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I can’t say I recall their appearance at the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Munich and you think you’d remember Germany’s top reggae/dancehall 11-piece group.

They formed in 1998 and started gigging almost straight away. Berlin (where else?) was a natural home for a multi-ethnic and multi-lingual band on the club scene. This is the same scene that welcomed Fat Freddy’s Drop when they turned up at Berlin’s Kaleidoskop in 2003.

‘Slowlife’ features Kano in dub mode, “I’m just late ‘cos of London traffic” he spits over soulful vocals and horn arrangements. It’s a grower.

By comparison, ‘Thing’ is really upbeat and you can imagine the three MCs jumping around to this. They are Pierre Baigorry (half-French), Frank Delle (half-Ghanaian) and Demba Nabe (half-Guinean) plus it also features the Saïan Supa Crew. Currently loaded on their MySpace site it’s ideal for the dancehall party.

Seeed have appeared at Glastonbury in the past and they are destined to have a busy year on tour promoting the album. Definitely one to look out for.

Hectic Mix nominations: ‘Slowlife’

Reviewed: Seed — ‘Thing’ feat. Saian Supa Crew (3:14) / ‘Slowlife’ feat. Kano (Four Music) Cat. No. FOR 88697041762 Release date: 16th April 2007

Links:
www.myspace.com/seeed
www.myspace.com/saiansupercrew
www.myspace.com/gnarlsbarkley
www.myspace.com/ceelogreen
http://www.myspace.com/tanyastephensmusic
www.fatfreddysdrop.com