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~ Morcheeba
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (10 Jul 2000)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Enhanced
  • Label: China Records/east west
  • ASIN: B00004UB98
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Mini-Disc  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,806 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. World Looking In
2. Rome Wasn't Built In A Day
3. Love Is Rare
4. Let It Go
5. Well Deserved Break
6. Love Sweet Love - Morcheeba & Mr. Complex
7. In The Hands Of The Gods - Morcheeba & Biz Markie
8. Shallow End
9. Be Yourself
10. Coming Down Gently
11. Good Girl Down - Morcheeba & Bahamadia
12. Fragments Of Freedom

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Amazon.co.uk Review

In which Clapham's dreamiest, downbeatiest, de-loveliest trio takes it uptown, takes it to the bridge, and even--on the phatter-than-phat "In The Hands Of The Gods"--takes it over to Biz Markie's house. If you aren't frightened of sudden bursts of extroversion or a whiff of the mainstream any more than those stray dismissals of Morcheeba's oeuvre as "coffeetablist" put you off, you're in for a treat. Albeit a more in-your-face variety than that of luscious predecessor Big Calm, which sold sneaky, word-of-mouth millions while still seeming like an irresistibly hoarded secret between you, Paul Edwards' turntables, brother Ross' sleepy slide guitar and Skye Edwards' mouth-watering voice. Fortunately, there's enough pop here for everyone to take a bite: bright, radio-friendly gospel choruses ("Rome Wasn't Built In A Day"), shameless disco strings ("Shallow End"), wickedly itchy grooves and Chic-style struts ("Be Yourself", "Let It Go"). Melancholics will doubtless prefer the hazily elegiac title track and hypnotic "World Looking In", but the album's real highlights radiate pure exuberance instead. And judging from the Grandmaster Flash-ised roller-rink glee of "Love Sweet Love", or Skye and rapper Bahamadia biggin' up the ladies in "Good Girl Down", rest assured that if any coffee tables were involved in the production of this recording, they were treated with a complete lack of respect. --Jennifer Nine


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Morcheeba's newest album seems a willful attempt to drop the band's trip hop tag. FRAGMENTS OF FREEDOM is even more brazenly pop-oriented than its previous effort, BIG CALM. Expanding on that album's eclectic genre mixing and pop music polish, FRAGMENTS places even more emphasis on crafting gorgeous pop songs with an ear toward the idiosyncratic.
Morcheeba combines pop songwriting with an affinity for the upbeat horn arrangements of classic soul labels such as Stax, and alove of soundtracks and twisted synth noises. The track "Rome Wasn't Built in a Day", merges vocalist Skye's confident,soaring voice with triumphant horns and an upbeat rhythm. The production, while polished, maintains some of the rough edges of the band's previous efforts. Many of the songs showcase Morcheeba's affection for old school hip-hop rhythms andscratching, as shown by the two tracks featuring rappers Mr. Complex and Biz Markie. Markie's cameo on "In the Hands ofthe Gods" is a highlight, featuring his trademark human beatbox over a lazy funk groove. FRAGMENTS OF FREEDOM is Morcheeba's most accessible album to date.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A sharp, rhythmic, deliberate and happy album., 24 Feb 2003
This is a very light-hearted alsum - all the songs are upbeat, and there is a party, calypso-feel to many of the songs. The style is drastically different to Big Calm and Who Can You Trust - it verges on Electro-Pop/Dance rather than the fairly dark, trippy styles of the other two albums. It is the top of the 'jollity' sequence of Fragments>Big Calm>Trust which is great for an uplifting experience but can seem immature in places though shamelessly so! It is for this reason I am not awarding 5 stars to an otherwise flawless album.
Some of the background riffs are almost 80's techno-ish, especially in the incredibly happy Shallow End, which makes the PERFECT music for driving through tunnels!

Only the seemingly sloppy-in-comparison title track fails to retain the magnificent rhythmic drive of the rest of the album, but this is perhaps because it could be intended as a wind-down track, being at the end of the album.

One last thing: 'Love Is Rare' is very tacky, but there is no denying that that is exactly how the band intended it to be.

Overall a fine, rhythmic, laid back and shamelessly happy album which is more suited to Summer than Winter.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Morcheeba looses Trip-Hop style!, 12 Jul 2000
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After two amazing album 'Fragments of Freedom' is somewhat disappointing. Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad album, in fact it's quite good, but not as good as Morcheeba's spectacular 'Who can you Trust' and 'Big Calm'. After listening to 'Fragments of Freedom' I am disappointed that it is less trip-hoppy than the previous two, there is some trip-hop influence but it seems to be lacking. I would even go as far to say that Morcheeba put this album together quite effortlessly and perhaps with a little more umph and motivation they could have created a superb follow up to 'Big Calm'

'Fragements of Freedom' is not a must for you CD collection, but it's worth listening to at least once. With some chilled summer songs, you might make use of it if Summer 2000 turns out to be a scorcher!

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Listen carfefully as it will grow on you, 8 Oct 2001
Ok, so 'Big Calm' was an awesome CD, as was 'Who can you trust'. I bought this and couldn't wait to be back in Morcheeba heaven. I was frankly disappointed by it, and put it aside. I started to listen to it occasionaly and it just started to get better and better. Now I put it up there with Big Calm. The beats and melodies are varied and it is good to see Morcheeba breaking into new ground. 'Rome wasn't built in a day' is very poppy, but it puts a smile on your face. This whole cd does that. 'The Shallow end' is for me the best track on it. I'd buy it just for that..
So don't be put off by all the negative reviews. Just check it out for yourself!!!!! And be prepared for an uplifting experience!!!
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2.0 out of 5 stars M People for the trip-hop generation
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Published on 30 Aug 2006 by Merry Terry

5.0 out of 5 stars Much more upbeat!
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4.0 out of 5 stars My wife's favourite album!
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2.0 out of 5 stars A big disappointment
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4.0 out of 5 stars 98% great..
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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Stunning
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Published on 31 May 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Well written. Well recorded. Beautifully performed.
This album is a truly 'must have'. Skye (The Chantreuse) has an achingly beautiful and haunting voice. The songs are cleverly put together and extremely well recorded. Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars doncha know it's so full of cliche, hey hey hey
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