The Antidote | 
 enlarge | Artist: Morcheeba
Label: Echo UK Through Ada
Category: Music
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 62112
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 10208
UPC: 805551020824
EAN: 0805551020824
ASIN: B000AMJDGK
Release Date: September 27, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | Wonders Never Cease | | • | Ten Men | | • | Everybody Loves A Loser | | • | Military Cup | | • | Living Hell | | • | People Carrier | | • | Lighten Up | | • | Daylight Robbery | | • | The Antidote | | • | God Bless And Goodbye |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Since delivering their 1993 mini-opus Big Calm, second-generation trip-hop outfit Morcheeba have taken their hybrid blues/country/hip-hop/soul sound to an increasingly wider audience. Their music has suffered as a consequence, the sass and strut of the early days gradually suffocated by tired production cliches and vapid, big-name collabs (see Charango). The Antidote has none of that. It's a stonking return to form, as the band trade in their sultry singer Skye Edwards for the feistier, grittier Daisy Martey (ex-Noonday Underground), enlist experimental musician Rob Mullinder and create a massive, orotund and ear-catching psychedelic sound by recording everything live. The songs here are by far the best they've made in a decade, with catchy hooks and thoughtful lyricism matching the bright, eager production sound. The awe-inspiring confidence and thinly disguised joie de vivre that kickstarts the album lasts most of the way through too, marking the long-awaited final stage in the band's transmogrification from introspective dance act to kick-ass stadium rock band. --Paul Sullivan
Album Description
After selling more than 5 million albums worldwide, Morcheeba return with a fifth album forged around the Godfrey brothers' magpie influences. This collection transcends the band's signature downbeat style with tunes that are more defined and distinct than on previous outings where the groove sometimes seemed the only concern. Fans of psychedelic arrangements, complex rhythms, and inventive songwriting will embrace it. Aphex Twin, Sonic Youth, St Etienne, My Bloody Valentine, Jimi Hendrix, and the 5th Dimension are all detectable here.
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| Customer Reviews:
 YIKES! This is MORCHEEBA??? October 21, 2008
Albert schweitzer (florida)
I read all the reviews, and selected this based on the most mature and unemotional reviewer i could find. Alas - I ask you to trust your instincts and believe me when I say morcheeba is not morcheeba with out Skye's voice - unless you really really really really love [bad] Disco. Go to Itunes instead. Or just buy the "big calm" or "who can you trust"- you will be much much happier with your purchase.
 Change Is Good March 19, 2008
Rich Latta (Albuquerque, NM - Land of Entitlement)
This album sounds quite a bit like 60's girl-group pop music with modern electronic touches. It employs a lot of those old-school rhythms and sensibilities. It's quite an accessible and enjoyable listen that also provides a fair amount of variation between songs. For example, "People Carrier" stands out because it has a bit of a county feel to it and employs a slide guitar. This doesn't really sound much like an electronic album as more traditional instruments are heard all over the record.
THE ANTIDOTE represents a fresh direction for Morcheeba and a successful one at that. While I am in fact a big fan of what is often referred to as "trip-hop," I was never particularly compelled by Morcheeba's previous versions of it. Nothing on WHO CAN YOU TRUST? really stuck with me and I found BIG CALM to be kinda boring. But this album, for the most part, holds my attention.
Much has been said about the replacement of previous vocalist Skye Edwards with Daisy Martey. I was never blown away by Skye, truth be told, but I guess she had a lot of charisma in concert (never seen 'em live) judging from her loyal fans. Daisy's voice works well with Morcheeba's new approach here. The SOUND of her voice is quite good, she can hit the right notes, but it's not very powerful. I'm not sure if she's actually incapable of sustaining a note or if that's simply her vocal STYLE. Whatever the case, she doesn't come across as the strongest singer, but that's not a problem in my book because this album doesn't exist merely to showcase her vocals.
Not exactly a mind-blowing release, but an enjoyable, worthwhile one none-the-less. Recommended.
 Punchy - you want it February 14, 2008
O. Baughman
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'll admit that the only Morcheeba CD I owned prior to picking up The Antidote was Charango. I've heard Morcheeba on several different radio stations, and after buying Charango, I was a bit put off off by the lack of consistent style. I heard a couple tracks from this disc and bought it pretty quick, knowing that the vocalist had changed. I liked Skye too, but I must say that Daisy does a darn good job here. I feel that this album is more of an 'album' than Charango was; it's got a consistent funky and classy style, the songs fit together well. It's worth buying.
My favorite tracks are for sure "The People Carrier" - with a good driving beat and a few slowed down choruses that are very jazzy-swing, and an amazing belting of lyrical magic by Daisy. Also "Ten Men" is sweet. It's got a bit of a Spanish backbone and has a very punchy epic sound.
If you really really liked Skye, and had absolutely no care for the musical members of the group in the past, don't bother, I guess. But if you like the sound Morcheeba as a band of musicians and you want something a bit different than they've put out before, this is a sound purchase.
solid February 9, 2008
TD (camas, wa)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
What a great sound. I own several cheeba disks and find their sound refreshing and sophisticated. Where Skye is melodious and silky smooth, Daisy is direct and powerful. I feel if both were able to complement the band such as Zero 7 does with Sia, Sophie and Tina we could indeed be in for a very special sonic treat. In the end I respect both singers and their amazing vocals, and one needs to recognize the band for their desire to evolve and expand themselves artisticly. They will benefit from it.
Evolution and growth August 29, 2007
Glennrock (ny)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I disagree with the negative reviews. Daisy Martley's vocals fit perfectly with the trippy, psychodelic nature of the music. While the music may have more in common with the sound of Jefferson Airplane than that of early Morcheeba, that does not make it bad. To the contrary, the songs are extremely well crafted and varied. Morcheeba should be applauded for their versatility and growth.
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