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Best known for her 2008 UK Top 20 hit Heartbeat (also sampled on Rita Ora’s R.I.P) and winner of Best African Act at the MOBO Awards in 2009, Nigerian born singer Nneka releases her latest album, My Fairy Tales 
which focuses on the artist’s roots and Afrobeat side.
Known for speaking her mind in her music, My Fairy Tales tackles subjects as varied as the politics of her Nigerian birthplace through to her own personal voyage of discovery. 
Mixed by James ‘Bonzai’ Caruso (known for his mix of Method Man ft.  Mary J Blige’s ‘You’re All I Need’ and his work with Damian & Stephen Marley), the album’s opening cut, Believe System speaks of the need to connect with your roots. 
On this track Nneka’s highly expressive vocals firmly place her amongst global songstresses like Neneh Cherry, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill and the like. 
Second track Babylon tells of regional plight in West Africa over a Fela-type Afrobeat/highlife groove. Next is the first single from the album My Love with its lilting reggae beat and personable lyrics about positive love. 
Other key tracks on the album include Local Champion, about her hometown of Warri, Nigeria, the optimistic and spiritual Surprise plus the ska influenced Pray For You, in which Nneka speaks of the healing powers of forgiveness.
Bringing the album to a close is Book of Job, with its charismatic chorus vocal and finally In Me - two excellent reggae cuts which clearly exemplify this global artist’s talent pedigree.
My Fairy Tales sees Nneka with a new confidence and maturity in both her song writing and performance. All this from a career that has seen her collaborate with the likes of Massive Attack, Lenny Kravitz, Tricky, Ziggy Marley, and more. 
Nneka toured the States in 2010 alongside Nas and Damian Marley (as Distant Relatives) after an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman earlier that year and has also had singles “Shining Star” and “Heartbeat” remixed by 
Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard and Chase & Status respectively.
Nneka will be promoting My Fairy Tales throughout the year with a European tour in spring that sees one UK date at the Village Underground, East London on April 7th - a date for the dairy if ever there was one. 


02 Nneka Babylon

Pour My Love

Let me pour you a shot of this
Steady my hand cause I'm new to this
Not afraid, I got plans for us
Let me pour my love

What about being, as a practice
What about keeping still to ease the pain
What about holding on to hope and expectation
What about letting go to feel the rain

Pour my love
Pour my love
Over you
Pour my love
Pour my love
Over you

What about when they say that nothing comes easy
Considering all the things that we've been through
Let me satisfy your questions
Didn't mean to make it so
I don't even have my own

Let me pour you a shot of this
Steady my hand cause I'm new to this
I believe we got through for this
Let me pour my love

Let me pour you a shot of this
Steady my hand cause I'm new to this
Not afraid, I got plans for us
Let me pour my love

Let me pour my love on you just like confection
Let me give you patience, passion, and attention
Let me shower you with all of my affection
Let it pour down
Over you

Let me pour you a shot of this
Steady my hand cause I'm new to this
I believe we got through for this
Let me pour my love

Promise to be faithful, loving, honest
I'll keep my best for you
Pour my love

Performed by Merna
Written by Merna Bishouty
Produced by Merna Bishouty and Matthew Burnett
Mixed by Merna, Riley Bell
Mastered by Riley Bell
Additional Vocals by Matthew Burnett
Additional Bass by Kemy Siala
Additional Guitar by Jozef Teeuwsen
Additional Horn by Yansi Alexander

Pour My Love

Some Kinda

Some Kinda (Extended Mix) [feat. Shaun Escoffery & Michelle Escoffery]

Pressure 2

Pressure 2 (Remix)

Ewww

Song Produced by Keys and Juice
Vocal Arrangements  UZMAN
Lyrics written by UZMAN
Recorded by Beat Charge INC
Mixing Engineer: DJ Merciless
Backup Vocals: Keymaj

UZMAN-August Free [Emancipation Anthem]

Some Kinda (feat. Shaun Escoffery & Michelle Escoffery)

Taste Like (Hmmm)

Totems

Kind reminder that I speak what’s on my heart
And there’s no way I would mince words with you from the start
You should know just how I feel no later than tonight
Cause it’s imploding my insides
And I feel like I just might

One
I trust you and I know that I trust myself
Two
If the truth is the truth, then we’re just divinely held 

These are my totems
(You can hold on too)
(You can hold on to me)
(You can hold on too)
You can hold on too
These are my totems
(You can hold on to me)
(Baby, cause I’ll be strong enough to carry you)

Strong enough, can’t you feel these arms
Strong enough, I’ll use all my charms
Brave enough to break the ground we walk on
Blocks and stones did build those walls
Some reach over ten feet tall 
Together we’ll take them all down

I trust you and I know that I trust myself
If the truth is the truth, then we’re just divinely held 

These are my totems
You can hold on too
These are my totems
(You can hold on)
(You can hold on too)
(You can hold on to me)
These are my totems
(You can hold on to me)
(Baby, cause I’ll be strong enough to carry you)

(Strong enough)
You can count on these arms
They’ll carry you
Baby we’re just (divinely held)
(These are my totems)
(Totems)
(You can hold on too)
(You can hold on to me)
(You can hold on too)
(You can hold on too)
These are my totems
(You can hold on to me)
(Baby, cause I’ll be strong enough to carry you)


Performed by Merna
Written by Merna Bishouty
Produced by Merna Bishouty
Mixed by Merna, Riley Bell
Mastered by Riley Bell
Additional Bass by Kemy Siala
Additional Guitar by Jozef Teeuwsen
Strings by Demien Desandies
Trumpet by Alexis Baro

Totems

Stop Time

Now we’ll stop time
I’m at a loss for words
Can’t bear to look away
From your calming gaze

Now we’ll stop time
Nothing is left to say 
Light filled window stills 
For us, on display 

Now we’ll stop time
As water fountains come
The harmony has found its last part 
The moon has found the sun

We’ll stop time
Let our hearts activate
Nothing is yours or mine 
The world is new again 

Now we’ll stop time
Cause I’m at a loss for words
Can’t bear to look away
From your love again

Now we’ll stop time
Nothing is left to say 
Light fills window stills 
For us


Performed by Merna
Written by Merna Bishouty
Produced by Merna Bishouty
Mixed by Merna, Riley Bell
Mastered by Riley Bell
Additional Bass by Kemy Siala
Additional Guitar by Jozef Teeuwsen
Strings / Horn by Demien Desandies

Stop Time

Losing My Mind - Chloe Lupton ft. Emman (CLEAN EDIT)

Submotion Orchestra - Snow

'Pull The Catch' remix by DJ Vadim + The Electric vocalists, soulstress Sabira Jade and lyrical marvel MC Pugs Atomz. Taken from Fat Electric Drop, DJ Vadim Vs Fat Freddy's Drop EP, available now on 12" vinyl at www.fatfreddysdrop.com - strictly limited edition vinyl release.

PULL THE CATCH, FAT ELECTRIC DROP

Preorder now from iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/thinking-remixes-single/id591180321?ls=1

Single: ‘Thinking’
Exceptional Blue records: 28 January

“Stunning” The Guardian 
“Seductive” The Times 
“Towering, exhilarating and often beautiful” Mixmag 
 “An object of desire” Metro 
“Submotion orchestra are on the rise, and for good reason” Q
“Excellent vehicles for Ruby Wood’s soulful vocals” Uncut 
“They carry both the funk and the groove into new dimensions” The Word 
“Intriguing - one to keep an eye on” BBC.co.uk 

Tracklist
Thinking (Radio Edit)
Thinking (Uggs and Barbour Remix)
Thinking (Mark Knight Remix)

On date London/Leeds-based seven piece Submotion Orchestra return with Thinking - the third single taken from their critically acclaimed second album Fragments.

Thinking kicks off with easy-going yet somehow frenetic high hat, all tight beats and ghost hits, imploring the foot to tap. This effortlessly cool and funky electronic track combines well-placed synths and live drums with Ruby Wood’s soulful vocals, cleverly chopped and produced, combined with close harmony backing vocals calling and echoing the refrain ‘I’ve been thinking ‘bout you’. Remixes come from Uggs & Barbour and Mark Knight.

Uggs and Barbour have created a remix which somehow defies classification. Safe to say this mystery mix is worthy of further investigation and will not disappoint. 

Remix number two comes from Grammy nominated artist, Mark Knight, who is responsible for some of the biggest dance records of the last decade. His signature sound blurs the boundaries between mainstream and underground and has propelled his revered imprint, Toolroom Records, to world domination. As a producer, Mark has built a reputation for outstanding releases, consistently topping international dance charts with timeless anthems; You Got The Love (Mark Knight remix), Man With The Red Face, Downpipe, Conscindo, Good Times, Devil Walking, Alright… the list is endless. As a DJ, Mark holds international prominence, with his ‘Toolroom Knights’ residencies regularly hosted at Space-Ibiza, Ministry Of Sound-London, Cocoon-Frankfurt, Club Space-Miami, and at key festivals including SW4 London, Global Gathering UK and Dance Valley Netherlands.

Here’s a brief re-cap of the recent Submotion phenomena; Having captivated revellers with their frenetic live dubstep spectacle, the band became firm festival favourites, wowing crowds at Glastonbury, Bestival The Big Chill, Latitude, Secret Garden and Outlook in Croatia.

Last year the band released their debut album Finest Hour, plus singles All Yours and Always. They were met with widespread critical acclaim, plus heavy Radio 1, 6music, 1xtra and NME Radio support. The release of their sophomore album Fragments has helped them achieve more mainstream appeal, whilst still satisfying their die-hard followers. Fragments moves coherently between styles, marking a broader palate of influences seeping into their output.

Fragments received a huge amount of support at press, including a brilliant Mixmag feature, and positive coverage in quality titles DJ, Q, The Telegraph, Artrocker, Aesthetica, Trap and Hi Fi News. There has been great interest online recently with glowing pieces running on SBTV, Drowned In Sound, UKF, FACT, Fake DIY, Artrocker, Data Transmission, Soul Culture,  Beatwolf, Potholes In My Blog and countless more, as well as extensive regional press coverage.

Highlighting their broad appeal, DJ support has come a diverse selection of jocks including  Laurent Garnier, Oneman (Rinse), DJ Flight (Metalheadz/Rinse), Simbad (Defected), Tayo (Kiss), plus Ashley Beedle and Rocky.

Submotion Orchestra have toured the UK and Europe extensively usually selling out venues and delivering triumphant performances which see fans returning time and time again to watch them.

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