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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 ...

. It was released by

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in February 2005.

Songs

The

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Sow into You "Sow into You" is an electronica song written and produced by Róisín Murphy and Matthew Herbert for Murphy's debut solo album, '' Ruby Blue'', released in 2005. The song uses a metaphor of rain and harvesting for love and sex.Mulholland, Gar ...

" uses a metaphor of rain and harvests to describe love and sex, atop a

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brass arrangement.Raper, Dan.
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mixing northern soul with

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and uses out of tune instrumentation and a repetitive chorus.Richardson, Mark.
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Cover artwork

The cover of ''Sequins 2'' was painted by Simon Henwood. Murphy met Henwood in a pub, and Henwood, who was known for his simplified paintings of teenagers, thought that she would be a good subject for a painting.Sullivan, Caroline.
"Her time is now"
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s. Murphy positioned her body in abstract shapes for Henwood to paint. She developed a character, which Henwood described as a "disco electro pop diva with a 1940s look". His canvases were displayed at The Hospital in

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, and Murphy purchased them "for erkids so they can see what heonce looked like."

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Róisín Murphy and

Matthew Herbert Matthew Herbert (born 1972), also known as Herbert, Doctor Rockit, Radio Boy, Mr. Vertigo, Transformer, and Wishmountain, is a British electronic musician. He often takes sounds from everyday items to produce electronic music. Career Mat ...

. # "

" – 3:56 # "Love in the Making" – 5:06 # "Dear Diary" – 5:50 # "Leaving the City" – 4:49

Personnel

The following people contributed to ''Sequins 2'':''Sequins 2'' (LP liner notes).

. 14 February 2005. *Róisín Murphy –

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*Matthew Herbert –

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, production *Dave O'Higgins –

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*Trevor Mires –

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*Pete Wraight –

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*Max De Wardener – bass *Geoff Smith –

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*Simon Henwood –

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*Steffan Macmillan – design

References

External links

Official website
{{Róisín Murphy 2005 EPs Róisín Murphy albums