Satta, their 2001 debut, showcased the Boozoo Bajou sound, a very unique blend of modern electronica, but pulling influences from blues, jazz, soul and dub that seems to be a finely balanced approach, which gives a very listenable result, avoiding the throwaway ‘world music’ tag that much of this genre seems to be labelled with. Due to their craft in production, they’ve remixed and collaborated with many artists, compiling two volumes of there remix work for artists such as Common, Joe Dukie (Fat Freddy’s Drop), Oh No, Willie Hutch, Tony Joe White to name just a few.
Grains is the duo of Florian Seyberth and Peter Heider’s third album, taking a lighter and brighter sound with acoustic folk and classic song writing. There seems to be more live instrumentation on this album, together with guest vocalists, in particular a recent discovery from the UK, singer-songwriter Rumer. As obsessive record collectors, Florian and Peter include their old-school inspirations, explaining “we didn’t try to make an authentic West Coast album, it’s just that laidback California thing was in the back of our minds, it coloured the whole thing”. Thats a pretty good representation of what they’ve achieved here.
Wayne Stronell
