Customer Reviews
Touching the Clam Sky - By: AA Hollinshead, 07 Apr 2008 
Although the criticism that this is dinner party music seems fair on first inspection, this album boasts some truly fantastic lyrics & vocals that put trip hop bands like Massive Attackin the shade. "Part of the Process" is melancholy & uplifting at the same time, "Over & Over" is one of the sweetest short tracks I have ever heard, while "Diggin' A Watery Grave" proves that music doesn't always need lyrics to be affective. Atmospheric, sad, funnyin places, & ultimately beautiful, it combines electronica, reggae, hip hop, pop, & classical music into a seamless & truly unique mixture. It is only 'dinner party music' if you don't actually listen to it.
Dead calm? - By: Merry Terry, 30 Aug 2006 
This sultry follow up to 1996's "Who Do You Trust?" was both accomplished & memorable.
"The Sea" is all chill-out strings & alluring vocals whereas "Part Of The Process" takes "Career Opportunities" by the Clash, passes it a reefer & gives Joe's mike to Skye.
"Blindfold" is also a slow-burn classic.
"Fear And Love" is a charming ballad & the fragile acoustic "Over And Over" is a startling inclusion.
The title track is another high-point which bears repeated listening.
A very good album. Sadly it would be their peak.
Great, great, great!!! - By: , 17 Dec 2005 This was the first Morcheeba CD I bought & I have had it for ages. I have bought pretty much all of Morcheebas other CDs, & whilst the others are very good, I think that Big Calm is absolutely the best! This CD combines smooth tones with fantastically odd lyrics, & is an amazing CD to chill out to.
Chill out music doesn't get much more chilled - By: G. Andreou, 16 Jul 2004 I was really impressed with this album. Right from the beautiful opener, the Sea, to the hip-hopy closing track, Big Calm, this is one of the best chill out albums I've heard.
I like the way the quality isn't affected by the diversity of the tracks. There are classic chill-out tracks like The Sea, Blindfold (probably the highlight of the album), mellow tunes like Over & Over & Fear & Love, an instrumentalin Bullet Proof with its big funky beats a bit of hip hop at then end. The are the best tracks on the album. The others score 4 - 4.5 with the exceptio of Diggin' a Watery Grave with its Texan guitar effects, the only track I'd skip.
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Bouncy and melodic - By: , 06 Jan 2004 Much more hip-hoppy than 'Who can you Trust?' but Skye's sweet voice still dominates the songs. Cheerful, with some funny lyrics, lively beats & tangy melodies.
