A new favorite track of mine...ZERO 7-Destiny (Photek Remix)

[AlexHall74]

Has anyone heard Zero 7's - Destiny (Photek Remix)?

It's a cherry of a track, IMO anyway.

A nice synth melody at the beginning, a simple drum beat, then another layered on top of it, then a third, and then really good female vocals and the groove goes on...

Has anyone heard this track and got comments on it?

How about some other tunes that are groovy that the rest of the UAV is jamming to?

Check out this info on Zero 7 and on Photek:

Zero 7: (from www.allmusic.com)
"The men behind U.K. soul outfit Zero 7 ? producers Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker ? launched their careers in the music industry as tea boys at a London recording studio. Soon after, however, both were in the thick of action, working alongside a string of well-known British musicians such as the Pet Shop Boys and Robert Plant. They spent the best part of the 1990s honing their production skills behind the scenes. Then, after taking on the name of a nightclub in Honduras, the duo gradually began unleashing their own ideas onto an unsuspecting public. First came a couple of remixes; Radiohead's "Climbing up the Walls" and Terry Callier's "Love Theme From Spartacus." In 1999, Zero 7 released their first EP, the suitably titled EP 1. Only a handful of copies were made and they sold out in a matter of days. A similar fate awaited their second release, EP 2. Their first album, Simple Things, came out amidst much salivating from the media in mid-01. A collection of laid-back soul, acid jazz, and funk tracks, the album carried collaborations with respected vocalists Mozez, Sia Furler, and Sophie Barker. Their sophomore effort, When It Falls, appeared in March 2004. "


Photek: (from www.allmusic.com)
"Though Goldie became the first superstar of jungle, the recordings of Rupert Parkes ? as Code of Practice, Aquarius, Studio Pressure, the Truper and Sentinel, but most famously as Photek ? made him an easy pick for the style's most artistic and intelligent producer. Working his way through street-level hardstep (on early productions for Certificate 18 and Street Beats) and airy, sub-aquatic "dolphin" tunes for L.T.J Bukem's Good Looking label, Parkes finally arrived at a sound that pushed the bounds of drum'n'bass from the dancefloor into the realm of breakbeat headspace; unlike most jungle producers, Parkes has never DJed and rarely goes to clubs. His incredibly intricate rhythm programming ? often requiring weeks of computer preparation ? and the unmissable aura of paranoid menace on recordings such as "The Hidden Camera" and "UFO" exerted quite an influence on the return of dark-style drum'n'bass during the late '90s.

As a teenager, Parkes listened to electro, techno and hip-hop as well as the more free-form side of jazz and fusion. Thanks to a sampler bought with a ?2000 loan from the Trust of the Prince of Wales, he began producing tracks and first appeared on Paul Solomon's Certificate 18 Records with singles as Studio Pressure. He also recorded for Basement (as Sentinel) and Street Beats (the Truper) before initiating a series of 12-inch singles for his own Photek Records, which gave him credentials and led to releases on Goldie's Metalheadz label and L.T.J. Bukem's Good Looking, as well as a remix of the Therapy? single "Loose."

After Parkes had released more than 80 tracks of drum'n'bass on half a dozen labels, he was approached by Virgin and signed to a five-album deal with the label's Science imprint (provided he was allowed to continue recording for other independent labels as well). Parkes' first release on Science was The Hidden Camera EP, which appeared in May 1996. The second Science single "Ni-Ten-Ichi-Ryu" displayed an increasing interest in applying the lessons of martial arts to his programming (the title is Japanese for "two swords, one technique"). Virgin compiled the latter two releases on 1997's Risc Vs. Reward, then released the debut Photek album Modus Operandi in September 1997. Much-hyped though little-praised, the album was followed by 1998's Form & Function, a compilation including several original Photek Records tracks plus remixes and new tracks. During the next two years, Parkes focused on his new Photek Productions label, and finally released a second LP, Solaris, in 2000. "

[jonbon]

I totally agree! This is a simple classic that i still hear in sets from time to time.

Another oldie but goldie, kinobe - butterfly (swag's falling further dub)

When the bassline finally kicks, heaven.

[AlexHall74]

Hey jonbon,

Thanks for the info on that track!

I'll seek it out and enjoy it.

Cheers!

-Alex