Big Calm

by Morcheeba

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	07/26/2024
Label:	Wea Int'l
UPC:	5054197945755
Rank:	145940

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Morcheeba   Primary Artist
Skye Edwards   Lead Vocals,Vocals (Background),Vocals
Jason Furlow   Lead Vocals,Guest Artist
Jimmy Hastings   Flute
Ross Godfrey   Bass,Drums,Piano,Sitar,Guitar,Clavinet,Mandolin,Wurlitzer,Pedal Steel,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes,Roland MKS-80,Organ (Hammond),Lap Steel Guitar,VCS 3 Synthesizer
Laura Melhuish   Violin
Peter Oxer   Violin
DJ Swamp   Scratching
Spikey Tee   Talking
Peter Norris   Turntables,Synthesizer
Emlyn Singleton   Violin
Martin Carling   Drums
David Emanuel   Violin
Richard Bridgemont   Cello
Ian McLeod   Violin
DJ First Rate   Scratching
E.R. Singleton   Violin
D. Hake   Trumpet
Dave Hake   Trumpet
Graeme Kyle   Vocals (Background)
Howard Ball   Violin
David Lee   French Horn
Spikey T.   Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
Joe Cooper   Percussion,Vocals (Background)
H. Ball   Violin
Mike Posner   Viola
Dominic Pipkin   Keyboards
Steve Wright   Viola
Richard Bridgmont   Cello
Leigh Gordon   Bass
Tim Grant   Viola,Clarinet (Alto)
Paul Godfrey   Drums,Scratching
Emma Pritchard   Cello
T. Rennie   Vocals (Background)
Peggi Gayle   Vocals (Background)
Gary Baldwin   Organ (Hammond)
C. Hetter   Trombone
D. Lee   French Horn
Steve Bentley-Klein   Violin,Trumpet
C. Hughes   Violin
D. Pipkin   Keyboards
Dai Emanuel   Violin
Pierre Le Rue   Fiddle

Technical Credits

Skye Edwards   Composer,Producer,Reproduction
Jason Furlow   Composer
Ross Godfrey   Composer
Morcheeba   Composer,Producer
Peter Norris   Producer,Programming,Sound Editing,Synthesizer Programming
Daniel McLewin   Photography
Paul Godfrey   Composer,Navigator,Programming
Steve Bentley-Klein   String Arrangements