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'Karim Fanous is a songwriter with a difference, mixing classic song craft with an experimental funk edge more readily associated with the likes of Frank Zappa and Captain Beef heart. 'Perfume' is the obvious highlight, with an infectious melody and a sinuous groove. Karim FaMous is clearly one to watch!'Liz Harvs, Whisperin & Hollerin

'Singer-songwriters these days are usually shoegazing acoustic artists longing for some past love, but Karim Fanous is a stark contrast with his creative guitarwork that embraces blues, rock and simple pop to create some tight, irresistible tunes.'Jo Vallance, Room Thirteen

When the Riyadh born Karim Fanous cites AC/DC as one of his truest musical loves, you could be forgiven for neglecting the fact that he is a classically trained musician, with a history in the clarinet, who didnt actually get into playing the guitar until he was 16. With influences ranging from the aforementioned heavy rock heroes, to folk icon Joni Mitchell, Karim has had a very broad schooling in popular music - and it shows. The forthcoming release of his debut album Stir Crazy sees him flirt with sentimentality in the delicate Cliches & Candlelight and then charge home with the chorus led pop dream of Ship is Sinking.

Unlike most artists that are solely influenced by their musical peers, Fanous song Perfume is a take on Patrick Suskinds book of the same name and is a tale of being a prisoner of ones own desire. As a former philosophy student, he certainly has an interesting perspective on what he wants his music to achieve. In a live environment is where this is most notable, of which he says, To connect with the crowd is the most important thing. When the audience associates with what Im singing about its the biggest rush in the world and so beautiful because it is so inclusive. The real excitement for me is the connection with people and creating a feeling between yourself and the crowd, so the song can do what it was written to do.