Seeed

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Seeed

| image = 1 Live Krone 2013 Seeed 2.jpg

| image_upright = 1.2

| caption = Seeed in 2013

| alias =

| origin = Berlin, Germany

| genre = Dancehall, reggae fusion, reggae, hip hop

| years_active = 1998–present

| label = Downbeat Records

| associated_acts = Peter Fox, Boundzound, Dellé, Tanya Stephens, Cee-Lo Green

| website = {{URL|seeed.de}}

| current_members = Alfi Trowers
Based
Moritz Delgado
Peter Fox
Frank Dellé
DJ Luke
Jerome "Tchamp" Bugnon
"Dubmaster" Reibold
"Rudeboy" Rudy
Tobsen Cordes

| past_members = Boundzound (deceased)
DJ Illvibe

}}

Seeed is a German hip hop, reggae and dancehall band based in Berlin. Founded in 1998, they have become well known in Germany and its neighboring countries.

Musical style and lyrics

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File:Seeed Lollapalooza 2015-2.jpg

Seeed consists of eleven band members, including three singers, a horn section and a DJ. Seeed is recognized for their catchy fusional mix of German hip hop, reggae and dancehall styles and their use of horns, which is unusual in contemporary popular music. They have worked with Cee-Lo Green, Anthony B, Tanya Stephens, General Degree as well as other Jamaican artists and producers. Almost all of their music releases feature a popular guest experience.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Seeed|title=Seeed|website=Discogs|accessdate=1 June 2018|archive-date=2 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202215558/https://www.discogs.com/artist/84883-Seeed|url-status=live}} Seeed's lyrics are in German, English and Patois. Their biggest hits in the German Sprachraum were "Dickes B", "Aufstehn", "Ding" and "Music Monks". Although their lyrics are in English and German, most of the songs in German were completely translated into English for the international releases of the Albums Next! and Music Monks.{{cite web|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Seeed|title=Seeed music, videos, stats, and photos|website=Last.fm|accessdate=1 June 2018|archive-date=3 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103022940/https://www.last.fm/music/Seeed|url-status=live}}

History

Their first hit was "Dickes B", an ode to Berlin. They won three ECHO Awards. With the international versions of Music Monks and Next!, they found broader success in Germany's neighboring countries, especially France. After their initial success with "Dickes B", in the year 2000, they released their first full-length album a few months later, in 2001: New Dubby Conquerors.

In September 2012, Seeed released their fourth studio album, Seeed, their first release in six years. In the meantime, members Peter Fox, Dellé and Demba Nabé (Boundzound) each released solo albums. The album Seeed went straight to number 1 in the German Albums Chart. It was the first time an album of Seeed achieved the top of the albums chart.

On 31 May 2018, Demba Nabé (Boundzound) died at the age of 46.{{cite web|url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/boundzound-alias-ear-seeed-frontmann-demba-nabe-gestorben/22631120.html|title=Seeed-Frontmann Demba Nabé gestorben|first=Laura|last=Hofmann|date=1 June 2018|accessdate=1 June 2018|website=Tagesspiegel.de|language=German|archive-date=1 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601021549/https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/boundzound-alias-ear-seeed-frontmann-demba-nabe-gestorben/22631120.html|url-status=live}}

On 18 April 2019, Seeed released their first Single "Ticket" after Nabé's death. The band dedicated this song to their former member.{{Citation|title=Seeed – TICKET (official Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UEHmxKEJUc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/_UEHmxKEJUc |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2 December 2019}}{{cbignore}}

The fifth album "Bam Bam" was released 4 October 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Seeed-Bam-Bam/release/14222798|title=Seeed – Bam Bam|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2 December 2019|archive-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301035841/https://www.discogs.com/Seeed-Bam-Bam/release/14222798|url-status=live}}

Discography

= Albums =

class="wikitable"

! width="28" rowspan="2"| Year

! width="200" rowspan="2"| Title

! colspan="4"| Chart positions

! width="250" rowspan="2"| Certifications

bgcolor="#efefef"

! width="28"| GER
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! width="28"| AUT
{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Seeed|title=Discographie Seeed|website=austriancharts.at|accessdate=17 October 2019|archive-date=30 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530230224/https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Seeed|url-status=live}}

! width="28"| FR

! width="28"| SWI
{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Seeed|title=Discographie Seeed|website=hitparade.ch|accessdate=17 October 2019|archive-date=11 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111143215/https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Seeed|url-status=live}}

2001

| New Dubby Conquerors

|style="text-align:center;"| 17

|style="text-align:center;"| 34

|style="text-align:center;"| —

|

GER: Gold

2003

| Music Monks

|style="text-align:center;"| 4

|style="text-align:center;"| 12

|style="text-align:center;"| —

|style="text-align:center;"| 15

|

GER: Gold

2005

| Next!

|style="text-align:center;"| 2

|style="text-align:center;"| 3

|style="text-align:center;"| 71

|style="text-align:center;"| 11

|

GER: Platinum
AUT: Gold

2006

| Live

|style="text-align:center;"| 3

|style="text-align:center;"| 4

|style="text-align:center;"| —

|style="text-align:center;"| 26

|

GER: Gold

2012

| Seeed

|style="text-align:center;"| 1

|style="text-align:center;"| 2

|style="text-align:center;"| —

|style="text-align:center;"| 5

|

GER: Platinum

2019

| Bam Bam

|style="text-align:center;"| 2

|style="text-align:center;"| 3

|style="text-align:center;"| —

|style="text-align:center;"| 3

|

= Singles =

class="wikitable"

! width="28" rowspan="2"| Year

! width="250" rowspan="2"| Title

! colspan="4"| Chart positions

! width="200" rowspan="2"| Album

bgcolor="#efefef"

! width="28"| GER

! width="28"| AUT

! width="28"| SWI

! width="28"| EUR

rowspan="2"| 2000

| "New Dubby Conquerors"

|style="text-align:center;"| —

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | New Dubby Conquerors

"The Tide Is High"

|style="text-align:center;"| —

rowspan="3"| 2001

| "Dickes B" (featuring Black Kappa)

|style="text-align:center;"| 27

|style="text-align:center;"| 68

|style="text-align:center;"| 91

|style="text-align:center;"| —

"Riddim No. 1"

|style="text-align:center;"| —

"Dancehall Caballeros"

|style="text-align:center;"| 44

|style="text-align:center;"| —

2002

| "Waterpumpee" (featuring Anthony B)

|style="text-align:center;"| —

|style="text-align:center;"| Waterpumpee/Music Monks

rowspan="3"| 2003

| "Music Monks"

|style="text-align:center;"| 27

|style="text-align:center;"| 28

|style="text-align:center;"| 81

|style="text-align:center;"| —

|style="text-align:center;"| Music Monks

"Shake Baby Shake" (featuring Elephant Man)

|style="text-align:center;"| —

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Electric Boogie/Music Monks

"What You Deserve Is What You Get"

|style="text-align:center;"| 48

|style="text-align:center;"| —

2004

| "Release"

|style="text-align:center;"| 54

|style="text-align:center;"| 47

|style="text-align:center;"| 71

|style="text-align:center;"| —

|style="text-align:center;"| Music Monks

rowspan="2"| 2005

| "Aufstehn!" (featuring Cee-Lo Green)

|style="text-align:center;"| 5

|style="text-align:center;"| 14

|style="text-align:center;"| 28

|style="text-align:center;"| 20

| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | Next!

"Schwinger"

|style="text-align:center;"| 68

|style="text-align:center;"| 57

|style="text-align:center;"| —

rowspan="2"| 2006

| "Ding"

|style="text-align:center;"| 5

|style="text-align:center;"| 4

|style="text-align:center;"| 27

|style="text-align:center;"| 13

"Slowlife"

|style="text-align:center;"| —

2011

| "Molotov"

|style="text-align:center;"| 12

|style="text-align:center;"| —

| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | Seeed

rowspan="2"| 2012

| "Beautiful"

|style="text-align:center;"| 22

|style="text-align:center;"| 47

|style="text-align:center;"| —

"Augenbling"

|style="text-align:center;"| 7

|style="text-align:center;"| 12

|style="text-align:center;"| 15

|style="text-align:center;"| —

2013

| "Deine Zeit"

|style="text-align:center;"| 70

|style="text-align:center;"| —

2014

| "Cherry Oh"

|style="text-align:center;"| 16

|style="text-align:center;"| 41

|style="text-align:center;"| 64

|style="text-align:center;"| —

|style="text-align:center;"| Non-album single

rowspan="4"| 2019

| "Ticket"

|style="text-align:center;"| 63

|style="text-align:center;"| —

| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | Bam Bam

"Lass sie gehn"

|style="text-align:center;"| 42

|style="text-align:center;"| —

"G€ld"

|style="text-align:center;"| 59

|style="text-align:center;"| —

"Sie is geladen" (featuring Nura)

|style="text-align:center;"| 88

|style="text-align:center;"| —

= EPs =

2002: Waterpumpee
2003: The Electric Boogie
2005: Aufstehn!
2011: Molotov / Wonderful Life
2012: Beautiful

= DVD =

2006: Live!

= Riddims =

"Rodeo" (2005 Germaican Rec.)
"Rodeo Refix" (2005 Germaican Rec.)
"High Noon" (2005 Germaican Rec.)
"Curefix" (2004 Germaican Rec.)
"Doctors Darling" (2003 Germaican Rec.)
"Electric Boogie" (2003 Germaican Rec.)
"Pharaoh" (2003 Germaican Rec.)
"FrogAss" (2001 Germaican Rec.)

References

External links

[http://www.seeed.info/ Seeed's official website]
[http://www.germaica.net/ Germaican Records International] the 45-Label of Seeed

Category:German reggae musical groups

Category:Musical groups from Berlin

Category:English-language musical groups from Germany

Category:Musical groups established in 1998