(Zero Zero refers to the work of Simon Robinson, The Advocate. For the English new wave band of the same name, see Zero Zero(2)).
The Advocate is Simon Robinson. He has been involved in electronic music on a professional basis since the age of 17. He has written music for Film and Television and has previously recorded under the names of Zero Zero for Kickin Records and in the band Parchman for XL Recordings.
He started out with the track 'Arabian Sugar' under the guise Third Wave which was a collaboration with Ivor Perry (Easterhouse). The track was released on Manchester label - Bop Communications - and received rotation by John Peel amongst other experimental DJ's.
'Thank God For Evil' was the first release as Zero Zero on Minimal Records. Another Peel favourite, the track helped secure a session on the legends radio show. Following this success, Zero Zero signed to Kickin' Records with the help of DJ Hype.
Ground breaking records such as The Sanity Clause and Zeroxed established Zero Zero on the international platform with gigs supporting The Prodigy and The Shamen.
Simon then went to Law School for too many reasons to mention here... At Law School he started the label Criminal Communications which gave birth to The Advocate!
Peel first was aware of Third Wave in the summer of 1989 when he played his track, 'Arabian Sugar', from the Freak Beats - Volume 1 compilation album.
In 1990, Peel played Zero Zero's material on his programmes, which led to a session from the musician broadcast in 1991.
In the late 90's, Simon Robinson renamed himself as The Advocate, but this time producing drum and bass music, instead of techno. The Advocate received some airplays on John Peel's programmes between 1996 and 2003.
