Although Malka has an illustrious past to capitalise on, having been bass player and occasional vocalist of Israeli 'Art Funksters' Minimal Compact (her vocal prowess nonetheless impressed enough to score a part in the soundtrack of Wim Wender's 'Wings of Desire' through the Minimal Compact song 'When I Go'), one third of the groudbreaking proto-trip hop outfit Oracle in the late 80's and half of the team (with partner Colin Newman, that Wire bloke) that is Immersion, Swim and the authors of Bastard, 'My Pet Fish', only Maka's second solo album, is a remarkably forward looking venture.

Standing shoulder to shoulder with Swim's 'future speculative' series of releases (Ronnie & Clyde's 'In Glorious Black and Blue' and Colin Newman's 'Bastard') 'My Pet Fish' proposes a kind of sneaky pop which not only defies categories but invents a few as well mashing up, as it does, all of the styles which define the late 90's into a heady brew fit for post millenial consumption.

Malka's music has been defined as 'World Class Pop' (NME) and 'Plain Bloody Fab' (MM). Get the pop music of the future NOW.