Big Calm (1998)

Morcheeba, the Godfrey brothers with singer Skye Edwards, made a warm, psychedelic-soul take on trip-hop that glows rather than broods. Skye's silky phrasing glides over acoustic guitars and gentle scratching on The Sea, and Part of the Process shows how strong the songwriting is underneath. The sunniest record here, for when smoky does not have to mean gloomy.