Grains

Boozoo Bajou | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 3, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: K7
• ASIN: B001J0PM8A
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #155,333 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Several guests sing on 'Grains', but Boozoo Bajou's most exciting new discovery is their first ever female vocalist, the young British singer-songwriter RUMER, who provides the vocals on "Same Sun", the first single taken from the album, an addictive fusion of acoustic melancholy and she also sings on "Messengers", a sublime mix of jazz and electronics. Other stand out album tracks include "Grains", a lovely acid-folk ballad with a broad cinematic sweep, and the bittersweet soul ballad "Sign" which features MR DAY from THE DYNAMICS.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lush Sound For Summer, June 11, 2009

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This review is from: Grains (MP3 Download)

Grains is an album that continues to grow on you. The tracks are more song-based than previous Boozoo efforts, with compelling lead vocals on many cuts. The songs "Grains" and "Same Sun" could almost be on a folk record. There's still a lot of the lush instrumentation and dub experimentation I've enjoyed on previous Boozoo efforts, but the album sounds more cohesive as a whole. Perfect listening for a lazy summer afternoon.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too bad..., April 4, 2009

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Sofalofa (Seattle, Wa USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Grains (Audio CD)

It's too bad when these acts decide to "re-invent" themselves, because usually something valuable gets lost in the process. Boozoo Bajou had carved out a unique niche for themselves with "Satta", a dubby, textured, largely instumental masterpiece. Their second release, "Dust My Broom", introduces more vocals into the mix. Okay, you've got to evolve. At least they were channeling the same influences. Unfortunately, with this third outing, about half the disc is devoted to some fairly insipid, forgettable chillout music, or so it seems to me. None of these tracks has much of an edge - they seem designed to be mellow, soothing background music, nothing more. No appearances from Top Cat on this one, I'm afraid. On the plus side, there are a few "Satta" type instrumental tracks here too, so it's not a total bust. Overall, they've created a soft, shapeless hodgepodge of a album, neither one thing or another, likely to disappoint old fans while earning few new ones. Kind of a boring album with a few good tracks. Too bad, I was looking forward to this one.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Curate's Egg..., April 25, 2009

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nicjaytee (London) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grains (Audio CD)

Which, of course, depends on what you think's good or bad. If you're looking for more of those heavily charged, deeply atmospheric Boozoo Bajou tracks such as "Blast", "Killer", "Divers", "Keep Going" or "Yoruba Road" then the first half of this CD will seriously disappoint. But... much of the second half - in particular "Kinder Ohne Strom" which is up there with the very best of them - should restore your faith. Or, if you're looking for some superbly produced "lazy Sunday" lounge tracks then the first half will deliver exactly what you want and the second half may take you into areas that you're not too comfortable with. Nothing wrong with either, but they're odd bedfellows.

Maybe Boozoo Bajou should spend more time deciding which audience they're targeting... but, then again, maybe the reason they're so good is because they're not constrained by such obvious things. In the end "Grains" is probably half an album you want: which half depends on where you're coming from.