Realizing that trip-hop was a dead end, at least as far as hipness goes, Morcheeba expanded their sonic palette on their second album, Big Calm. Trip-hop and dance rhythms remain, but the trio has spent more time writing songs, crafting an album where pop, lounge, film soundtracks, reggae, jazz, and electronica all peacefully coexist. Consequently, Big Calm is a stylistic tour de force, evidence that Morcheeba have turned into a mature, sophisticated group with impeccable taste. Occasionally, the album can sound a little distant, as if the fusions and productions were more important than the actual songs, but the trio is so musically adept, and Skye Edwards' voice is so enchanting, that Big Calm become irresistible in its own way. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Spikey Tee (Talking), Steve Bentley-Klein (Violin), E. Pritchard (Cello), Joe Cooper (Vocals (Background)), M. Carling (Drums), Peter Norris (Turntables), T. Grant (Viola), Ian McLeod (Violin), Ross Godfrey (Drums), T. Rennie (Vocals (Background)), Daniel McLewin (Photography), David Emanuel (Violin), T. Grant (Clarinet (Alto)), Ross Godfrey (Lap Steel Guitar), Ross Godfrey (Pedal Steel), L. Gordon (Bass), Steve Bentley-Klein (String Arrangements), Skye Edwards (Vocals), Gary Baldwin (Organ (Hammond)), DJ Swamp (Scratching), Ross Godfrey (Bass), D. Hake (Trumpet), Ross Godfrey (Synthesizer), Ross Godfrey (Guitar), Peter Norris (Producer), Peggi Gayle (Vocals (Background)), Paul Godfrey (Programming), S. Wright (Viola), Paul Godfrey (Navigator), Morcheeba (Producer), D. Pipkin (Keyboards), Ross Godfrey (Organ (Hammond)), Pierre Le Rue (Fiddle), Paul Godfrey (Scratching), Paul Godfrey (Drums), Skye Edwards (Producer), C. Hetter (Trombone), Howard Ball (Violin), Peter Oxer (Violin), L. Melhuish (Violin), Richard Bridgemont (Cello), Jimmy Hastings (Flute), C. Hughes (Violin), DJ First Rate (Scratching), Ross Godfrey (Fender Rhodes), M. Posner (Viola), Ross Godfrey (Sitar), Ross Godfrey (Clavinet), E.R. Singleton (Violin), Graeme Kyle (Vocals (Background)), Ross Godfrey (Wurlitzer), Joe Cooper (Percussion), Peter Norris (Programming), D. Lee (French Horn)
Big Calm (released in 1998) is the second album by Morcheeba. One of their more popular albums, Big Calm comprises 12 tracks. “The Music That We Hear,” which is found on special-edition versions of the album is actually a reworking of another song from Morcheeba's first album, Who Can You Trust, along with the song itself being retitled instead of its original title, “Moog Island.” It is given a summery output with a faster tempo.
Paul Godfrey - navigation, programming, scratching, live drums & lyrics
Ross Godfey - all guitars, sitar, pedal steel, lap steel, clavinet, hammond, fender rhodes, wurlitzer piano, drums, ems synth, mks 80, and no factory presets
Pete Norris - sound surgery, synthesizer programming & dropping science
Trivia
The album cover was inspired by that of the 1966 Ray Conniff compilation Hi Fi Companion. (*View image)
The song "The Sea" featured in a set of advertisements for TDT TV.
"Trigger Hippie" · "Tape Loop" · "The Music That We Hear (Moog Island)" · "Shoulder Holster" · "Blindfold" · "Let Me See" · "Part of the Process" · "Rome Wasn't Built in a Day" · "World Looking In" · "Otherwise" · "Undress Me Now" · "What's Your Name?" · "Wonders Never Cease" · "Enjoy the Ride" · "Gained the World"
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