Product Description

This U.K. trio injects the aesthetics of trip-hop with a lush, languid, easy-listening air for a concoction that demands a deep, comfortable couch and a top-of-the-line set of headphones. The hypnotic, understated delivery of vocalist SkyeEdwards floats over the sweeping synth arrangements, slide guitar, Hammond organ, and subtle technological trickery of brothers Ross and Paul Godfrey. WHO CAN YOU TRUST?, the band's full-length debut, includes the singles "Trigger Hippie","Tape Loop", and "The Music That We Hear".
Atmosphere is paramount for Morcheeba, and TRUST's track list passes through a spectrum of colours. The opener, "Moog Island", sounds like a sleepy siren song. "Post Houmous" lulls with its dub-inflected mid-tempo groove. "End Theme" is glossy retro lounge. But the whole album feels like one beautiful, continuous opium dream. Morcheeba references '30s blues, '90s electronica, '60s psychedelia, and film soundtrack soundscapes, blending these elements into a savoury stream of pure sound quite unlike anything else. WHO CAN YOU TRUST? invites listeners to dive in.

Track Listing

1. Moog Island
2. Trigger Hippie
3. Post Houmous
4. Tape Loop
5. Never An Easy Way
6. Howling
7. Small Town
8. Enjoy The Wait
9. Col
10. Who Can You Trust
11. Almost Done
12. End Theme

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #44150 in Music
• Released on: 1999-07-12
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Morcheeba served as the template for subsequent "trip-hop" combos, with a line-up that consisted of brothers Ross and Paul Godfrey (both steeped in a musical heritage ranging from Hendrix to roots reggae, from which they cherry-picked at will) and female vocalist Skye Edwards, whose languid vocals melted into the brothers' melange of slide guitars, scratch DJing dub and tablas like cream into coffee. "Who Can You Trust" didn't immediately win over the dance crowd, moving as it did at Mississippi pace through a marijuana haze of sound. The album's standout tracks, however, including "Tape Loop" and "Trigger Hippie", an almost edible concoction of dark funky ingredients, ensured that it became a slow-burning and widely imitated landmark mid-1990s album. --David Stubbs

Customer Reviews

Did they peak early?
A dark debut that is both memorable and stylish. The trip-hop feel sounds dated now but this was an accomplished debut with a rack of strong songs - "Tape Loop", "Trigger Hippie" and "Never An Easy Way" being the strongest examples.
An interesting set of sounds and musical landscape supports Skye Edwards' smooth vocals.

outstanding.........
I first heard one of her songs "never an easy way" on the hit show, buffy the vampire slayer in season two "Passions" >>I heard it and got the c.d. I love her voice and I am so glad that I found out about her music.....( I live in america)...so I hardly knew who she was......her music is brilliant.....

Warm chillout
Skye's voice is about as soft and smooth as you can get. This album is lovely, with melodies drifting around their slow deep beats and bright guitar sounds. Put your feet up and enjoy... This album even stopped my brother arguing with everyone on a family holiday, which really says something!