He is widely recognized for songs that defined the late 1960s and 1970s era of Italian songwriting. Battisti released 18 studio albums ...

) – 5:07 #"In sintesi" – 5:04 #"Non credere" (original by Mina) – 4:37 #"La gatta" (original by

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) – 3:29

References

2014 EPs Italian-language EPs Róisín Murphy albums {{ep-stub