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The name Moloko comes from the narcotic -filled milk drink, Moloko Plus, in the Anthony Burgess novel A Clockwork Orange, [3] based on the Russian for milk, "молоко" ("moloko"). The group signed to Echo Records and released their single "Where Is the What If the What Is in Why?" [1] .
They decide to use the name Moloko as a tribute to the narcotic drink Moloko Plus, used by The Droogs in the novel A Clockwork Orange, which in turn was based on the Russian name for milk, молоко.
Moloko’s origin story goes back to 1994, when Irish émigré Róisín Murphy – she was born in Arklow, Co. Wicklow and lived there till she was 12 – met electronic producer Mark Brydon at a party in Sheffield.
Moloko's own recording studio, a humble but well‑equipped single room in what is termed the Cultural Industries Quarter of Sheffield, takes its name 'BAM' from the band's surnames, Brydon And Murphy: "It's our little musical potting shed," grins Brydon wryly.
The band's name is taken from Anthony Burgess' classic novel 'A Clockwork Orange'. In the book Moloko means milk. One thing the band really like about their name is the fact that "people pronounce it differently all the time."
Moloko were an English-Irish music duo, consisting of vocalist Róisín Murphy and producer Mark Brydon. Blending elements of trip hop, electronica, and dance, they are best known.
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Her mother went back to Ireland, but Murphy stayed behind; by the time she was about 15, she was more or less self-sufficient. Although Manchester at that time was dominated by the “ Madchester ” scene of the Stone Roses and Happy Mondays, Murphy found early inspiration from Sonic Youth.
