Dabieh - eyephone (look up). (Single)

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South London artist, producer and cultural creative Dabieh returns with solo material as his new single ‘eyephone.’ drops 19th June on his co-owned label Cloud X.

Pulling on a genre-busting range of alternative pop, hip hop and RnB sensibilities (co-produced with Ted Turner), ‘eyephone.’ is built on an acerbic lyrical theme that sees Dabieh take aim at society’s obsession with smartphones, whilst longing for a return to real human connection.

Inspired by a train journey, when helping an older woman to sit down, he noted the passivity and distraction — due to phones — of the commuters around him. This instant realisation, allowed him to reconcile his worries, penning the song as his tangible reaction to those ideas. Speaking about the track, Dabieh says: "Don't you remember when we held hands not glass". I do. At least I think I do. At least I hope I do. At least I know I want to believe I do. That grey wave of passive listlessness when we reach for our phones, not each other. That's this, and this is that.

Succeeding across multiple disciplines, artist and creative Dabieh has written, produced and executive produced records with the likes of Santino Le Saint, Fred Again, Lancey Foux, Luke Marzec, Lola Young, Manuka (Lola Young producers), TS Graye, Niels, Alabama 3 , Common Goldfish, and Kevin Tuffy (Grammy award winning engineer).

As a joint-co-founder of Cloud X, Dabieh is helping to pave forward the landscape of alternative music in the UK — the imprint's biggest talent, Santino Le Saint serving as an accurate representation of the label's breadth. “In the last five years we’ve showcased over two hundred acts across the festival and live events,” he begins. “We’ve done over six hundred million streams. We’ve contributed to the prestige, alongside our peers in a way that I think is undeniable.”

Dabieh is both an architect, and facilitator of creative prowess, empowering the next generation to move forward with integrity, exploration and passion in mind. With Cloud X’s fourth instalment of its summer festival, tangible space for contemporary artists continues to thrive; this year at Crystal Palace Bowl, this time 10,000 in capacity, the UK’s leading independent festival for R&B, soul and alternative rap has crafted a hallmark in British youth cultural calendars. A testament to their pedigree can be found in the line up, including R&B innovators like Bellah, Berwyn and Jaz Karis, alongside rap titans, spearheaded by Ghetts.