Track Listing

1. Slow Down
2. Otherwise
3. Aqualung
4. Sao Paulo
5. Charango (feat. Pace Won)
6. What New York Couples Fight About (feat. Kurt Wagner)
7. Undress Me Now
8. Way Beyond
9. Women Lose Weight (feat. Slick Rick)
10. Get Along (feat. Pace Won)
11. Public Displays Of Affection
12. The Great London Traffic Warden Massacre

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10221 in Music
• Released on: 2002-07-16
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced

Amazon.com
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. --Christopher Barrett

Customer Reviews

Music for good times and bad times
Great album, 10 out of the 12 tracks have the "mellow-melodic" flow that I was looking for. The music on this album will keep you calm and collected when you get angry or when somebody breaks your heart, or you can throw it on when you want to hear something that goes down smooth.

FYI, my music preferences are hip-hop, jazz, R&B and MORCHEEBA, ya dig???

Cheers

Smooth sounds, uplifting vocals
The Morcheeba album I'd recommend to anybody... Perfect for winding down

Skye is gone......,.but Morcheeba is still kicking along
Skyke Edwards IS gone....which is undeniably sad. She had a voice that melted your ears and heart, and really carried the songs home. Ross and Paul Godfrey STILL provide excellent beats and rhythms, however, and the new substitute for Skye, Daisy Martey, does more than an acceptable job with the vocals. She's clearer, and though I don't like her voice as much, she's still got the soul required to carry these songs through the ether to your head.

I just found that out Daisy was replaced for live performances, by Jody Sternberg. I don't think the brothers ever truly found a replacement for Skye- my aunt lives in D.C, and she's seen this crew a few times, and she has the opinion that Skye was probably the best- but the beats are tight on this album, same as on "Trigger Hippy"- so the debate over vocals is really a personal preference. I personally like Charango. They bring in a few new rappers- Pace Won does his bit on the title track, and a few others, like Slick Rick (on Women Lose Weight) does an ok job. I still love the Brother's beats, as always. They really make this album.

It's a different Morcheeba, but give it a shot. "What New York Couples Fight About" is a great track, and "Undress Me Now" really highlights Martey's smooth voice. "Public Displays of Affection" has possibly the best beat in a electronica song I've heard in a while. "Get Along" almost had me believing Skye was still there. *Sniff. Oh well.

Not a bad record, by ANY means.