Next! Explained

Next!
Type:	studio
Artist:	Seeed
Border:	yes
Genre:	Reggae fusion
Language:	English, German
Label:	Warner Music Group
Prev Title:	Music Monks
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Seeed
Next Year:	2011

Next! is the third studio album by German reggae fusion band Seeed. It was released on 14 October 2005.

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.^[1]

Personnel

Seeed

• Pierre Baigorry Pete Fox – vocals
• Demba Nabé a.k.a. Ear – vocals
• Frank A. Dellé a.k.a. Eased – vocals
• DJ Luke – disc jockey
• Thorsten Reibold a.k.a. Dubmaster Reibold – keyboard
• Moritz "Mo" Delgado – saxophone
• Jerome "Tchamp" Bugnon – trombone
• Rüdiger Kusserow a.k.a. Rudeboy – guitar
• Tobias Cordes a.k.a. Tobsen Cordes – bass
• Alfi Trowers – percussions
• Sebastian Krajewski a.k.a. Based – drums

Guest musicians

• CeeLo Green – vocals on "Aufstehn!"
• Lady Saw – vocals on "Please"
• Maya Dela Gwada – vocals on "End of Days"

Additional musicians

• Grace – vocals on "Schwinger", "Next...!!", "Aufstehn!", "Stand Up", "Ocean's 11", "Goosebumps"
• Miss Platnum – vocals "Next...!!", "Aufstehn!", "Stand Up", "Tight Pants", "Ocean's 11", "Goosebumps"
• Nathalie Dorra – vocals on "Tight Pants"
• Beccy Boo – vocals on "Please"
• Richard Koch – trumpet on "Aufstehn!", "Goosebumps", "Ding"
• Charles Matuschewski – trumpet on "Slowlife"
• Dirk Berger – guitar on "Schwinger", "Next...!!"
• Jan Pelao – guitar on "Aufstehn!"
• Son of Dave – harp on "Next...!!"
• Vagner – berimbau on "End of Days"

Production

• Based – coproduction of "Schwinger", "She Got Me Twisted", "Light the Sun"
• Vincent von Schlippenbach a.k.a. DJ Illvibe (ex-Seeed) – coproduction of "Schwinger"
• Dubmaster Reibold – coproduction of "Aufstehn!", "Ocean's 11", "She Got Me Twisted", "Light the Sun"
• Dirk Berger – coproduction of "Ocean's 11"
• Olsen Involtini – coproduction of "Tight Pants", "Please", "Ocean's 11", "Goosebumps", "Slowlife", "Light the Sun"; Audio mixing of "Schwinger", "Stand Up", "Tight Pants", "Ocean's 11", "Goosebumps", "Slowlife", "Ding"
• Pierre Baigorry – coproduction of "Goosebumps", "Slowlife"; mixing of "Schwinger", "Tight Pants"
• Sebi Proffessionell – mixing of "Next...!!"
• Axel Niehaus – mixing of "Aufstehn!", "Please", "Light the Sun"
• George Brasch – mixing of "Can't Hold Me", "She Got Me Twisted", "End of Days"
• Sascha Bühren a.k.a. Busy – mastering
• Chris Athens – mastering
• Tom Meyer – sequencing

Artwork and design

• Jaybo4MONK – artwork

Studios

• Seeedbase I, Berlin, Germany – production, recording of "Schwinger", "Next...!!", "Aufstehn!", "Stand Up", "Tight Pants", "Ocean's 11", "Can't Hold Me", "Goosebumps", "Slowlife", "Ding", "She Got Me Twisted", "Light the Sun"
• Seeedbase II, Berlin, Germany – production, recording of "Schwinger", "Aufstehn!", "Stand Up", "Ocean's 11", "Goosebumps", "Slowlife", "She Got Me Twisted"
• Seeedbase III, Berlin, Germany – production, recording of "Next...!!", "Please", "Goosebumps", "Ding", "Light the Sun"
• Seeedbase IV, Berlin, Germany – production, recording of "Next...!!", "Please", "Ocean's 11", "Can't Hold Me", "She Got Me Twisted", "Light the Sun", "End of Days"
• Seeedbase V, Berlin, Germany – production, recording of "Can't Hold Me", "Goosebumps", "End of Days"
• Maze Studios, Atlanta – production, recording of "Aufstehn!"
• Pow Pow Studio, Cologne, Germany – production, recording of "Stand Up"
• Boundzoundbase I, Berlin, Germany – production, recording of "Please", "Slowlife", "Light the Sun"
• Boundzoundbase II, Berlin, Germany – production, recording of "Slowlife"
• Transporterraum, Berlin, Germany – production, recording of "Slowlife"
• Quench-Field Studios – mixing of "Schwinger", "Stand Up", "Tight Pants", "Ocean's 11", "Goosebumps", "Slowlife", "Ding"
• Ochsenwerder Sturgeon Studio – mixing of "Next...!!"
• Tritonus Berlin – mixing of "Aufstehn!", "Please", "Light the Sun"
• Gompa Studio – mixing of "Can't Hold Me", "She Got Me Twisted", "End of Days"
• Sterling Sound – mastering
• Master & Servant HH – sequencing

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[3]	26
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[4]	34

External links

• • Next! at Seeed's official website

Notes and References

1. Next! . . 2005 . liner notes . Warner Music Group.
2. Web site: Jahreshitparade Alben 2005. austriancharts.at. June 16, 2020.
3. Web site: Jahreshitparade Alben 2006. austriancharts.at. June 16, 2020.
4. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. German. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. June 16, 2020.