Big Calm is the second album by Morcheeba released in March 1998 and reached the top 20 of the UK album chart. The single "Part of the Process" charted in the UK singles top 40 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 first album, Who Can You Trust?.The recording of the album started on Christmas Day 1995, as the Godfrey brothers were waiting for the first record to be released.