Zero 7

來自英倫地區的電音二人組Zero 7，是由兩位隱身幕后的制作好手Henry Binns與Sam Hardaker所組成的。2001驚艷四座的出道大碟“Simple Things”，讓甫出道的兩人被贊喻為英國的Air，這張專輯更順利讓他們拿下全英音樂獎‘最佳新進團體’、及Muzik‘最佳新進藝人’與水星音樂獎‘最佳專輯’的提名。Zero 7散發出無法抗拒地電子氛圍魅力，更讓他們得到為Radiohead ”Climbing Up The Walls”及Lenny Kravitz的”If You Can ’t Say No”等混音的邀約。2003推出實驗意味較濃厚的“When It Falls”，依舊獲得樂評一致推崇，在此之間多首單曲也被知名影集（六尺風云、欲望城市、CSI犯罪現場）收錄在其原聲大碟中。在Zero 7的音樂世界里沒有規則及限制，舉凡從Soul、Acid Jazz、Funk、Trip-Hop到Ambient Techno等樂風，都巧妙地和諧地糅合在這兩位音樂魔法師的手下。 by David Peter Wesolowski The men behind U.K. soul outfit Zero 7 -- producers Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker -- launched their careers in the music industry as tea boys at a London recording studio. Soon after, however, both were in the thick of action, working alongside a string of well-known British musicians such as the Pet Shop Boys and Robert Plant. They spent the best part of the 1990s honing their production skills behind the scenes. Then, after taking on the name of a nightclub in Honduras, the duo gradually began unleashing their own ideas onto an unsuspecting public. First came a couple of remixes; Radiohead's "Climbing Up the Walls" and Terry Callier's "Love Theme from Spartacus." In 1999, Zero 7 released their first EP, the suitably titled EP 1. Only a handful of copies were made and they sold out in a matter of days. A similar fate awaited their second release, EP 2. Their first album, Simple Things, came out amid much salivating from the media in mid-2001. A collection of laid-back soul, acid jazz, and funk tracks, the album carried collaborations with respected vocalists Mozez, Sia Furler, and Sophie Barker. Their sophomore effort, When It Falls, appeared in March 2004, and it was followed two years later by Garden, which included contributions from longtime favorite Sia as well as Swedish star José González.