Big Calm

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{{Infobox album

| name = Big Calm

| type = studio

| artist = Morcheeba

| cover = Morcheeba - Big Calm.jpg

| alt =

| released = 16 March 1998

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Electronic

| length = 46:48

| label =

• Indochina
• Sire

| producer =

• Morcheeba
• Pete Norris

| prev_title = Who Can You Trust?

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Fragments of Freedom

| next_year = 2000

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Big Calm

| type = studio

| single1 = Shoulder Houlster

| single1date = 1997

| single2 = The Sea

| single2date = 1998

| single3 = Blindfold

| single3date = 1998

| single4 = Let Me See

| single4date = 1998

| single5 = Part of the Process

| single5date = 1998

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/big-calm-mw0000034729|title=Big Calm – Morcheeba|website=AllMusic|accessdate=14 June 2015|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}

| rev2 = Chicago Tribune

| rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/03/20/morcheebabig-calm-chinasire-star-star-starin-most/|title=Morcheeba: Big Calm (China/Sire)|work=Chicago Tribune|date=20 March 1998|access-date=1 October 2017|last=Kot|first=Greg|author-link=Greg Kot}}

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3score = A−{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1998/05/01/big-calm/|title=Big Calm|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=1 May 1998|accessdate=1 October 2017|last=Weingarten|first=Marc}}

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news|title=Morcheeba: Big Calm (Indochina)|work=The Guardian|date=20 March 1998|last=Sullivan|first=Caroline}}

| rev5 = Los Angeles Times

| rev5score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-mar-29-ca-33805-story.html|title=Morcheeba, 'Big Calm,' China/Sire|work=Los Angeles Times|date=29 March 1998|access-date=1 October 2017|last=Nichols|first=Natalie}}

| rev6 = Muzik

| rev6score = 8/10{{cite journal|title=Morcheeba: Big Calm (Indochina)|journal=Muzik|issue=35|date=April 1998|last=Da Bank|first=Rob|author-link=Rob da Bank|page=74}}

| rev7 = NME

| rev7score = 8/10{{cite journal|url=https://www.nme.com:80/reviews/reviews/19980101000261reviews.html|title=Morcheeba – Big Calm|journal=NME|date=11 April 1998|accessdate=1 October 2017|last=Patterson|first=Sylvia|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19991122033522/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101000261reviews.html|archivedate=22 November 1999|url-status=dead}}

| rev8 = Pitchfork

| rev8score = 6.7/10{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/m/morcheeba/big-calm.shtml|title=Morcheeba: Big Calm|work=Pitchfork|date=July 1998|accessdate=14 June 2015|last=Wisdom|first=James P.|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030219083859/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/m/morcheeba/big-calm.shtml|archivedate=19 February 2003|url-status=dead}}

| rev9 = Rolling Stone

| rev9score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/morcheeba/albums/album/227941/review/5946233/big_calm|title=Morcheeba: Big Calm|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=23 March 1998|accessdate=14 June 2015|last=Manning|first=Kara|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090811002001/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/morcheeba/albums/album/227941/review/5946233/big_calm|archivedate=11 August 2009|url-status=dead}}

| rev10 = Spin

| rev10score = 8/10{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NhMpG7hKAr0C&pg=PA141|title=Morcheeba: Big Calm / Sneaker Pimps: Becoming Remixed|journal=Spin|volume=14|issue=5|date=May 1998|accessdate=1 October 2017|last=Hermes|first=Will|author-link=Will Hermes|page=141}}

}}

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,{{Cite web|title = Morcheeba {{!}} Official Charts Company|url = http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/931/morcheeba/|website = www.officialcharts.com|accessdate = 15 June 2015}} while the single "Part of the Process" charted in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart in August of the same year. "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.{{Cite web |title=Hi-Fi Companion |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1399652-Ray-Conniff-His-Orchestra-And-Chorus-Hi-Fi-Companion |website=Discogs |accessdate=27 October 2022 }}