Big Calm

Big Calm
Studio album by
Morcheeba
Released16 March 1998
GenreElectronic
Length46:48
Label
Producer
  • Morcheeba
  • Pete Norris
Morcheeba chronology
Who Can You Trust?
(1996) 		Big Calm
(1998) 		Fragments of Freedom
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[3]
The Guardian[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
Muzik8/10[6]
NME8/10[7]
Pitchfork6.7/10[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Spin8/10[10]

Big Calm is the second studio album by English electronic music group Morcheeba. It was released in March 1998 by Indochina Records and Sire Records. The album reached the top 20 of the UK Albums Chart,[11] while the single "Part of the Process" charted in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart in August of the same year.[11] "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? The album cover was inspired by that of the 1966 Ray Conniff compilation Hi Fi Companion.[12]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Big Calm – Morcheeba". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. ^ Kot, Greg (20 March 1998). "Morcheeba: Big Calm (China/Sire)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. ^ Weingarten, Marc (1 May 1998). "Big Calm". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (20 March 1998). "Morcheeba: Big Calm (Indochina)". The Guardian.
  5. ^ Nichols, Natalie (29 March 1998). "Morcheeba, 'Big Calm,' China/Sire". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  6. ^ Da Bank, Rob (April 1998). "Morcheeba: Big Calm (Indochina)". Muzik (35): 74.
  7. ^ Patterson, Sylvia (11 April 1998). "Morcheeba – Big Calm". NME. Archived from the original on 22 November 1999. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  8. ^ Wisdom, James P. (July 1998). "Morcheeba: Big Calm". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 19 February 2003. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  9. ^ Manning, Kara (23 March 1998). "Morcheeba: Big Calm". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 11 August 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  10. ^ Hermes, Will (May 1998). "Morcheeba: Big Calm / Sneaker Pimps: Becoming Remixed". Spin. 14 (5): 141. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Morcheeba | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  12. ^ "Hi-Fi Companion". Discogs. Retrieved 27 October 2022.