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. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Ross Godfrey (Synthesizer), Tom Hodges (Saxophone), Paul Godfrey (Scratching), Paul Godfrey (Drums), Klein Brent Snell (Violin), Daniel McLewin (Art Direction), Skye Edwards (Vocals), Richard Bridgemont (Cello), Adrian Turner (Viola), Ross Godfrey (Piano), Gary Baldwin (Organ), Paul Godfrey (Beats), Steve Bentley-Klein (Trumpet Arrangement), Richard Harrison (Guitar), Tom Hodges (Flute), Steve Bentley-Klein (Trumpet), Steve Bentley-Klein (Horn Arrangements), Dave Lee (French Horn), Ross Godfrey (Lap Steel Guitar), Mike Marsh (Mastering), Ross Godfrey (Wurlitzer), Chris Harrison (Engineer), Steve Wise (Design), Daniel McLewin (Design), Daniel McLewin (Photography), Steve Bentley-Klein (Violin), Ross Godfrey (Guitar), Peter Norris (Programming), Ross Godfrey (Bass), Steve Bentley-Klein (String Arrangements), Morcheeba (Producer), Peter Norris (Producer), Peter Norris (Synthesizer), Steve Wise (Art Direction), Peter Norris (Synthesizer Programming), Eddie Otchere-Dhagren (Photography), Gary Baldwin (Organ (Hammond))
Who Can You Trust? is the debut album of the band Morcheeba. It was released in 1996 on China Records. Stylistically, the album is by far the band's most trip hop oriented release, consisting of languid, looping grooves, using mostly Rhodes piano, electric guitar and scratching. From the next album Big Calm onwards, the band moved away from trip hop towards a more pop-orientated sound.
"Trigger Hippie" · "Tape Loop" · "The Music That We Hear (Moog Island)" · "Shoulder Holster" · "Blindfold" · "Let Me See" · "Part of the Process" · "Rome Wasn't Built in a Day" · "World Looking In" · "Otherwise" · "Undress Me Now" · "What's Your Name?" · "Wonders Never Cease" · "Enjoy the Ride" · "Gained the World"
