A long time favorite of mine, this duo from the U.K. has really managed to set the bar for instrumental down-tempo music. My favorite album is their debut one, Simple Things.  A couple hits from this album ended up appearing everywhere from Zach Braff movies to CSI episodes and more.   Mellow guitar, thick bass riffs and jazzy flute and some really incredible vocal performances are the highlights on Simple Things and for the band in general. Even though I like the entire album, my personal favorites are: “I Have Seen”, “Destiny”, “Red Dust”, “In The Waiting Line”.

An album that isn’t necicarily theirs but an awesome mix for parties or just to chill out to is Another Late Night. They do have one track on there which is a cover of a song called “Truth & Rights” which is an awesome reverbed out instrumental track.  This album is actually how I found out about Quasimoto who is a lyrically skilled, Jazz obsessed hip-hop artist from California.

Zero 7 is now on their 4th album which came out in September of 2009 called Yeah Ghost.