ZERO 7

'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''.

Contents

Biography

Influence

Discography

EPs

Albums

Singles

B-sides, Non-album Tracks, & Rarities

Soundtracks, Compilations, & Media Appearances

Remixes [From Various Artists]

Remixes [From Zero 7]

Awards

References

External links

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" (''), 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" - '' (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/''The O.C.''

★ "Truth and Rights" - ''Another Late Night''

★ "Destiny (Hefner's Destiny's Chill)" - ''The Chillout Project''

★ "Give It Away" - ''

★ "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" - ''

★ "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.''

★ "Passing By"- ''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 Day

★ 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 Best British Newcomer at the Brit Awards 2002.

★ 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

★ Official website

★ Official at MySpace

★ Official Sia Furler website

★ About Sia Furler, Sophie Barker and Tina Dico, including photos and multimedia

★ Zero 7 discussion forum

★ 2006 Interview with Henry Binns

★ 2006 Interview with Sam Hardaker

★ Remix magazine cover story on the making of The Garden (June 2006)

★ Remix magazine feature on the making of When It Falls (April 2004)

★ Zero 7 at Rolling Stone