Product Description

Mercury Prize-nominated debut album from London-born femalenu-soul/hip-hop duo. The pair are big news in the US, thanks to their songwriting credits for such stars as Michael Jackson and Jill Scott. Their sultry, downtempo and melancholy songs are powered by the combination of smoothly sung soul vocals and spoken-word "floetry" in the vein of the Last Poets or Gil Scott-Heron.

Track Listing

1. Big Ben
2. Floetic
3. Ms. Stress
4. Sunshine
5. Getting Late
6. Fun
7. Mr. Messed Up
8. Say Yes
9. Hello
10. Headache
11. Hey You
12. If I Was A Bird
13. Opera
14. Subliminal
15. Butterflies
16. Now You're Gone (More Than I Can Feel) - Floetry, Sebastian Rogers

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14685 in Music
• Released on: 2002-11-25
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 69 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
It's hard to imagine two more happening babes than Floetry singer Marsha Ambrosius and emcee Natalie Stewart, a.k.a. the Songstress and Floacist. The UK duo's Floetic debut has it all--smooth R&B, soulful jazz, hip-hop, spoken word, supple ballads and a warmth that cradles the listener from beginning to end. In short, it's exquisitely, decidedly feminine. The pair occasional raise the roof with sizzling rhymes and beats, but they clearly place a premium on vibe, evident in Floetic's mostly chilled, after-dark feel.

Jill Scott and Michael Jackson have already benefited from Floetry's deft songwriting; Jacko covered Floetry's "Butterflies" on his Invincible disc. A demo version of that song is included here, but that's the least of the bounty. "Hello" is pure honey, with the women's silky voices braided in harmony while the dreamy, gently gurgling "Sunshine" is like a soundtrack to a daydream. Comparisons abound (Lauryn Hill-meets-Dionne Warwick as scored by a blunted De La Soul maybe?) but perhaps the best description of Floetic yet unearthed is "sass and soul". At almost 70 minutes long it's a steal. --Kim Hughes

Customer Reviews

You don't know what you're missing
Fantasic. Again another item I bought on a whim. Totally chilled to it, the first time I play it. Recommend this to everyone.

One of the bets albums I have ever purchased!!!
If you wana chill out after a long day, tell someone that you truly care for them or just let off some steam from anyone giving you grief !!!THIS IS THE ALBUM!!! to cure all those problems.

The beautiful tones of Marsha (songsterss) and the mellow flow of Natalie(floacist), give this masterpiece of an album the edge and differentiates them from everyone else.

Some of my favourites:'Now you're gone','Getting late' and 'Hey you' all tell a very detailed and different story from all the rest of the tracks. Each track has its own originality. The track titled 'Butterflies' was written by Marsha and was used by Michael Jackson appearing on the 'Invincible' album. Although his is a better rendition, Floetry had put that song on the table.

Personally, I have no faults with this album, it is incredible!!! I recommend it to anyone and everyone.
This group is very under-rated and should be noticed for all the talent they have. Not only do they perform but they wrote the majority if not all of the tracks. Also since they are English and reign from South London, I feel I have to state they are one the best groups from the U.K. They have had more success in the U.S than any other manufactured r'n'b groups from the U.K trying to make it through to the U.S.

I give full props to Floetry! I love you guys! Keep doing your thing!
Keep reppin SE5!!! xXx

Nadine, Enfield

Floetic
These 2 girls are from Se5 (Camberwell)
They have one of the most original albums in a very long time every song tells a story
U may recognise one of their songs "Butterflies" which Michael Jackson liked so much he put it on hes "Invincible" Album which scored him a #2 song in the U.S
Floetic is one of my favourite albums since Brandy's "Never Say Never"
Here is a review of each song i do recommend this album to anyone that loves Neo-Soul music u wont be disappointed

1.Big Ben/Its really just an intro its cool tho 10/10
2.Floetic/Was their first released single i wasnt to keen on this when i first heard it but it grows on you 9/10
3.Ms.Stress/This is a great song one of my favourite 10/10
4.Sunshine/"U kno sometimes we dont recognise our dreams inside our reality" Great lyrics these girls have a good out look on life great song 10/10
5.Getting Late/This is a good song another of my favourites great lyrics this was the 3rd single release 10/10
6.Fun/I never really cared for this but its alright 8/10
7.Mr.Messed Up/Its like a follow up to Ms Stress i like this too 9/10
8.Say Yes/My Favourite on the whole album it has sexy lyrics but handled tastfully pure class this was their 2nd single release i wish they would get recognised over here 10/10
9.Hello/"Hello how r u" Are the lyrics straight forward but its a great song 10/10
10.Headache/This definatly dont give u a headache its a great song its spoken word but its great 10/10
11.Hey You/Its alright my 2nd favourite 10/10
12.If I Was A Bird/I thought they were lol this is a good song dont listen to it much tho 8/10
13.Opera/Cool song my 3rd favourite 10/10
14.Subliminal/Despite actually can't sayin the word lol but its spoken word which is so good the speaks out shes a very wise woman 10/10
15.Butterflies/Great song i prefer this to the MJ one 10/10
16.Now You're Gone (More Than I Can Feel)/Great track is a remake but i like it 10/10