# Big Calm

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***Big Calm*** is the second [studio album](/source/Studio_album) by English [electronic music](/source/Electronic_music) group [Morcheeba](/source/Morcheeba). It was released in March 1998 by [Indochina Records](/source/China_Records) and [Sire Records](/source/Sire_Records). The album reached the top 20 of the [UK Albums Chart](/source/UK_Albums_Chart),[1] while the single "Part of the Process" charted in the top 40 of the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart) in August of the same year.[1] "The Music That We Hear", included on special-edition versions of the album, is a reworking of "Moog Island" from Morcheeba's debut album, *[Who Can You Trust?](/source/Who_Can_You_Trust%3F_(album))* The album cover was inspired by that of the 1966 [Ray Conniff](/source/Ray_Conniff) compilation *Hi Fi Companion*.[2]

## Recording and composition

The recording of the album started on Christmas Day 1995, as Morcheeba members Paul and Ross Godfrey were awaiting the release of *Who Can You Trust?*. After basic demos had been laid down at their home studio on a cassette tape, the duo brought in vocalist [Skye Edwards](/source/Skye_Edwards) and guest performers to complete the record.[3] Steve Bentley-Klein provided a string-arrangement for "The Sea", while "Let Me See" features Dom Pipkin on organ and [Jimmy Hastings](/source/Jimmy_Hastings) on flute. The song "Blindfold" had been written for the film *[She's So Lovely](/source/She's_So_Lovely)*, but was not deemed ready for the feature. "Friction" features Spikey T while the title track includes contributions from Jason Furlow and [DJ Swamp](/source/DJ_Swamp).[3]

## Personnel

- [Skye Edwards](/source/Skye_Edwards) – vocals
- Paul Godfrey – Lyrics, Production, beat sample programming, scratching, live drums.
- Ross Godfrey – Chords, all guitars, sitar, pedal steel, lap steel, clavinet, Hammond, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer piano, drums, EMS synthesizer and MKS 80
- Pete Norris – sound manipulation, synthesizer programming
- Spikey-T – Jamaican vocals on "Friction"
- Jason Furlow aka Nosaj the Great – rapping on "Big Calm"
- [Dave Lee](/source/Dave_Lee_(horn_player)) – French Horn on "Over and Over" and "Fear and Love"

## Charts

### Weekly charts

Chart (1998) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 67

### Year-end charts

Chart (1998) Position New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 38 UK Albums (OCC)[6] 69

## References

1. ["Morcheeba | Official Charts Company"](http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/931/morcheeba/). *www.officialcharts.com*. Retrieved 15 June 2015.

1. ["Hi-Fi Companion"](https://www.discogs.com/release/1399652-Ray-Conniff-His-Orchestra-And-Chorus-Hi-Fi-Companion). *Discogs*. Retrieved 27 October 2022.

1. ["Classic album: Morcheeba on Big Calm"](http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/classic-album-morcheeba-on-big-calm-601271). *musicradar.com*. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.

1. p. 193.

1. ["Top Selling Albums of 1998"](https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/1998-12-31). Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

1. ["End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1998"](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/19980104/37502/). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

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