Things to Make and Do is the third album from the electronic

Electronica

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/dance

Dance music

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 duo Moloko

Moloko

Moloko were an Anglo-Irish electronic/pop duo consisting of Róisín Murphy from Wicklow, Ireland and Mark Brydon, from Sunderland, England.- Origin of band name :...

. It was issued in the UK in 2000 by Echo Records

Echo Records

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. Things to Make and Do was a departure sonically for Moloko, as the album featured songs relying less on electronics and more on live musicians. In addition to the change in musical styles, the album also featured lead singer Róisín Murphy

Róisín Murphy

Róisín Marie Murphy is an Irish singer-songwriter and record producer, known for her electronic style.Murphy first came to note as part of the electronic music duo Moloko. Her partner in the band was then-boyfriend Mark Brydon. After the two ended their romantic relationship, Murphy released her...

 using previously unheard technique in her vocals. At the time of its release, Murphy summed up her previous vocal style by saying "I was 19 when I made Tight Sweater, and I knew I was pretending, but if I tried not to, I’d still be pretending. Now, I know myself better.” http://www.echo.co.uk/moloko/

After the release of Things To Make and Do, offers came in for Murphy to guest on others records, notably The Psychedelic Waltons, Boris D., and Handsome Boy Modelling School. The album held the Echo Label record as its fastest-selling platinum record in the UK, until this was beaten by Feeder

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's compilation The Singles six years later.

Singles and bonus tracks

The album's first single "The Time is Now" became Moloko's biggest hit, peaking at number two on the UK singles chart

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, prompting a number-three debut for Things to Make and Do in the UK.

Prior to the album's release, an unsolicited remix

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 by Boris Dlugosch

Boris Dlugosch

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 of the track "Sing It Back

Sing It Back

"Sing It Back" is a song written and performed by Moloko . It first appeared in its original version on Moloko's second album, I Am Not a Doctor...

" (which had originally appeared in a sort of drum-and-bass incarnation on their previous album I Am Not a Doctor

I Am Not a Doctor

I Am Not a Doctor is the second album from the electronic/dance duo Moloko, released in 1998. Upon release the album received critical praise, although it was not a big seller. I Am Not a Doctor was issued in the UK via Echo Records...

) became a club and mainstream hit. After storming Ibiza and Miami and popping up on scores of dance mix compilations, the Boris D. remix was tacked onto the end of Things to Make and Do as a bonus track.

Track listing

All songs written by Róisín Murphy

Róisín Murphy

Róisín Marie Murphy is an Irish singer-songwriter and record producer, known for her electronic style.Murphy first came to note as part of the electronic music duo Moloko. Her partner in the band was then-boyfriend Mark Brydon. After the two ended their romantic relationship, Murphy released her...

 and Mark Brydon

Mark Brydon

Mark Errington Brydon is an English bassist, guitarist, composer, arranger, recording engineer, remix artist and producer best known as a member of the group Moloko.-Previous work:...

, except where noted.

1. "Radio Moscow" (Eddie Stevens) - 0:25
2. "Pure Pleasure Seeker" - 6:31
3. "Absent Minded Friends" - 4:44
4. "Indigo" - 5:37
5. "Being Is Bewildering" - 4:06
6. "Remain the Same" - 3:40
7. "A Drop in the Ocean" - 1:58
8. "Dumb Inc." - 4:27
9. "The Time Is Now
   The Time Is Now (Moloko song)
   "The Time Is Now" is a 2000 single by the British electronic-pop group Moloko. It first appeared on Moloko's third album, Things to Make and Do...
   
   " - 5:18
10. "Mother" - 4:45
11. "It's Your Problem" (Brydon/Murphy/Stevens) - 1:07
12. "It's Nothing" - 5:13
13. "Bingo Massacre" (Brydon/Murphy/Stevens/Paul Slowley) - 0:25
14. "Somebody Somewhere" (Brydon/Murphy/Ashton Thomas/Dave Cooke) - 5:42
15. "Just You and Me Dancing" (Brydon/Murphy/Stevens/Paul Slowley) - 1:17
16. "If You Have a Cross to Bear You May as Well Use It as a Crutch" (Brydon/Murphy/Stevens/Paul Slowley) - 3:24
17. "Keep Stepping" (Brydon/Murphy/Stevens)
18. "Sing It Back (Boris' Musical Mix)" - 9:18

Singles

• "Sing It Back" (Boris' Musical Mix) (#4 UK)
• "The Time Is Now" (#2 UK)
• "Pure Pleasure Seeker" (#21 UK)
• "Indigo" (#51 UK)