Zero 7 is the London duo of Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker, downtempo/trip-hop producers who met working as studio engineers at RAK Studios, engineering for artists like the Pet Shop Boys and Robert Plant, before launching their own act. Lush, cinematic arrangements built around rotating guest vocalists. When It Falls (2004), home to 'Passing By,' followed their Mercury Prize-nominated debut Simple Things. Sophie Barker, the London-based singer on this track, was one of those regular collaborators (she also sang on the Zero 7 favorite 'Destiny,' alongside Sia) before building her own solo career. Genuinely impressive: after a long hiatus, Binns and Hardaker came back in 2024 with a new full-length, In the Half Light, alongside singer Swim Surreal, their first studio album since 2009.
From the notes for Episode 06 · fact-checked Oct 4, 2026.
