Morcheeba
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| Morcheeba | |
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 Morcheeba in concert, 2008
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Electronica, Alternative, Trip-hop, Baltimore Club |
| Years active | 1995 - present |
| Labels | Echo, Warner Bros., Sire, Indochina |
| Website | http://www.morcheeba.co.uk/ |
| Members | |
| Paul Godfrey Ross Godfrey |
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| Former members | |
| Skye Edwards Daisy Martey |
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Morcheeba are a British band that mixes influences from trip hop, rock, rhythm and blues and pop. Their most popular albums include debut Who Can You Trust? and Big Calm. They are primarily known for the single "Rome Wasn't Built in a Day." The group released their sixth studio album Dive Deep in February 2008.
The group has sold around 6 million copies of their albums worldwide.[citation needed]
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[edit] Biography
Sometime in the mid-1990s, the Godfrey brothers (DJ Paul Godfrey and multi-instrumentalist Ross Godfrey) recruited Skye Edwards as vocalist, during a chance meeting at a party in which both brothers were introduced to Skye. This led to formation of Morcheeba. The band's name means "the way of marijuana."[citation needed]
Five albums later in 2003, Edwards parted ways with Morcheeba.
In 2005 they recorded another album, The Antidote, and recruited Daisy Martey (formerly of the band Noonday Underground) to replace Edwards on vocals. Martey left the band soon after. Later, the Godfrey brothers replaced Martey with another singer - Jody Sternberg - for their live performances, but their tour in support of Dive Deep was with French singer, Manda, on lead vocals.
Their latest studio album Dive Deep was released in February 2008 in Europe and the UK. This album, produced by Paul and Ross Godfrey, featured several guest vocalists including Judie Tzuke, Thomas Dybdahl, Cool Calm Pete, and Manda.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Who Can You Trust? (8 April 1996, Indochina) (UK) / (Discovery Records) (U.S.) - #57 UK [1]
- Big Calm (1998, Sire) - #18 UK
- Fragments of Freedom (1 August 2000, Sire) - #6 UK, #113 US Billboard 200
- Charango (2 July 2002, Warner Bros.) - #7 UK
- The Antidote (2005) - #17 UK
- Dive Deep (2008, Echo/PIAS) - #59 UK
[edit] Compilation albums and others
- La Boule Noire (1998) (live)
- Back to Mine (2001)
- Parts of the Process (The Very Best of Morcheeba) (2003) - #6 UK[1]
- The Platinum Collection (2005)
- Get Mashed (by Kool DJ Klear)
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | UK Singles[1][2] | US Hot Dance[3] | Album |
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| 1996 | "Trigger Hippie" | 40 | - | Who Can You Trust? |
| "Never an Easy Way" | - | - | ||
| "Tape Loop" | 42 | - | ||
| 1997 | "The Music That We Hear (Moog Island)" | 47 | - | |
| "Shoulder Holster" | 53 | - | Big Calm | |
| 1998 | "The Sea" | - | - | |
| "Blindfold" | 56 | - | ||
| "Let Me See" | 46 | - | ||
| "Part of the Process" | 38 | - | ||
| "Summertime" | - | - | Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove | |
| 1999 | "Rome Wasn't Built in a Day" | 34 | - | Fragments of Freedom |
| 2000 | "Be Yourself" | 108 | - | |
| 2001 | "World Looking In" | 48 | - | |
| 2002 | "Otherwise" | 64 | 5 | Charango |
| "Way Beyond" | 147 | - | ||
| "Undress Me Now" | - | - | ||
| 2003 | "What's Your Name?" | - | - | Parts of the Process |
| 2005 | "Wonders Never Cease" | 86 | - | The Antidote |
| "Lighten Up" | - | - | ||
| "Everybody Loves a Loser" | - | - | ||
| 2008 | "Enjoy the Ride" | 182 | - | Dive Deep |
| "Gained the World" | - | - |
[edit] Other contributions
- Acoustic 05 (2005, Echo) - "Wonders Never Cease"
- Acoustic 07 (2007, V2 Records) - "Lighten Up"
- Chillout Classics (2007, Ministry of Sound) - "The Sea"
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 378. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Chart Log UK: M Zobbel.de
- ^ allmusic ( Morcheeba > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )
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