Zero 7

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1. Destiny played 5 times, last on 2026-10-03 by Don Letts' Culture Clash Radio
   • - Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker originally met as schoolboys, but they only transitioned from studio tea-makers to proper musicians after their mate Nigel Godrich asked them to remix Radiohead's "Climbing Up the Walls" in the late nineties. - Before finding mainstream chart success with this breezy track, co-vocalist Sia Furler had arrived in the UK as an unknown Australian indie-rocker, reportedly taking a job as an assembly-line worker packaging cheese to pay her rent. - The track became the ultimate soundtrack for polite early-noughties dinner parties, eventually ending up in the film *Blue Crush* to accompany scenes of extreme surfing, which is quite the tonal leap for a song designed for lounging around on beanbags. Lineup: Henry Binns (production, multi-instrumentalist), Sam Hardaker (production, multi-instrumentalist)
   • - Zero 7's Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker got their start as studio engineers, working with acts like Clean Bandit and the Lighthouse Family. They even engineered some of the earlier records for Radiohead, which feels like a fun tonal whiplash. - The duo originally met while working in a record shop. They bonded over their shared love of obscure film soundtracks and rare groove. - "Destiny" features vocals from Sia, who was relatively unknown at the time. She later became a global superstar, proving Zero 7 have a knack for spotting talent. Lineup: Henry Binns (production, instruments), Sam Hardaker (production, instruments)
   • - Zero 7's Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker started out as sound engineers, working with acts like Robert Plant and the Brand New Heavies. They even did some early mixing for Radiohead. - "Destiny" features vocals from Sia, before she became a huge global star. This was around the same time she was also singing with Jamiroquai. - The band reportedly chose their name after a rather dingy Honduran bar called Zero 7, which they frequented while working there.
2. In The Waiting Line played 3 times, last on 2026-08-30 by The Morning After Mix
   • - Zero 7's Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker started out as studio engineers, even working on some of the early records by fellow chill-out pioneers, Massive Attack. They also remixed songs for acts like Radiohead and Lenny Kravitz before releasing their own material. - The band's debut album, *Simple Things*, was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2001. It lost out to PJ Harvey's *Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea*. - Sia, who provides vocals on "Destiny" and "Distractions" from *Simple Things*, reportedly wrote her lyrics for the songs in about ten minutes each. Lineup: Henry Binns (multi-instrumentalist), Sam Hardaker (multi-instrumentalist)
   • - Zero 7's core duo, Sam Hardaker and Henry Binns, started their careers as sound engineers, mixing tracks for the likes of N.E.R.D. and Adele before finding fame as artists themselves. - The band's name, Zero 7, comes from a Thai bar they frequented in the early days. The bar, located in the northern city of Pai, was reportedly named after a local telephone dialling code. - Sia, one of the most recognisable voices on Zero 7's early work, initially struggled to connect with their sound. She reportedly found their early demos "too jazzy" and had to be convinced to contribute vocals. Lineup: Henry Binns (keyboards, production), Sam Hardaker (keyboards, production)
   • - Zero 7's Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker got their start in music as sound engineers. They worked with acts like the Brand New Heavies and Young Disciples before producing their own material. - The band's debut album, *Simple Things*, was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2001. It lost out to PJ Harvey's *Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea*. - Sia, one of the vocalists on "In The Waiting Line", reportedly recorded her parts in a single take. She was relatively unknown at the time. Lineup: Henry Binns (production, instruments), Sam Hardaker (production, instruments)
3. I Have Seen played 1 time, last on 2026-06-26 by Huw Stephens
   • - Zero 7's Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker got their start in music working as sound engineers for various UK acts, including the Brand New Heavies and Young Disciples. They also did some early remix work for Radiohead and Terry Callier. - Their debut album, *Simple Things*, was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2001. It lost out to PJ Harvey's *Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea*. - The band's name, Zero 7, comes from a nightclub in Honduras where the pair once DJ'd. Lineup: Henry Binns (production, instruments), Sam Hardaker (production, instruments)
   • - Zero 7's Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker started out as studio engineers in the 1990s. They worked with acts like Robert Plant and the Brand New Heavies before releasing their own music. - The band's debut album, *Simple Things*, was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2001. It lost out to PJ Harvey's *Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea*. - Sia, one of the vocalists on "I Have Seen", later achieved massive global success as a solo artist. She initially found working with Zero 7 "a bit intimidating" due to their studio wizardry. Lineup: Henry Binns (production, instruments), Sam Hardaker (production, instruments)