Morcheeba

With its gentle and introspective songs diffused by the voice of Skye Edwards, Morcheeba embodies a peaceful line of British trip-hop, with rare longevity.

It all began with a fortuitous encounter during an evening in London, 30 years ago. Ross Godfrey, then an 18-year-old multi-instrumentalist from Kent, heard about Skye Edwards, a young singer-songwriter from East London. He invited her to his home to sing, and she arrived with her guitar and gently sang a song. They immediately became friends. And Morcheeba was born.

The pioneer of an accessible form of electronic music with a strong female voice, and a cousin of other British trip-hop bands of the 1990s such as Massive Attack and Portishead, to date the group has produced 10 studio albums and sold more than 10 million records. At the request of Chaka Khan, Morcheeba was also one of the headline acts in the Meltdown Festival in 2023.

Combining sweetness, lyricism and gravity, the band’s 11th album, Escape The Chaos, has a tension running through it between meticulous electronic music and organic instrumentals.