Morphamish
Also known as Morph · Sola Perplexus · Perplexus
Based in Edinburgh, Scotland
Roles DJ · producer · live electronic performer · recording engineer · mixing engineer · mastering engineer · podcast producer
Morphamish is the performing name of Edinburgh DJ, producer and live electronic musician Hamish Campbell. He was DJing across Scotland, England and Ireland by the late 1990s, playing under names including Morph and Sola Perplexus. His early club appearances included Pillbox, Dogma and JakN. He worked with Texture in Double Helix and was a founding member of Black Lantern Music. His own releases range from bass-heavy dance music to the acoustic and electronic collaborations of Adventures in Anywhen with Tryptamines. He has also worked on recordings by Jackal Trades and produced the Glasgow podcast and stream You Call That Radio.
Early career
- Around 1997 — Approximate start of his DJ work, inferred from a 2007 interview that describes around ten years of DJing across Scotland, England and Ireland.
- Around 2003 — Approximate formation of Double Helix, inferred from a 2007 interview. The group started as a five-piece and later became a duo.
- 2006 — Audiodacity's Spectral Tilt 12-inch includes separate tracks credited to Morph and Double Helix.
- 2007 — The Skinny interviews Texture about Double Helix, their earlier vinyl releases and their involvement in the Crunk's Not Dead Vol 2 compilation through a MySpace connection with Scream Club.
- Around 2008 — Texture recalls performing with Morphamish as Double Helix in Edinburgh around this time.
- 2009 — The Substance Free Party bill at The GRV links the names Morphamish, Morph and Sola Perplexus. Black Lantern Music also dates its founding to 2009.
Listen and follow
Releases
- The Urge Mode E.P. (2009)
- Another Position E.P. (2011)
- Get My Fix (2012)
- The Big Picture (2015)
- Double Helix: Future Proof
- Welcome To Anywhen (2019)
- Adventures in Anywhen (2020)
- Magic Box
- Lagom
- Party Animals
- Spark (2021)
- Gift of the Present (2021)
- On It Again (2021)
- The Cascade E.P. (2026)
Related artists
- Double Helix — member and producer
- Texture — collaborator in Double Helix
- Tryptamines — recording and live collaborator
- Jackal Trades — co-writer, remixer and recording collaborator
- TICKLE MCNICHOLL™ — shared Black Lantern Music showcase bill
- Krowne — releases in the same label catalogue
- Loki — releases in the same label catalogue
- Gordy Duncan Jr — credited on a track Morphamish co-produced
- Tactus — back-to-back DJ sets
Festival appearances
- Audio Soup Festival · 2012
- Knockengorroch · 2012
- Knockengorroch · 2013 — Late Saturday set with techno and other styles.
- Kelburn Garden Party · 2013 — Tall Trees · Two-hour Saturday-night set.
- Audio Soup Festival · 2013
- Linkylea Festival · 2013 — live set
- Kelburn Garden Party · 2014 — Tall Trees · live set
- Linkylea Festival · 2014 — dance tent · Closing set on Friday night.
- Hidden Door Festival · 2015 — live set
- Kelburn Garden Party · 2015 — The Landing · surround-sound live set
- Audio Soup Festival · 2015 — The Collider · live set
- Linkylea Festival · 2015 — Chapel Perilous Art System · live set
- Knockengorroch · 2016 — Maddie's Mash Tree · Saturday-night slot before SP23.
- The Landing Festival · 2016
- Knockengorroch · 2017 — live set
- Secret Farm Festival · 2017 — DJ/live set
- Kelburn Garden Party · 2017 — DJ/live set
- Audio Soup Festival · 2017 — DJ set
- Freekuency Festival · 2017
- Solfest · 2017 — Lost & Found · DJ set
- Knockengorroch · 2023
- Knockengorroch · 2025
- Jackhammer Festival
Production and recording credits
- Morph · Guess Where I Was & What Time of Day It Was — track artist
- Double Helix · Science Fiction — track artist as part of Double Helix
- Double Helix · Complacency — track artist as part of Double Helix
- Jackal Trades · Charlie Brooker Sketch (Morphamish Remix) — remixer
- This Was Supposed to Be Fun — audio mastering
- Tryptamines · METROPOLISANNIVERSARYUNIVERSE7 — collaborator
- Jackal Trades · The Loading Screen — additional production, mixing, mastering
- Jackal Trades · That Soundtrack Stays — additional production, mixing, mastering
- Jackal Trades · The Glenboig Snap — production
- Jackal Trades · Much Room — additional recording, engineering
Labels and affiliations
- Audiodacity — associated label and release imprint
- Black Lantern Music — founding member and releasing artist
- Anywhen Music — own label
- Labrat Audio — released on
- RIOT Radio Records — released on
- Zimp — released on
- Crunk's Not Dead — release affiliation, including a Double Helix compilation credit
- Intonations — released on
- PBX — released on
- ETC — resident artist
- Sound Sound — recording and engineering work
- You Call That Radio — producer
- Phuture Motive — member
Club nights and gigs
- Pillbox · documented by 2007 · DJ
- Dogma · documented by 2007
- Lost · documented by 2007
- JakN · documented by 2007
- Curios? · documented by 2007
- Substance Free Party · 2009-01-10 · The GRV · Edinburgh, Scotland · live set · billed as Morphamish aka MORPH aka SOLA PERPLEXUS
- ETC 1: Space Trash · 2012-01-20
- Black Lantern Music showcase · 2012-02-02 · Glasgow School of Art · Glasgow, Scotland
- JakN · 2012-02-10 · Edinburgh, Scotland
- Taste of Knockengorroch · 2012-02-25 · The Caves · Edinburgh, Scotland · DJ set
- Riot Control · 2012-04-27 · Studio 24 · Edinburgh, Scotland
- Go Kill Disco · 2012-05-06 · O'Couture · Glasgow, Scotland · back-to-back set
- ETC 7: Rumble In The Jungle · 2012-07-06 · back-to-back set
- ETC 5th Birthday · 2017-03-24 · Studio 24 · Edinburgh, Scotland
- Tryptamines live EP set · 2017-04-20 · live set
- Girobabies 10 Year Birthday Gig Afterparty · 2019-12-20 · DJ set
- FANGS: Acid Crimbo Melter · People's Leisure Club · Edinburgh, Scotland
- merrowfolk album launch afterparty · 2026-10-24 · The Rum Shack · Glasgow, Scotland · DJ