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Zero 7: Yeah Ghost

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Label: Atlantic Records
Released: 2009.09.29
Time:
 45:16
Category: Electric Jazz
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: *********. (9/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.zero7.co.uk
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Purchase date: 2009.10.17
Price in €: 3,00





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[1] Count Me Out (Binns/Hardaker/Mullarkey/Skinner/Stevens) - 01:26
[2] Mr McGee (Binns/Gallagher/Hardaker/Mtungwazi) - 04:19
[3] Swing (Binns/Hardaker/Shapiro) - 03:57
[4] Everything Up [Zizou] (Binns/Hardaker/Mtungwazi) - 05:19
[5] Pop Art Blue (Binns/Hardaker/Tilston) - 04:23
[6] Medicine Man (Binns/Hardaker/Mtungwazi) - 04:32
[7] Ghost Symbol (Binns/Hardaker/Shapiro) - 04:36
[8] Sleeper (Binns/Hardaker/Mtungwazi/Superstar) - 04:39
[9] Solastalgia (Binns/Hardaker/Mullarkey/Skinner/Stevens) - 01:59
[10] The Road (Binns/Gallagher/Hardaker/Mtungwazi) - 03:42
[11] All of Us (Binns/Hardaker/Mullarkey/Skinner/Stevens) - 06:20

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Henry Binns -  Producer, Vocals
Sam Hardaker - Producer

Sid Gauld - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Trevor Mires - Trombone, Euphonium
Robin Mullarkey - Bass, Guitar, Steel Drums
Finn Peters - Flute, Saxophone
Tom Skinner - Drums
Eddie Stevens - Keyboards, Marimba, Electronics
Martha Tilston - Vocals

Phill Brown - Mixing
Kevin Metcalfe - Mastering

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2009 CD Atlantic 68784
2009 CD Atlantic 5186551172
2009 CD Atlantic 520260

YEAH GHOST, their fourth album as Zero 7, includes all of those approaches, so file it as another in a career of ever-evolving records that have moved them from chilled downbeat into dynamic alternative pop. A dedicated rhythm section appears on half the record, accentuating the feel that this is a band record--albeit impeccably produced --with an array of guests taking vocal turns. As before, the songs are written well and the guest vocalists are selected with care, even if sometimes overwhelmed by the numerous production touches. Each song is a variation on the pop form, whether it's straight commercial pop on "Mr McGee," neo-soul on "Medicine Man," folkie introspection on "Swing," or starburst electronica on "Pop Art Blue." The best and most natural blend occurs on "Everything Up (Zizou)," which has a bit of indie guitar over its sheen of electronic pop, with vocals from Binns himself and the most impressive of the guests, Eska (who sings over five tracks total). Though Zero 7 are still not in the same class as Air (or even Phoenix),YEAH GHOSTis an enjoyable record that shows them apparently on the way to something more unique.



Billboard (p.56) - "From her first appearance on the overly funky song 'Mr. McGee,' Eska diverts the duo from its usual path of heady atmospherics into earthier sounds and tones."



Studio mainstays for well over a decade, Zero 7's Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker can wring an expert production from nearly any song, whether it's synth-based or band-based, instrumental or vocal, unadulterated pop or colored with some other genre shade thereof. Their fourth album as Zero 7 includes all of those approaches, so file it as another in a career of ever-evolving records that have moved them from chilled downbeat into dynamic alternative pop. A dedicated rhythm section appears on half the record, accentuating the feel that this is a band record - albeit impeccably produced - with an array of guests taking vocal turns. As before, the songs are written well and the guest vocalists are selected with care, but they're usually overwhelmed by the numerous production touches. Each song is a variation on the pop form, whether it's straight commercial pop on "Mr McGee," neo-soul on "Medicine Man," folkie introspection on "Swing," or starburst electronica on "Pop Art Blue." The best and most natural blend occurs on "Everything Up (Zizou)," which has a bit of indie guitar over its sheen of electronic pop, with vocals from Binns himself and the most impressive of the guests, Eska (who sings over five tracks total). Though Zero 7 are still not in the same class as Air (or even Phoenix), Yeah Ghost is an enjoyable record that shows them apparently on the way to something more unique.

John Bush - All Music Guide



Since remixing Radiohead’s "Climbing The Walls" into a horizontal classic, ‘chill out’ champions Zero 7--Sam Hardaker and Henry Binns--have gone from strength to strength. This third album from the duo is highly anticipated to say the least. Will the duo stick with the floozy, fuzzy, lounge-heavy sound that has made them famous? Or will they make an Air-style u-turn into rock/harder electronica territory. The Garden does it all. Enlisting vocalists Sia and José Gonzalez (Henry has a go too), the document displays many links back to previous work--warm synths, French pop flair, subtle world music influences--but also showcases a keener sense of experimentalism and a more driven, assertive sound. The contrast between the sultry, folky Gonzalez (who supplies four tracks, including a reworking of his own great track "Crosses") and the more soulful, upbeat Sia (who supplies three) introduces an interesting dynamic and help Zero 7 achieve what is ultimately a more mature and interesting direction.

Paul Sullivan - Amazon.co.uk
 

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