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Music : Simple Things
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Simple Things by: Zero 7 List Price: $17.98 CD-Charts Price: $12.99 You Save: $4.99 (28%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0660200500726 Label: Palm Pictures (Audio Manufacturer: Palm Pictures (Audio Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Palm Pictures (Audio Release Date: November 13, 2001 Studio: Palm Pictures (Audio Sales Rank: 2132 MPN: 5007 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Album Description: 2001 debut full length for dance act described as, 'the British Air', the follow-up to two limited, critically acclaimed EPs. Highlights include the awesome African influenced instrumental passage 'Likufanele', the velvety 'I Have Seen' feat. Mozez & the quiet storm of 'Destiny' feat. Sia. Quango. Amazon.com: Zero 7's ability to conjure beautiful lullabies with all the romance of 1960s French pop (as found on their debut LP, Simple Things) would have made them the toast of soundtrack composers and chill-out connoisseurs the world over. Unfortunately, two Frenchmen beat Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker to the title of "masters of comedown cool," leaving the London duo to be forever called "the British Air." And this is fair; the similarities between Zero 7's lush cinematic soundscapes and those of Air's Moon Safari and the Virgin Suicides score are so strong as to sound almost intentional. Nonetheless, their debut is a truly gorgeous album. It has all the tried and tested atmospheric tricks--bleeps and whooshes layered over plodding Fender Rhodes chords, swathes of strings and tender trumpet parps--but it's Binns and Hardaker's languid grooves and the soft melancholy of their melodies that make dream-state instrumentals "Give It Away" and "Polaris" utterly enchanting. The real power of Simple Things, however, is in its songs. As beautiful as the ambient strains are, when laid beneath the seductive vocals of Australian diva Sia on the ethereal "Destiny" or the heart-breaking "Distractions," their potency becomes apparent. --Dan Gennoe Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Sun on Your SkinI love this CD. This was the first Zero 7 CD that I ever had and it is still my favorite although When It Falls has it's moments. I first heard these guys on a compilation CD that I picked up at the library and I immediately knew that I would be buying their stuff. In the world of chill they are standouts for sure. They put the ahhh...in acid. Great vocals and mood creating progressions. I always get this one out when it is time to relax around the pool and really get into some serious lay-back and get-high. This music has a warm, sexy rich texture to it that evokes the feeling you get when the sun is beating down on your skin and you feel like your melting. I Have Seen, Destiny, Simple Things,and Waiting Line are exceptional tracks. Buy it. ... Read More: Rating: - I have never recieved this item from Amazon, and REALLY WANT ITI have never received this item, have tracked it and the post office tracking merely says 'in transit' - but it has been weeks. I have been unable to find any customer service appropriate to this question within Amazon or the Post Office. I am an unhappy customer who is not likely to order from Amazon again. I am familiar with this music and know that I want it, and disappointed Amazon did not deliver what I paid for! Rating: - Love this AlbumThis album is by far one of their best. Hightly recommend it. I must have for Trip hop lovers. Rating: - Great CDI've listened to this cd before, I just diddn't own it, now I can listen to it anytime I feel like it... It's great !!! :) Rating:  - An Odd AssociationJust getting into Zero 7 (2008) so this review is late coming. Actually, it's not a review. I just tore my hair out trying to figure out why "Destiny" (more specifically the intro) sounded so familiar. After playing the first 16 seconds of the song over about 20 times, it came to me: Michael Jackson's "Stranger in Moscow". First of all that particular Jackson tune is a fair divergence from his standard fare. Secondly, I would consider MJ anything but down tempo. I had "Moscow" on my laptop back in the late 90's when Napster was still a novelty. I don't even know what album it appears on. At any rate, I rather prefer the Zero 7 rendition of the melody if for no other reason but that it doesn't conjure images of Neverland and courtrooms. |
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