Skye Edwards and Ross Godfrey arrive in the Baltic countries with the latest, eleventh studio album of the band “Escape The Chaos,” but at the concerts, the new music will also meet songs that have long made “Morcheeba” one of the most easily recognizable British bands.
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The party after which – a three-decade-long story
More than three decades ago, at a party in South London, then just eighteen-year-old multi-instrumentalist Ross Godfrey and Skye Edwards met by chance.
Hearing that Skye sings and writes songs, Ross invited her to play music together – this meeting eventually turned into a musical partnership lasting three decades.
“I remember Ross asked me what my sound was like. I answered: ‘Sounds like no one else’,” recalls Skye about their first meeting. – “Then I played him a song on the guitar, very quietly. The rest is history.”
And that history turned out to be much longer than the participants could have imagined at the time. “Morcheeba” became one of those bands that defined the British trip-hop and downtempo sound of the late 90s and early new millennium.
Electronics, soul, blues, hip-hop, and psychedelia merged in their music into a sound always centered around Skye’s distinctive, calm, and hypnotic voice.
Music accompanying several generations
Over three decades, “Morcheeba” has released eleven studio albums, sold more than 10 million records, and held numerous world tours. But perhaps a more important measure of their longevity is that the band’s music does not belong only to nostalgia.
“The Sea,” “Trigger Hippie,” “Part of the Process,” “Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day,” “Otherwise,” or “Blood Like Lemonade” today live alongside new creations, and at “Morcheeba” concerts, people meet who discovered the band at completely different stages of life.
According to Skye, over the years she has often heard from listeners that “Morcheeba” songs accompanied them through the hardest moments of life.
“People have told us that our music changed their lives or helped them get through something very difficult. It’s good to know that your work can help others,” she says.
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It is precisely this ability to create a kind of safe space in music that became the foundation of the latest creative phase of “Morcheeba.”
“Escape The Chaos” – an escape from the surrounding noise
The title of the band’s latest album “Escape The Chaos” sounds like an invitation to the world today to turn off the external noise, at least for a short time.
The twelve-track album was created by “Morcheeba” over two years. In it, the band returns to what they have always done best – combining electronic sounds with live instruments, trip-hop with soul, blues, and psychedelia, all tied together by Skye’s voice.
“This whole album is an attempt to reconnect with what really matters – what lies in the heart, the world around you, with the possibility to just stand barefoot on the grass and feel the earth,” describes the album’s idea Ross Godfrey.
Skye describes it even more simply: “This album can be a kind of therapy. It won’t sow peace in the world, but it can at least provide inner calm.”
Three evenings, three Baltic capitals
After last year’s performances in Tallinn and Jūrmala, “Morcheeba” returns to the Baltic countries – this time the band will have three concerts in Vilnius, Riga, and Tallinn.
On April 17, “Morcheeba” will perform at the “Compensa” concert hall in Vilnius, on April 19 at Riga’s “Hanzas Perons,” and on April 20 the Baltic concert series will conclude at Tallinn’s “Alexela” concert hall.
Pre-sale tickets at the best price will be available from August 25 to 27. General ticket sales will start on August 28.
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