Morcheeba

United Kingdom, 1995–now

London trio (the Godfrey brothers with singer Skye Edwards), formed in 1995. Fusing trip-hop beats with blues, soul and folk, Who Can You Trust? and Big Calm made a warm, laid-back strand of the Bristol-born downtempo sound.

MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced Morcheeba and 0 artists Morcheeba influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Morcheeba?

• Massive Attack — Morcheeba's warm, soulful downtempo descends directly from the Bristol trip-hop Massive Attack pioneered.
• Portishead — Portishead's cinematic, noir trip-hop is a clear model for Morcheeba's atmospheric, sample-based songs.