Speaking on the collaboration, Fabian says, "Bugsey and I connected online many months ago and had a mutual admiration for each other's music, so a collaboration was a natural progression. It was interesting as we have very different styles but came together to create something very original with an alternative folk-trap vibe. It has a strong sense of euphoria and talks about the loyalty and protection you experience with a loved one."
"Haze" aims to continue the momentum Fabian has created over the last few months with a string of successful and critically acclaimed releases that have helped establish a growing fan base for the unsigned artist, bolstered by word of mouth and support from the likes of MTV, dynmk, Pigeons & Planes, Complex, Link Up TV, HHS1987, Thisis50 and more. Previous release "Defeated" has already achieved over 70,000 streams on SoundCloud since being released only a few weeks ago, pushing Fabian past half a million SoundCloud streams in total.
Prior to this Fabian released the soulful "Teenage Love" (via DMR/Warners), which was co-produced by frequent collaborator 5ive Beatz (Nines, Stormzy, Ray BLK, Krept & Konan, Abra Cadabra) and soared straight into the top 3 of US music site DJBooth’s Independent Hip-Hop/R&B Chart and into the top 100 on US platform Audiomack in just 3 days. Fabian already joined forces with 5ive Beatz earlier this year for joint EP Until We Meet Again as well as UK R&B singer Geovarn for "Tell Me", and there are more collaborations in the vault with the likes of Nyge, AJ Tracey and Tayá, further solidifying his place at the forefront of the UK’s revitalised urban music scene.
Fabian’s rise has been swift and impressive, given it was only last year when he dropped his debut EP, Don’t Disturb, which received a great reception and paved the way for support from a wealth of radio stations and industry tastemakers, such as Jamz Supernova and DJ Target at BBC Radio 1Xtra, where EP single "Sensei" was given BBC Introducing Single Of The Week honours by MistaJam. The accompanying video went on to accumulate 150,000 streams on Fabian’s VEVO channel—which has attracted a big audience for all of his visuals released so far. Fabian has also had support from Capital FM and Capital XTRA for "Gold Plated" and was selected by Spotify earlier this year to feature in several of their highly sought-after playlists with "Lust" and "Rockstar".
With a fan base clearly on board and online buzz growing daily, his next pursuit is the live circuit. Having already performed at UK venues Jazz Cafe, Hoxton Bar & Grill and Barfly among others, Fabian will be playing at London's Ruby Blue on November 9th, as well as venturing out overseas. He recently performed at Vega in Copenhagen and has an upcoming show in Paris, with more dates to be announced soon.
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