Boozoo Bajou
Boozoo Bajou's producers Florian Seyberth and Peter Heider are already widely celebrated around the globe for their unique blend of modern electronica with blues, jazz, soul, latin-music and dub.
Just like Kruder & Dorfmeister or Nightmares on Wax, German downtempo duo Boozoo Bajou’s musical journey started in the mid Nineties pumping out a healthy number of 12-inches and albums for Stereo Deluxe, !K7 and Apollo leaning towards dub and trip-hop.
They earned attention with their irresistible breakthrough single "Night Over Manaus" in 1998, their legendary debut album Satta released in 2001 and it's 2005 sequel Dust My Broom. They also demonstrated their musical taste on two mix-compilations, Juke Joint on Stereo Deluxe and Juke Joint II on !K7. Furthermore their darker, 2014 album 4 on Apollo, which was influenced by ambient dub artists like Brian Eno, the Basic Channel roster, and Jon Hassell. With more than 100.000 albums sold and their music being featured on over 300 compilations, Boozoo Bajou have managed to capture a wide audience with their individualistic approach to modern music.
In addition, Florian and Peter have remixed and collaborated with a wide range of major artists. These include hip-hop superstar Common, Joe Dukie from New Zealand dub-rock collective Fat Freddy’s Drop, rapper Oh No from the Stones Throw camp, former Motown writer-producer and blaxploitation soundtrack legend Willie Hutch, and the veteran Louisiana singer-songwriter Tony Joe White.
After 25 years since they started their project “Boozoo Bajou“, it was time for Florian Seyberth and Peter Heider to launch their own label called “Pilotton“ as their own little treasure isle of music for the fans and the people loving the Boozoo Bajou Sound worldwide.