Morcheeba - Back to Mine

Can't Stand Morcheeba's Music? Don't Worry This Compilation is Nothing Like It!

If you are anything like myself, and feel like slicing your wrist after listening to more than two songs in a row on any Morcheeba album then take this compilation for a spin. I stayed away from it for years after its release for two reasons. It had Morcheeba on the front cover, and the Back to Mine Series is very unpredictable. Their albums are usually a stong hit or miss for my electronica tastes and the artist(s) featured in the mix has no correlation to whether I end up liking a particular Back to Mine or not. Definitely keeps you guessing.

Anyhow, I picked up a copy of this album and quickly placed it in the hit pile for Back to Mine compilations. A great set of eclectic tracks that gel very well together. Full of cool tracks that make me groove verus suicidal!

4/5 stars. August 27, 2007

Very chill compilation

This album is awesome. Even though I'm pretty tight with the "star gun", I have to give it 5 stars, if only to offset the negative reviews. To the nay-sayers (and those interested in what the nay-sayers had to say): this album is a compilation of Morcheeba influences, and is not Morcheeba nor does it pretend to be. Some also said it has a "blaxploitation" feel to it, but I really don't feel that. Very smooth album vaguely reminiscent of some of the unique downtempo mixes that can be found on betalounge [...]. So many of the songs really get into your skin and give you that hazy, chill, but dark and echoey feeling - relaxed and groovy but slightly off in a creepy/good way. Fantastic album for the bedroom. November 18, 2005

4.5 stars...

This is a pretty cool mix. I like the Back to Mine series because they put stuff on here that shouldn't go together. It's like a mix tape of songs you actually like rather than trying to put together a mix tape that has a certain logic to it.

It's a bit different than some of the other Back to Mine mixes (Nick Warren's mega chill mix and Danny Tenaglia's sounding a lot like the 70s mix come to mind) but it's pretty cool.

It's an odd, eclectic and pretty funky mishmash of stuff you'd be hard pressed to find in one place. The only reason I give this less than five stars is the hip hop tune towards the end. It's good, don't get me wrong, but I'm just not feeling it here. There's a laid back, trippy kind of feel to the whole thing and it throws a kink in it. If I could excise this little ditty I'd give it five stars. But it doesn't kill it.

Don't go looking for Morcheeba. Just open your mind, sit back and chill a while. July 30, 2004

attention: people with soul- buy this album now!

this is possibly the smoothest album to come out from a 'mainstream' source in a long time. old-timers and people who actually understand the genres of soul, funk and trip-hop will find this a flawless, perfect moment in the mind of an artist who's become too big for some people's tastes. truly a prayer to the gods of soulful music, no collection is complete without this deeply personal, chilling testament to the dark reality that is America today. May 21, 2004

Why am I not relaxed?

When I buy from the "Back To Mine" series, I expect "smooth" and "groovy". This one offers not much of either. The individual songs don't always fit the late night mood, they don't work together as a group, and the transitions between them are jarring and awkward. I can't recommend this CD. Don't be duped just because you like Morcheeba, as I was. January 7, 2004

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