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Crooked Machine
Electronic · 2021 · 9 tracks · 58m

Crooked Machine

Róisín Murphy

A deconstructed, club-ready reimagining of Róisín Machine. Deep house grooves meet skeletal disco, creating a murky, late-night atmosphere of rhythmic precision.

April 30, 2021 · Skint

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Crooked Machine is the shadow-self of its predecessor, trading the bright lights of the disco floor for the humid, echoing corridors of a subterranean club. It feels like a long-exposure photograph of a night out: blurred, kinetic, and intensely atmospheric. The production by Crooked Man strips Róisín Murphy’s vocals into rhythmic fragments, treating her voice as a textural element that weaves through thick, analog basslines and steady, hypnotic percussion. It is music for the small hours, where the energy is focused rather than frantic.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 58m
01
Kingdom of Machines
6:29
02
Echo Returns
5:55
03
Capable Rhythm
6:07
04
Assimilation
6:55
05
Crooked Madame
7:15
06
Less Is More
6:41
07
Name Changer
5:50
08
We Are the Law
6:13
09
Hardcore Jealousy
7:26
Moments Worth Listening For
The way Kingdom of Ends strips back to a relentless, metallic pulse that feels both industrial and elegant.
The transition in Assimilation where the vocal fragments begin to swirl into a dizzying, psychedelic delay.
The heavy, dragging bassline of Echo Returns that seems to pull the track into a deeper, darker sonic space.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Crooked Machine sound next to the rest of Róisín Murphy's catalogue?

Confident+1.7σ

Confident saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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