Slower, smoother, and more soulful than Portishead and less pop-oriented than the Sneaker Pimps, Morcheeba have an alluringly dark sound that nevertheless remains accessible.
As their debut, Who Can You Trust?, illustrates, the trio has a keen sense of how to make a pop melody seem dangerous and foreign by having it crawl out of the murk of creeping beats and ominous samples.
Although the group lacks the visionary spark of Tricky and Portishead, and their songs aren't as bracing as the Sneaker Pimps, Morcheeba have a distinctive, idiosyncratic sound that makes Who Can You Trust? entrancing.
Although the latter half of the album tends to sound a little samey, without many beats or hooks to distinguish each song, the album remains a hauntingly atmospheric -- and quite terrific -- debut.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moog IslandSkye Edwards, Paul Godfrey, Ross Godfrey | Morcheeba | Play | 05:22 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Trigger HippieSkye Edwards, Paul Godfrey, Ross Godfrey | Morcheeba | Play | 05:31 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Post HoumousSkye Edwards, Paul Godfrey, Ross Godfrey | Morcheeba | Play | 01:49 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | HowlingSkye Edwards, Paul Godfrey, Ross Godfrey | Morcheeba | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Small TownSkye Edwards, Paul Godfrey, Ross Godfrey | Morcheeba | Play | 05:09 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Enjoy the WaitSkye Edwards, Paul Godfrey, Ross Godfrey | Morcheeba | Play | 01:07 | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | ColSkye Edwards, Paul Godfrey, Ross Godfrey | Morcheeba | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Who Can You Trust?Skye Edwards, Paul Godfrey, Ross Godfrey | Morcheeba | Play | 08:56 | 20 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Almost DoneSkye Edwards, Paul Godfrey, Ross Godfrey | Morcheeba | Play | 06:38 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | End ThemeSkye Edwards, Paul Godfrey, Ross Godfrey | Morcheeba | Play | 02:26 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 44 mins | 102 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Baldwin | Organ, Organ (Hammond) |
| 2 | Steve Bentley-Klein | Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, Trumpet, Trumpet Arrangement, Violin |
| 3 | Richard Bridgemont | Cello |
| 4 | Skye Edwards | Composer, Vocals |
| 5 | Paul Godfrey | Beats, Composer, Drums, Scratching |
| 6 | Ross Godfrey | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, Wurlitzer |
| 7 | Chris Harrison | Engineer |
| 8 | Richard Harrison | Guitar |
| 9 | Tom Hodges | Flute, Saxophone |
| 10 | Dave Lee | French Horn |
| 11 | Mike Marsh | Mastering |
| 12 | Daniel McLewin | Art Direction, Design, Photography |
| 13 | Morcheeba | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 14 | Peter Norris | Producer, Programming, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Programming |
| 15 | Eddie Otchere-Dhagren | Photography |
| 16 | Klein Brent Snell | Violin |
| 17 | Adrian Turner | Viola |
| 18 | Steve Wise | Art Direction, Design |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |