For Ear Sake

Fatima - Follow You EP (2011)

Genres: Electronic, Nu-Soul

Fatima is a beautiful singer hailing from London, UK. Follow You is her second EP released on Eglo Records, and it's undeniably a solid release. Fatima has worked with artists such as Dam-Funk, Funkieven, Shafiq Husayn, and now she's back with new material with Floating Points (who also resides in London, UK) by her side. The EP consists of Fatima's soulful voice over the sensational production by Floating Points. This duo is a match made in music heaven.

Fatima is shifting the sound of Soul music along side other great artists. It's no longer uncommon to hear a Soul singer accompanied with Electronic production. Some call this new sound "Modern Soul"; a modern sound that I happen to think of as a breath of fresh air. 2009 is the year that I stumbled upon Fatima's alluring voice on works by Shafiq Husayn and FunkinEven. "Lil' Girl" is easily one of the best songs off of Shafiq's album Shafiq En' A-Free-Ka. As far as FunkinEven, Fatima worked with him on her Mindtravelin EP, and also was featured on his 12" Kleer. It's good to see that she's still creating wholesome music. I've been waiting for this release, but wasn't quite sure I was.

"Utterly exquisite offerings from Eglo's blessed soul vocalist, Fatima Bramme Sey, atop the creamiest beats from equally talented producer/label boss, Floating Points. If you've dipped into the warm waters of modern Soul in the last few years it's highly likely you're familiar with Fatima's output already, from her appearances on DVA's 'Just Vybe (Soule:Power Mix)' to Shafiq Husayn's 'Lil Girl' or a slew of Eglo releases. Make no mistake, though; this is the one you need!" - Boomkat

The Follow You EP is recommended to anyone that appreciates the new direction Soul music is progressively heading in. The EP can be purchased digitally through Boomkat (here). However, copies are limited for all of my fellow vinyl lovers. Luckily, Discogs has a couple of copies for sale (here), but quantities are low, so think fast! Also, Eglo Records informed everyone the EP can be located in "all good record stores", so hopefully your local record store is cool enough to have a copy or two in stock. Lastly, I've included the officially video for the track "Innervisions" below. If you're not familiar with her work, this track should easily persuade you to support her music. Enjoy!