| Zero 7 |
| Background information |
| Origin |
 London, England |
| Genre(s) |
Downtempo, Ambient
music, Acid
jazz, Trip-hop |
| Years active |
1999–present |
Associated
acts |
Sia Furler, Mozez,
José
González, Tina
Dico, Sophie
Barker |
| Website |
www.zero7.co.uk |
| Members |
Henry Binns
Sam Hardaker |
Zero 7 is a Grammy nominated downtempo
styled musical duo comprising Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker from the United
Kingdom. The band's songs feature vocals from Mozez,
Sia
Furler, Tina
Dico, Sophie
Barker, José González, and for the first time,
Henry Binns providing backing vocals on the third album, The Garden.
Zero 7 are sometimes viewed as the British counterpart to the French
downtempo group Air.
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Contents
- 1 Biography
- 2 Influence
- 3 Discography
- 3.1 EPs
- 3.2 Albums
- 3.3 Singles
- 3.4 B-sides,
Non-album Tracks, & Rarities
- 3.5 Soundtracks,
Compilations, & Media Appearances
- 3.6 Remixes
[From Various Artists]
- 3.7 Remixes
[From Zero 7]
- 4 Awards
- 5 References
- 6 External
links
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Biography
After studying sound engineering, Binns and
Hardaker began their careers in the music
industry in the 1990s at a Mickie Most's RAK
recording studio in London, engineering music for British musicians
including Pet Shop Boys, Young
Disciples and Robert Plant. They contacted
their friend and former college-mate Nigel
Godrich, who was the producer for the band Radiohead,
asking if he could give them some of the band's music to hone their
skills with. The result was a remix of "Climbing Up the Walls" that appeared
as a B-side
of Radiohead's single "Karma Police".
That remix was played on Gilles
Peterson's show on BBC Radio 1, leading to further remixing
duties, beginning with Terry Callier's "Love Theme From
Spartacus", followed by mixes for artists including Lenny
Kravitz, Sneaker Pimps and Lambchop.
In 1999, they went on to release an EP
of original material called "EP1", under the name Zero 7 (named after a
Honduran
nightclub
called Zero Siete). In 2001, they released their debut
album, Simple Things,
to wide acclaim. The album featured collaborations with vocalists Mozez,
Sia
Furler, and Sophie Barker.
The album was nominated for several awards including the Mercury
Music Prize. They won the "Best Newcomer" award at the Muzik Awards. The
album sold sufficient copies to become a gold
record. When they toured the album, including appearances at a number
of music festivals, the live band consisted of Binns and Hardaker,
their three vocalists and a host of other musicians (many of whom
appeared on the album), sometimes numbering up to 20 performers on
stage at once. In 2002, Zero 7 released a DJ mix album for Azuli
Records' Another Late Night
series, which features various hip hop and chill
out artists and also included a new track by the band, a cover of
Johnny Osbourne's "Truth & Rights".
In 2004, they released their third album, When
It Falls. In addition to the three vocalists
from their first album, it also featured a collaboration with Tina Dico.
In the same year, Binns also co-wrote the Emma
Bunton track "Breathing" from her second solo album, Free Me.
Zero 7 released their fourth album, The Garden,
on May 22, 2006. Mozez, Barker, and Dico did not return for this
record. Only two vocalists were featured on the new LP, which included
the Zero 7 mainstay and long-time cohort Sia
Furler, and newcomer José González. Zero 7's own Henry
Binns makes his singing debut on the album.
In 2007 Binns and Hardaker created a band called Ingrid Eto,
which has been described as the Zero 7 instrumental project.
Influence
Zero 7 have been popularly featured in various film and TV
soundtracks, as well as lounge music compilations such as The
Chillout Project by Filipino
DJ Anton Ramos, and the Hôtel Costes compilation CDs. Their
track "Lo" was featured on a mix CD by Layo
and Bushwacka!, and is the reason behind the common mistake of people
thinking that Layo and Bushwacka! had remixed the track. It is one of
the few times the track has actually appeared on CD or in digital form,
as the only Zero 7 release it has been featured on is EP1
which was only available on vinyl. Their music appearances in movies
and television are also apparent, most notably their songs "Destiny"
(Blue
Crush, Raising
Helen, Roswell),
"Give It Away" (CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation), and "In The Waiting Line" (Garden
State, Sex
and the City, House).
Currently, "Destiny" is featured on the Lacoste website. For SkyTV's broadcast of
the Star Wars Saga, "Destiny" was used as the background music in the
romance version of the full length commercial. In early 2006, HBO used "In The Waiting
Line" for a promotional for the network's upcoming season of shows. The
96-second trailer featured clips of the shows moving in backwards
fashion.
Discography
EPs
Albums
Singles
- "I Have Seen" - (June, 2001) #76 UK
- "Destiny" - (September, 2001) #30 UK
- "End Theme" - (November, 2001) #117 UK
- "In the Waiting Line" - (November, 2001) #47 UK
- "Distractions" - (March, 2002) #45 UK
- "I Have Seen" (re-issue) - (January, 2002)
- "Home" - (February, 2004)
- "Somersault" - (June, 2004) #56 UK
- "In Time" - (August, 2004) (released as a
download-only single)
- "Warm Sound" - (May, 2005)
- "Futures" - (March, 2006)
- "Throw It All Away" - (May, 2006)
- "You're My Flame" - (July, 2006)
- "Futures" (re-issue) - (September, 2006)
- "If I Can't Have You" - (October, 2006)
B-sides, Non-album
Tracks, & Rarities
- "Lo" - EP
1
- "One Arm Break" - EP 1
- "Monday Night" - EP 2
(CD)
- "Spinning Dub" - EP 2
(12")
- "Spinning" - B-side from "I Have Seen" (12"/CD)
- "Salt Water Sound" - B-side from "I Have Seen"
(12"/CD)
- "Truth & Rights" - Another Late Night: Zero 7
(CD/Vinyl)
- "Milton At Midnight" - iTunes
download-only EP
- "Light Blue Movers" - B-side from "Somersault"
(12"/CD)
- "Dreaming" - B-side from "Futures" (7")
- "Thistles" - B-side from "Throw It All Away"
(CD)
- "Inaminute" - B-side from "Throw It All Away"
(7"/CD)
There is also an as-yet unreleased Zero 7 track,
"Weep Away", written by singer/songwriter and long-time band cohort Dedi Madden
Soundtracks,
Compilations, & Media Appearances
- "In the Waiting Line" - Garden
State (can be found on the Garden State soundtrack)
- "Destiny" - Blue Crush/Raising
Helen/I'm
With Lucy/Lacoste website
- "Truth and Rights" - Another
Late Night
- "Destiny (Hefner's Destiny's Chill)" - The
Chillout Project
- "Give It Away" - CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation
- "Somersault" - Guess
Who/The O.C.
- "Distractions" - Six
Feet Under
- "To Ulrike M. (Zero 7 Mix)" - Hôtel
Costes, Vol. 2: La Suite
- "Polaris" & "In the Waiting Line" - Sex
and the City
- "In The Waiting Line (Dorfmeister Con Madrid De
Los Austrias Dub)" - Confidence
- "When It Falls" - The West Wing
- "Look Up" - Goal!
- "End Theme" - CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation
- "Throw It All Away" - Studio 60 on the
Sunset Strip
- "Destiny (Acoustic Mix)" - Acoustic 3
- "In the Waiting Line" - House
- "Pageant of the Bizarre"- The O.C.
- "Waiting To Die"- The O.C.
Remixes [From
Various Artists]
- Distractions (Bugz
in the Attic Remix)
- Distractions (Bugz Cooperative Dub)
- Distractions (DJ Spinna Remix)
- Distractions (Version Idjut)
- Distractions (Madlib's YNQ Remix)
- Distractions (Block
16 Remix)
- Destiny (Photek Remix)
- Destiny (Hefner's Destiny's Chill)
- Destiny (Simian
Remix)
- Destiny (Acoustic Mix)
- End Theme (Roni Size's Tear It Up Remix)
- End Theme (Roni Size's Tear It Down Remix)
- End Theme (Herbert's
Unrealised Remix)
- In the Waiting Line (Aquanote's
Naked Adaptation)
- In the Waiting Line (Diaspora Mix, Osunlade
Instrumental)
- In the Waiting Line (Slide
Remix)
- In the Waiting Line (Dorfmeister
Con Madrid De Los Austrias Dub)
- In the Waiting Line (Koop Remix)
- Home (Stereolab Remix)
- Home (Ben Watt Remix)
- Somersault (Yam
Who? Mix)
- Somersault (Danger
Mouse Remix)
- Somersault (Hot Chip Remix)
- Warm Sound (Remystify Mix)
- Warm Sound (Justin Haylock Mix)
- Warm Sound (Input Junkie Remix)
Remixes [From Zero 7]
- To Ulrike M. - Doris Days
- Up With People - Lambchop
- If You Can't Say No - Lenny
Kravitz
- Climbing Up The Walls - Radiohead
- Twisty Bass - Neil Finn
- Umi Says - Mos Def
- Low 5 - Sneaker Pimps
- Provider - N.E.R.D.
- Love Theme From Spartacus - Terry Callier
Awards
- Nominated for a 2007
Grammy Award for The Garden in the category Best
Electronic/Dance Album
References
Some of the biographical information in this
article was derived from [1] and [2].
External links
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