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Artist
Bijoumiyo
10+ albums
rockenglandUnited Kingdom
about
Bijoumiyo have taken giants strides since first appearing on the streets of hometown Cambridge late summer 2006, armed with little more than our instruments, a handful of batteries and a megaphone. Performing material which is virtually all improvised, our collective influences blend a fresh mix of progressive rock, soul, jazz and funk. The way the band performs live is considered unique, in that the energy created by the audience actually feeds our creative force and actively dictates the evolution of the music itself. It's like fuel to the Bijou fire, this interaction really offering us an opportunity to form an intimately creative relationship with our audience through method not usually associated with more 'scripted' live performance. Energy from our surrounding environment actually has very special influence, in that it is directly translated into the creation and progression of our material at the very moment it is being created. Whilst listing soul, funk and rock influences ranging from James Brown, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd would be obvious, Bijoumiyo has a tendency to meander between straight up sleaze funk grooves, and eerily ethereal - pop-edged mini-epics that are allowed to roam uncompromised by pre-written structures and constraints. Myles Sanko's soulful voice is encouraged to roam over the melody of delicately layered guitars, melodic keys and horns, whilst the solid and assured rhythm section provides groove and the ever-pounding heartbeat. On top of
