| Zero 7 / Another Late Night |
Dec. 3rd, 2003|12:14 am |
01. Sunrays - Yesterdays New Quintet
02. Real Eyes - Quasimoto
03. Witness (1 Hope) - Roots Manuva
04. Jealousy - Slum Village
05. Channel 1 Suite - Cinematic Orchestra
06. Christine Bonilla - Joy Zipper
07. Ghost Ship in a Storm - Jim O'Rourke
08. '93 'Til Infinity - Souls Of Mischief
09. Pra Manha - Da Lata
10. Bonnie and Clyde - Serge Gainsbourg
11. Happiness - Shawn Lee
12. You Can't Turn Me Away - Sylvia Striplin
13. Holding You, Loving You - Don Blackman
14. Cool Out - Leroy Hutson / M. Hawkins
15. Truth and Rights - Zero 7
16. People Make the World Go Round - Stylistics
Mana pirmā sastapšanās ar Zero 7 bija kādā .avi filmiņā, kas veltīta zviedru UT klanam Fooze (it doesn't matter). Brīdī, kad sāka skanēt This World (tā sauc to dziesmu), es sastingu un pārstāju elpot. Es vienkārši izbaudīju vokālu un patīkami gaišo pavadījumu. Pēc šī tapa arī novilkts viņu pirmais albūms Simple Things. Drillēju uz nebēdu. Un joprojām drillēšu.
Kad uzzināju par otrā albūma iznākšanu, ātri vien metos Interneta telpā, lai iegūtu to savā ipašumā. Ah, es atkal atrados baudas virsotnē. Taču šoreiz tā visa lieta ir daudz interesantāka, jo, kā tas redzams, ir dažādi izpildītāji. Tad nu baudiet arī jūs šīs skaņas. Manuprāt, ļoti kvalitatīvs chill-out muzons, kas savieno gan hip-hop'u, trip-hop'u, lounge un ko tik vēl ne. Saklausat paši.
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Following volumes helmed by Fila Brazillia, Howie B, and Rae & Christian, Kinetic's downtempo mix series Another Late Night turned to Zero 7, another electronica production act sympathetic to the idea of a soulful chill-out session. And though the racks are already straining from the weight of laid-back mix albums, Zero 7's is another solid edition. The duo begins on a high note, culling half a dozen great tracks from the rap underground like "Real Eyes" by freak-out auteur Quasimoto and an excellent postmodern dub deconstruction of "Witness" by Roots Manuva. Farther on, Zero 7 tightly navigates the common ground between France and Brazil, courtesy of the heart-stopping transition between new-school Brazilian group Da Lata and a remix (by Matthew Herbert) of the Serge Gainsbourg/Brigitte Bardot classic "Bonnie & Clyde." They also flaunt their knowledge of soul by seeking out specialist heroes Leroy Hutson and Sylvia Striplin, and contribute their own remake of "Truth and Rights," a 1980 cut from reggae rocker Johnny Osbourne. Yes, Another Late Night does display yet another electronica act trying to prove they know their music history, but even if it is rather poised, it's also very good.
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