Boozoo Bajou – Satta 2LP

Originally released at a time when Kruder & Dorfmeister reigned supreme and Germany and Austria boasted some of the finest dub-fired downtempo producers around, Bozoo Bajou's debut album, Satta, was something a sleeper hit. As this 25th anniversary reissue proves, it remains a deliciously languid, laidback and glassy-eyed affair that mixes subtly jazzy instrumentation (Rhodes, jazz guitar etc), dubby bass and luscious string arrangements with slow-motion trip-hop beats and dusty samples. The plentiful highlights include 'Night Over Manaus', a samba-soaked shuffler, luscious opener 'YMA', jazzy head-nodder 'Under Mi Sensi' and the exotic, G-Stone style stoned haziness of 'Bakar'.

Tracklist

A1 Yma 6:30
A2 Camioux 5:32
B1 Night Over Manaus 6:19
B2 Divers 5:02
B3 Bakar' 5:14
C1 Down & Out 6:06
C2 Yoruba Road 5:40
D1 Under My Sensi 6:01
D2 Lava 4:51
D3 Satta 5:42