Sophie Moleta is an Australian singer, songwriter,[1] composer and teacher with an intimate singing style. She is best known for her piano backed vocals in what can be described as 'folk pop', but has a wide range of recorded music with dance and house music, electronic ambient, laid back jazz and other styles.
Moleta was born in New Zealand, but later moved to Perth, Western Australia.[2] Her non-classical music career started with a local Perth punk band (The Brautigans) where she was backup vocalist and drummer. She has since had an extensive musical career in France, the UK, and has in recent years lived in New Zealand and latterly Australia.
Discography
editAlbums except as noted
- Stoop Only To Love (1996)
- Trust (1998)
- Dive (2000)[3][4]
- The Cowshed Session (2000)
- Live in Lille (France) (2000)
- "Love Has Come Again" (2000) single (with Human Movement)
- Les Jolies Choses (2001) (two tracks - film soundtrack & soundtrack album)
- Temple (2001)
- Grow in Love (2001)
- Accept (2002)
- My Style of Sensual (2003)
- What Happened in Fremantle? (2004) (with David Härenstam)
- Untie Me (2005) (with Holmes Ives)
- Live at LaSalle (Singapore) (2005)
- "Te-Atawhai" (3 track single) (2006) and separate video/DVD of the title track
- "Awaken" (2006) original track from Untie Me in nine remix versions
- Every Girl I Know Deserves a Packet of Stars (2007) (14 tracks + video)
- plus various dance releases on vinyl
- plus tracks on more than 25 CD compilations
- plus numbers of collaborations on other releases
- plus a growing number of remixes of her work
- SatyaKadambiiMela-"Truth is"( 2012)
The birth of Love ep released on band camp October 2015
References
edit- ^ Palmer, Sarah (11 October 2001), "Moleta takes on Kulcha", The West Australian
- ^ Lebovici, Elisabeth (7 April 2000), "CULTURE - POP", Libération (in French)
- ^ Steenhaut, Door Dirk (6 May 2000), "Café des Arts", De Morgen (in Dutch)
- ^ Lebovici, Elisabeth (15 June 2000), "Moleta kate-bushienne", Libération (in French)