Calm (group)
{{short description|American hip hop group}}
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| origin = Denver, Colorado, United States
| genre = Hip hop
| years_active = 2002–2010
| label = Dirty Laboratory Productions
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| current_members = Time
AwareNess
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Calm is an American hip hop group from Denver, Colorado. It consists of Time and AwareNess. The duo released their album Anti-Smiles in 2006.
History
In 2006, Calm released Anti-Smiles.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/anti-smiles-mw0001117483|title=Anti-Smiles - Calm|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=February 26, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://thisistime.bandcamp.com/album/anti-smiles|title=Anti-Smiles|publisher=Bandcamp|date=October 31, 2006|accessdate=February 26, 2015}} Jordan Selbo of Rap Reviews gave the album 7 out of 10.{{cite web|url=https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2006_12_antismiles.html|title=Calm :: Anti-Smiles :: Dirty Laboratory Productions|publisher=Rap Reviews|first=Jordan|last=Selbo|date=December 19, 2006|accessdate=February 26, 2015}} Tom Murphy of Westword gave it a favorable review, writing: "Although Anti-Smiles reflects the dark side of our collective psyche, it's also a statement of hope in the face of fear and self-doubt."{{cite web|url=https://www.westword.com/music/calm-5092207|title=Calm|publisher=Westword|first=Tom|last=Murphy|date=April 12, 2007|accessdate=February 26, 2015}} It was named the intellectual hip-hop album of the year by Hip-Hop Linguistics.{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphoplinguistics.com/reviews/albums/2007/01/calm-anti-smiles|title=Calm - Anti-Smiles|publisher=Hip-Hop Linguistics|date=January 4, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814053048/http://www.hiphoplinguistics.com/reviews/albums/2007/01/calm-anti-smiles|archivedate=August 14, 2012}}
In 2008, Calm performed in a hip-hop show along with Reflect June, Tullie, Ancient Mith, and Mr. Dibbs.{{cite web|url=https://www.westword.com/music/live-review-mr-dibbs-and-rob-diktum-5695234|title=Live Review: Mr. Dibbs & Rob Diktum|publisher=Westword|first=Cory|last=Casciato|date=July 31, 2008|accessdate=February 26, 2015}}
Calm's last reported performance was in 2010, introducing a song by Time called "Pink UFO", in support of a Denver ballot initiative to create an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission.{{cite web|last=Mcghee|first=Tom|title=Denver UFO ballot initiative adopts hip-hop anthem|url=https://www.denverpost.com/ci_14513000|publisher=The Denver Post|date=March 4, 2010|accessdate=April 1, 2014}}{{cite web|last=McClellan|first=Jason|title=Hip Hop With Jeff Peckman|url=http://www.openminds.tv/hip-hop-with-jeff-peckman/2656|publisher=Open Minds|date=March 9, 2010|accessdate=April 1, 2014}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
- Anti-Smiles (2006)
- Things I Learned While Dying in Denver (2018)
=Compilation appearances=
- "Treat Me Like a Villain" on Offbeaters Vol. 3 (2006)
- "Depression" on Calderas of Mind (2006)
References
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