TAG: Morcheeba

Nov24

Robot Koch (Review)

Robot Koch

Death Star Droid

Released by Robots Don't Sleep


Robert Koch's nom de beat, "Robot," is more than a play on words. If it was just that, it'd be stupid. The idea of an indeterminate grey area between human and machine pervades every element of his debut, and so just as he's retrofitted his human name into a piece of equipment so he struggles throughout Death Star Droid to find humanity within his equipment. It's a heady, intermittently brilliant trip, recalling most directly in its plush post-hip-hop bounce Flying Lotus's Los Angeles moreso than Koch's glitchy and club-centric ...
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Apr10

Morcheeba – Dive Deep (Review)

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Morcheeba

Dive Deep

Released by Ultra


After replacing the longtime voice of Morcheeba Skye Edwards with Daisy Martey for their last album, The Antidote, LSS (lead singer syndrome) struck again. This time, brothers Paul and Ross Godfrey decided to carry on their journey unencumbered, freeing themselves of the baggage that goes along with any focal member in a music group. Collaborating with strangers they met along the way gave the brothers a tangible sense of freedom. Stalwart fans of Morcheeba won't be disappointed however, the group's sixth studio album still bears their trademark sound, ...
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