Made a mix for a friend of mine. Impetus was us mutually rocking out to World Looking In in Starbucks, of all places. I'd forgotten how much I like this girl's voice and how much of an emotional/bodily reaction these songs give me. So here's the track list and a few comments.
Becky's Morcheeba Mix
Rome Wasn't Built in a Day
World Looking In
The Sea (slow download)
Good Girl Down
Be Yourself
Love is Rare
Friction
Let It Go
Public Displays of Affection
Trigger Hippie
Fragments of Freedom
Blindfold
Shoulder Holster (speedy download)
Part of the Process
Fear and Love
Over and Over (also swift)
Morcheeba is a British group consisting of brothers Ross & Paul Godfrey and lead singer, Skye. They share similarities with Massive Attack, early Metric, Beck, Tricky, Moloko, and to a lesser degree groups like Faithless and Apollo Four Forty.
Elements that can be labeled as trip/hip-hop, lounge, disco. Sometimes featuring rappers, and reggae/dub overtones. Significant use of horns and acoustic strings. Mix work, beats, and synth support everything and are always superb, tho sometimes distracting. Songs have a variety of 'sounds' within each track, nearly orchestral in their clarity and choreography, often starting slow and building towards a climax before dropping down into a relaxed finish.
