![]() As before, Zero 7 is more of a band than most downbeat acts, with credits for bass, guitar, and drums plus keyboards, brass, flute, and strings. When It Falls, their second record, finds the duo largely sticking to the same formula, with all the sinewy basslines and languorous vocals that follow along. Zero 7, one of the few acts following in the wake of Air that had the talent to match, debuted with a record ( Simple Things) that featured some of the warmest, most mellifluous tracks heard in electronic music since Moon Safari. While such a path may guarantee them a lucrative career in Starbucks outlets and on crossover compilations, the onset of advanced musicianship and mature songwriting often comes at the expense of artistic ability (see the steady downward fall of Groove Armada for an example). Downbeat acts proceed down the middle of the road at their own peril.
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