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Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker made their debut as Zero 7 to much acclaim with 2001's SIMPLE THINGS. The UK duo's follow-up, WHEN IT FALLS, is a refinement of their style, rather than an expansion. Producers/songwriters Binns and Hardaker once again concoct a sultry melange of soul, acid jazz, pop, and electronica, all filtered through a hazy, late-night mood that gets murky but never melancholic.
On this set of songs, warm electric piano and twinkling synthesizers dance atop a bed of subtly insinuated funk grooves with a lazy, mid-summer feeling. Guest vocalists (mostly female) intone sweetly atop Binns and Hardaker's tracks, perhaps most notably the honey-voiced Mozez, reprising her role from the first album. The perky "Look Up" speeds along in a loungey, Stereolab kind of way, but otherwise WHEN IT FALLS is strictly music for the chill-out room, a silky salve for tired ears, and a place where both bed-sitters and all-night revelers can come to collect themselves and soak up the serene vibe.
Zero 7: Sam Hardaker, Henry Binns.
Personnel: Yvonne John Lewis (vocals, background vocals); Tina Dico, Sia Furler (vocals); Dedi Madden (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Nigel Godrich (guitar); Alan Simpson (acoustic guitar); Sally Herbert (violin); Brilliant Strings (strings); Dan Lipman, Siobhan Lamb (flute); Adam Glasser (harmonica); Gerard Presencer (trumpet, flugelhorn, brass); Barnaby Dickinson (trombone); Neil Cowley (Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, Wurlitzer organ); Eddie Stevens (Moog synthesizer); Crispin Taylor, Jeremy Stacey (drums).
Additional personnel: Mozez, Tina Dico, Sia Furler, Sophie Baker, Yvonne John Lewis (vocals); Dedi Madden (acoustic & electric guitars); Gerard Presencer (trumpet, flugelhorn).Rolling Stone (3/18/04, p.70) - 3 stars out of 5 - "WHEN IT FALLS is absolutely busting with floaty Fender Rhodes keyboard riffs, plucked acoustic guitars, billowing coronets and sexy vocalists."
Spin (4/04, p.94) - "[T]hese svelte English soul-jazzers continue to play it sweet and low..." - Grade: B+
Entertainment Weekly (3/12/04, p.114) - "[Zero 7] return with a more accessible set of dreamy love songs." - Rating: B
Q (4/04, p.121) - 4 stars out of 5 - "WHEN IT FALLS is a sublime collection that surpasses its predecessor. It's the same sandy-smooth blend of jazz, funk, soul and the relaxed hip hop beats that informed SIMPLE THINGS..."
Mojo (Publisher) (3/04, p.104) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]he enchanting voice of Sia Furler lightly caresses its sweetest moments." When It Falls Music | List Price | $18.97 (You save $3.32) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, R&B, Pop, Dance, Electronica, Trip Hop | | Label | Elektra | | Orig Year | 2004 | | All Time Sales Rank |  10831  | | CD Universe Part number | 6680944 | | Catalog number | 61558 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Mar 02, 2004 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Zero 7 | | Personnel | Gerard Presencer, Sally Herbert, Neil Cowley, Jeremy Stacey, Nigel Godrich, Sophie Barker, Alan Simpson, Sia Furler, Brilliant Strings, Dedi Madden, Henry Binns.
Additional Personnel: Mozez, Sam Hardaker, Yvonne John Lewis, Barnaby Dickinson, Tina Dico, Adam Glasser, Crispin Taylor, Dan Lipman, Eddie Stevens, Siobhan Lamb |
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