360 records from 2000: 23. Moloko: Things to make and do

Country: UK
Artist: Duo
Career: recording since 1995
Language: English
Genre: Electronic pop


There’s no doubt ‘Pure pleasure seeker’, the opening track here, is one of the monster records of the year. A wild, exhausting, exhilarating ride, that’s completely mad and completely believable. It just feels awesome, the louder you turn it up the better it becomes. And the two other singles, ‘Indigo’ and ‘The time has come’ aren’t far behind in bringing you a mad rush. This is what Prince should’ve been doing in 2000 (and that’s high praise).

So, I’m putting this in on the strength of those 15 minutes, even though the record as it stands is not without problems. On some songs (‘Remain the same’, ‘Dumb inc’) they take the ‘in your face’ attitude a little too far, to the point of annoyance. Some songs are good but scattershot. The whole record is scattershot (or a mess). But listening to records is not an exact science. They’ve earned their place.

Edit: Still the same as before, except not annoyed anymore. Loving it.

At its best: Pure pleasure seeker, Indigo, The time has come, If you have a cross to bear you might as well use it as a crutch