May 2 [16:00 EST] -- Among the wash of U.K. techno-dance acts making an impression here in the States, Morcheeba stands out by exploring the more sensuous side of trip hop on its debut album "Who Can You Trust." ["Trigger Hippie, 1.4MB QuickTime]
The band cites some unexpected influences including Jimi Hendrix and Neil Young, and as Morcheeba's Paul Godfrey recently told MTV News, for Morcheeba the "trip hop" label is really just a jumping off point.
"Trip hop is a term that they came up with in England, because there's no hip hop scene, or a very small hip hop scene, because there's no rap there. There's not a lot of that going on," Godfrey explained. years ago, and I guess we do fit into it, because we have hip hop influences, and we also have a singer, and guitar, and stuff like that, but I think our music's a bit more varied. It's not only that, there's other influences."
Morcheeba just wrapped up a U.S. tour with Fiona Apple and will play more U.S. dates this summer.
Meanwhile, Monday's announcement that both the Prodigy and the Orb will be on Lollapalooza this summer could kill the Chaotica tour (the tour formerly known as Organic) that had been discussed, but never confirmed.
Right now organizers say they haven't given up all hope, but they need one or two more headliners to join the tentatively scheduled Chemical Brothers and Meat Beat Manifesto.
There's still a chance for a Chaotica date or two on the East Coast this summer.
