Zero 7

Known for its eminently chill grooves and impeccable cool, the duo known as Zero 7 has taken a similarly low-key approach to its decades-long career as downtempo royalty.

Friends since they first met at age 18 in London, Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker began their careers in the early '90s as studio engineers working with acts like Robert Plant and Scott Walker.

In 1997, their closeness with Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich led to a gorgeously hazy, exotica-influenced remix of \