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Refimprove|date=October 2008Infobox musical artist | name = Morcheeba| image = MorcheebaCaprices2010.jpg| caption = Morcheeba in concert, 2010| image_size = | background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = London, England| genre = Trip-hop , Electronic music|Electronic | years_active = 1995–present| label = Echo Records|Echo Sire Records|Sire / Reprise Records|Reprise / Warner Bros. Records Discovery Records|Discovery /Sire Records Indochina Records | associated_acts =| website = http://www.morcheeba.co.uk/|current_members = Paul Godfrey Ross Godfrey Skye Edwards |past_members = Daisy Martey Manda Zamolo Morcheeba are a British musical ensemble|band , mixing influences from trip hop , rock music|rock , contemporary R& B|R& B , and pop music|pop . They have produced 7 albums since 1995, two of which reached the UK top ten.
Biography
At some point in the mid-1990s, the Godfrey brothers ( disc jockey|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 Edwards. This led to the formation of Morcheeba.cite book | first= Martin C. | last= Strong | year= 2000 | title= The Great Rock Discography | edition= 5th | publisher= Mojo Books | location= Edinburgh | page= 660 | isbn= 1-84195-017-3
The band's debut album, Who Can You Trust? (album)|Who Can You Trust? was released on China Records in April 1996 and fitted smoothly into the then-modish trip hop genre, with instrumentation based predominantly around Rhodes piano , electric guitar and DJ scratching , with the songs carried by Edwards' relaxed soul-styled vocals.
The follow-up, 1998's Big Calm , moved slightly away from trip-hop towards a more pop music|pop -oriented, song-based sound. This was exemplified by the band's remaking of "Moog Island" (a song from the previous album) in a more summery, upbeat style, with the new title of "The Music That We Hear". One of the album's singles, "The Sea", became a hit and a radio favourite. The album proved to be a big seller and ensured Morcheeba's success as a breakthrough act. In 1998, Morcheeba collaborated with Hubert Laws to record for the Red Hot Organization 's compilation album Red Hot + Rhapsody , a tribute to George Gershwin , which raised money for various charities devoted to increasing AIDS awareness and fighting the disease.
In 2000, Morcheeba released their third album, Fragments of Freedom . This repeated the sales success of Big Calm but received a less positive critical response. The band's fourth album, Charango , was released in 2002, and spawned several singles including "Otherwise," "Way Beyond," and "Undress Me Now" (the release of the latter was cancelled, despite the creation and release of an expensive, erotic Balinese-inspired CGI video).Citation needed|date=September 2011 In an indication of what would follow, several tracks on the album did not feature Edwards, and were instead written with and sung by Lambchop 's Kurt Wagner or by emcee s Pace Won and Slick Rick.
In 2003, the Godfrey brothers dismissed Edwards from Morcheeba, citing musical (and some personal) differences. A greatest hits compilation album|compilation , Parts of the Process , helped to sustain momentum and featured two new tracks - "What's Your Name" (featuring a rhyming cameo from Big Daddy Kane ) and "I Can't Stand It." At around the same time, Morcheeba released the live DVD Morcheeba: From Brixton to Beijing .
In 2005 Morcheeba released their fifth studio (and first post-Skye Edwards) album, The Antidote (Morcheeba album)|The Antidote . Daisy Martey (formerly of the band Noonday Underground ) was recruited to replace Edwards as the album vocalist. However, Martey's period with the band was brief and she was sacked in the middle of the promotional tour, to be replaced by Jody Sternberg. Sternberg's own tenure with the band was similarly brief, and she only appears to have been part of the band to fulfil tour dates.
After a break of several years, Morcheeba released their sixth studio album, Dive Deep in February 2008. On this album, the Godfrey brothers emphasised their role as record producer|producers creating a set of instrumental tracks entirely sung by a roster of guest performers—cult folk-rock singer Judie Tzuke , Norwegian singer-songwriter and former Jaga Jazzist collaborator Thomas Dybdahl , blues singer/guitarist Bradley Burgess , Korean-American rapper Cool Calm Pete , and French people|French singer Manda (Amanda Zamolo). Both Manda and Burgess toured with Morcheeba as lead singers on their 2008 tour.
On 12 February 2010, NME revealed that Edwards was once again working with the band. Edwards was due to make her live return with the band at the Caprices Festival, Switzerland on 9 April 2010. http://www.nme.com/news/morcheeba/49729 "Morcheeba to be rejoined by former singer for first time since 2003" (news story in NME , 12 February 2010 Paul Godfrey confirmed the news of Edwards' return in the blog section of Morcheeba's MySpace page on 13 February 2010. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=blog.view& friendId=20213141& blogId=529087500 "Once Again" (posting on Morcheeba MySpace blog, 13 February 2010
Morcheeba released their seventh album Blood Like Lemonade on PIAS in June 2010.
Contemporary use
"Never an Easy Way" (from Who Can You Trust? release) was used in the opening sequence of the episode "Passion" (season 2, episode 17) of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, partly under the narrative voiceover of the character Angel/Angelus (played by David Boreanaz).
"Everybody Loves a Loser" was featured in the first season for the television series, Hung (TV series) , and was included on its Hung (television soundtrack)|soundtrack album issued in June 2010.
Band name
The word "morcheeba" is meant to indicate "the way of cannabis". This originated from "MOR"—middle of the road; plus "Cheeba"—informal name of Cannabis (drug)|cannabis . http://www.last.fm/music/Morcheeba? ac=morcheeba Last.fm - Morcheeba
Discography
Studio albums
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Peak chart positions
Certifications ( List of music recording sales certifications
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1996
Who Can You Trust?
Released: September 24, 1996
Label: China Records|Indochina / Discovery Records|Discovery
Format: Compact Disc|CD , Compact Cassette|CS
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British Phonographic Industry|UK : Silver" http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved on 2011-10-30. Note: User needs to enter "Morcheeba" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
1998
Big Calm
Released: March 16, 1998
Label: Sire Records|Sire / Warner Music Group|WEA
Format: CD
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UK: Platinum
Music Canada|CAN : Gold" http://www.musiccanada.com/gpSearchResult.aspx Certified Awards Search". Music Canada . Retrieved on 2011-10-30. Note: User needs to enter "Morcheeba" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA : Platinum" http://www.infodisc.fr/CD_Certif.php Certified Awards Search". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
2000
Fragments of Freedom
Released: August 1, 2000
Label: Sire/WEA
Format: CD
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UK: Gold
FRA: Platinum
2002
Charango
Released: July 2, 2002
Label: Sire/WEA
Format: CD
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UK: Gold
2005
The Antidote
Released: May 31, 2005
Label: Echo Records|Echo
Format: CD
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2008
Dive Deep
Released: February 19, 2008
Label: Echo/ Ultra Records|Ultra
Format: CD
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2010
Blood Like Lemonade
Released: July 13, 2010
Label: PIAS Recordings|PIAS
Format: CD
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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 Albums Chart|UK cite book
| first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 378 British Phonographic Industry|UK : Gold
The Platinum Collection (Morcheeba album)|The Platinum Collection (2005)
Get Mashed (by Kool DJ Klear) (unofficial bootleg)
Singles
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UK http:/ / www.zobbel.de/ cluk/ CLUK_M.HTM Chart Log UK: M Zobbel.de
