Track Listing

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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #493 in Music
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Zero 7's ability to conjure beautiful lullabies with all the romance of 1960s French pop, as found on their debut long-player Simple Things, would have made them the toast of soundtrack composers and chillout connoisseurs the world over. Unfortunately, two French men beat Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker to the title of Masters Of Comedown Cool, leaving the London duo to a life time of being termed the British Air. And justifiably so to some degree; the similarities between Zero 7's lush cinematic soundscapes and those of Air's Moon Safari and The Virgin Suicides Soundtrack are so strong as to sound almost intentional. Nonetheless, their debut is a truly gorgeous album. All the tried and tested atmospheric tricks are in play--bleeps and whooshes layered over plodding Fender Rhodes chords, swathes of strings and tender trumpet parps--but it's Binns & 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 their ambient strains are, it's when laid beneath the seductive vocals of Australian diva Sia on the ethereal "Destiny" or the heart breaking "Distractions" that their potency becomes apparent. With such moving tracks as these, Zero 7 dispel the notion that Simple Things is just another collection of nice background music and that they're just riding on Air's coattails. --Dan Gennoe

Customer Reviews

Zero 7 - Simple Things
An Astonishing Debut album. Simple things has won a place in the hearts of many music lovers, not just fans of electronica.
The main strength of Simple Things is that all 12 songs are a product of great songwriting, and are laced with the same soft sugar coated vibe that results in the album being consistently enjoyable throughout - every song on the album is strong enough to hold its own.

A lot of people i know have come to discover this band from the Garden State Soundtrack, and it is fair to say that In the Waiting Line is a fair representation of the Warm, Lush Sound that you will be absorbed into when chilling out to this modern masterpiece. Thoroughly recommended.

Utterly brilliant
I agree with everything written so far. This is a must have album!
Check out 'You Tube' for some excellent Zero 7 videos too....the best one is 'Destiny'

The best album of all time
Ive owned this for about 2 years now, during which my music tastes have ranged about quite a bit - but this album is the one i never tire of. There is something about the songs that haunts you, they have a beauty and a sparkle and polish that no other artist comes close to achieving. Everyone compares them with air - sure, the first song of moon safari is good, but the rest of that album is shockingly poor and, well, cheesy in comparison.
Highlight tracks are Polaris, Simple Things, Destiny and Likufanele. In comparison to When It Falls, Simple Things just pips it, I'm not quite sure why but Simple Things feels better somehow! The Garden feels like a totally different band, whilst not a bad album it lacks the "zero 7" factor of Simple Things and When It Falls.
I have no idea how else to describe this. I hope i've made sense. Just get it.