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When It Falls
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0825646155828
Label: Elektra / WEA
Manufacturer: Elektra / WEA
MPN: 61558
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Elektra / WEA
Release Date: March 02, 2004
Studio: Elektra / WEA
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Editorial Review:
Beautifully crafted and produced, When It Falls is a fitting follow-up to Zero 7's 2001 platinum hit Simple Things. Reintroducing several of their debut's guest vocalists, the band continue to meld subtle orchestration, elegant jazz and easy-going West Coast soul and folk, creating a sound so tasteful it makes Morcheeba sound like Napalm Death. The album opens with the appropriately titled "Warm Sound," where long-time collaborator Mozez delivers his spacey soul over a quivering flute and funky keys. Later he reappears for the string-swept lullaby "Over Our Heads." Next up is newcomer Tina Dico who lends the softest of vocals to "Home," where quietly chiming guitars rise to a careful collision of brass, and "The Space Between," a techno-update of 70s folk-jazz. Much the same service is provided by Sophie Barker on "Passing By" and "In Time," which recalls the sweet innocence of early James Taylor. It's left to Sia Furler to add extra color, her slight rasp lending character to both "Somersault" and "Speed Dial No 2." Throughout, the band introduce a welter of instruments and effects, sometimes approaching the psychedelic, though they're keen to avoid an over-technological coldness--the squeak of finger on guitar string is never far away. For fans of Simple Things, it's a real treat. --Dominic Wills
2004 release for UK down-tempo/soul outfit features 11 tracks including the first single 'Home'. Elektra/WEA.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Plods along
Loved "Simple Things" and wanted to love this album, too. I've spun it at least 10 times. Execution is outstanding, vocals are incredible, musicianship is flawless, BUT the overall sound is slow, plodding, less than thrilling. Apologies to all those rating this a 5, but I think the vast majority would at least admit it doesn't measure up to "Simple Things"...so if that's what you're after, keep looking.
Rating: - Pretty nice
It is nice chill music for a drive where you want to ponder life. I was listening to this and got into a car accident, not because of the music though. It really didn't seem fitting to get into a car accident when you are listening to such soulful music. I also recomend Theivery Corporation if you like this style
Rating:  - If your a fan of Zero7.....
I put it in and I was hoping it sounded like the Zero7 I love, and it did. I play it all the time and get compliments from people who have no idea who the band is. Zero7 is a staple for me to bring life back into perspective when things get a little hectic.
Rating: - "When It Falls" Lifts You Up
The helmsmen of Zero 7, Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker, got their start engineering and mixing music for groups like Pet Shop Boys, Radiohead, and Sneaker Pimps. Their ear for sweet soul sounds and eye for under-produced trip-hop enticed a host of collaborators to join them for their debut album, Simple Things, an almost unreal work of chillout genius that has since gone platinum.
Their sophomore work, "When It Falls," features some of the same voices found on the first record, as well ... Read More
Rating: - It will change you
This album is responsible for turning my musical taste in a different direction. After years of banging my head to the loudest, fastest, and darkest death metal, I discovered it was giving me a headache.
A freind loaned me this ZERO7 CD, and after the last track had played, I knew I had found a new genre to call home.
If you can listen to this CD without replaying any of the tracks at least once, it would be a first. The artist's voices, the instruments, and the rythms take you ... Read More
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