Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Among The Best of UK Downbeat:

Zero 7's Simple Things is one of the best ways to sample the downbeat electronica genre. It's a must have for true aficianados, and it's a great entry CD that's very enjoyable.

Zero 7 make use of 2 primary female vocalists. Sia Furler is the most notable one, who's beautiful jazz voice is on their hits Destiny and Distractions. She's also released her own CD which has spawned an Ibiza club hit. The music is truly ambient in that it doesn't take over the scene like typical bass driven club techno or... more info

Cozy Chill out album with great vocalists:

Lovers of downbeat electro and lounge will appreciate this cozy album. Put this in the CD player and curl up with a book in your favorite seat. My favorite tracks are "Destiny", "Distractions" and "In the waiting line" who are served with the brilliant vocals of Sophie Barker and Sia Furler. Not surprisingly they all have been singles! I also loved the soulful voice of Mozez on "Simple things", "I have seen" and "This world". The voices give a warm human touch to the electro tracks.

The songs alternate... more info

Unoriginal and Uninspiring:

Am I the only one who sees that this Emperor has no clothes?! No new clothes, at least. This drippy cd rehashes every uninspired a.m. radio-soft-jazz tune you ever heard.

And people are saying the female vocalists recall Portishead?! What the fuzzy?!! The 2 singers are 0h-So-Pleasant, and Beth Gibbons' voice is nothing if not relating displeasing emotions!

Please, check out some real downtempo, sonic-texture artists like Airlock, Crustation or Thunderball. These artists throw in jazz, samples, djs and... more info

Tracks:

1. I Have Seen
2. Polaris
3. Destiny
4. Give It Away
5. Simple Things
6. Red Dust
7. Distractions
8. In The Waiting Line
9. Out Of Town
10. This World
11. Likufanele
12. End Theme
13. Salt Water Sound
14. Spinning

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