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 | Title : Charango
Author : Morcheeba
Release Date : 20020716
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Since bursting onto the charts and into national consciousness with 1998's sophomore album, Big Calm, Morcheeba have carved a niche as purveyors of evocative nuevo-lounge and dreamy ambience. While 2000's Fragments of Freedom saw the South Londoners' first tentative step out of the 'coffee table' pigeonhole, Charango is the sound of them relaxing, infusing influences such as hip-hop, country, and cinematic scores into a joyous blend of humor, romance, and soothing melancholy. Vintage moments like the lush lethargy of 'Slow Down' and the string-laden single 'Otherwise' share space with interesting collaborations. Lambchop frontman Kurt Wagner lends his achingly emotive vocal to 'What New York Couples Fight About,' while Slick Rick's dulcet tones flow through 'Women Lose Weight,' a tongue-in-cheek tale of a husband driven to murder by his overweight wife. Adventurous and inspired yet dripping with Morcheeba's trademark languid rhythms and tranquil melodies, Charango is at the very least a return to form and arguably their best work to date.
Buyer Reviews :
Morcheeba is evolving slowly from one album to the other, by light touches, absorbing current trends without losing their identity. It is once again the case with this release.
While the first radio friendly single 'Otherwise', the catchy and upbeat 'Women lose weight' (nice contrast between Slick Rick rap and Skye voice but weird lyrics) or the beautiful 'Aqualung' are in direct continuity with 'Fragments of freedom', other tracks are looking in the electro lounge direction, keeping an organic feel though. 'Slow down' with its hypnotic beat, the Chris Rea like guitar solo and Skye laid back vocals is a good example. So are 'Undress me now' or 'Way beyond'.
'Sao Paulo' is an exotic and summery track. 'Charango' is almost instrumental with only some rap lines thrown in. It sounds like a future chill out/post-clubbing hit to me. 'What New York couples fight about' is one of my favourites. It is a precious and hypnotic trip hop track. The combination of Kurt Wagner's evocative lead vocals and Skye's breathy backing ones is working great and make this song special. It reminds me of 'Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence' soundtrack. I have not heard anything from Lambshop but I might in the future. 'Get along' and the atmospheric 'Public display of affection' have Morcheeba first albums tranquility and nonchalance. The album closes on a cinematic instrumental 'The great London traffic Waden massacre'.
This is an album for those who are looking for quiet, soft, relaxing music and soothing vocals. It is the type of music who will insinuate in your head without being noticed. So throw away the shoes, stretch that aching back and take a deep breath, it's time for a break...
Note: There is a limited edition of the album with a bonus CD containing instrumentals of the 12 album tracks. The instrumentals are exactly the repetition of what you already have on disc one minus the vocals (and two original tracks are already instrumentals). Worth it if you're a Morcheeba collector or if you enjoy instrumental background music.
(by Sandy)
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