Esperar El Sol, by Eat My Butterfly

Esperar El Sol

by Eat My Butterfly

supported by

Vodem Gorgeous, immediately engrossing, and an interesting blend of influences.

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$6 USD or more

1.	Esperar El Sol feat. Peausay 03:29	lyrics	buy track
[French and Réunion Créole] Dès que tu me touches, tu brûles ce qui m'arrache et recouvres les pmbres de couleurs sans pareil. Les nuits nous entourent et empruntent aux nuages. Laisse encore mon soir scintiller sans soleil. Li attann lo zour, li veill la linn o plin, li té shant li té danss sanm kouran la mer. Kom kabar la kour li té batt dan son min, somanké li avanss, si somin la tèr. [English translation] As you touch me, You burn what tears me apart And recover the shadows with never seen colours Nights surround us and borrow from the clouds Still let my sunless evening sparkle
2.	Cuando Llegas 04:40	lyrics	buy track
[Réunion Créole] Pangar ton min i pèz su mon kèr kom kouran kaskad dann bassin malèr. Ti pa ti pa la po rodé sat tu lamp ti lamp la po trouvé [English translation] Careful with your hand pressing my heart, like the courrant of the waterfall
3.	Dolé feat. Romane Mana 03:22	lyrics	buy track
[Réunion Créole] Dolé Dolé la po koulé. Doné doné ma donn doné. Dolé dolé mon zanfan dolé. Doné doné doné donn ma donn dolé. Dolé dolé si la tete bondié, dolé do miel nou va fé koulé, dolé safran nou va melanzé, doné doné donn ma donn dolé. [English translation] Some milk is dripping, give, give me i'll give the milk Some milk for children, Some milk for god's ceremony Some milk with tumeric, some milk with honey
4.	Sylézé feat. Kaloune 05:56	lyrics	buy track
[Réunion Créole] Sylézé. Ranoura ranou sava. Si laiss lé parti namouringa, namouringa [English translation] Let it go...

about

Cocooning like a lover's embrace, Esperar El Sol ["waiting for the sun" in Spanish] is a true expression of intimacy. An homage to the sun and its effect on the heart, it's the latest EP by La Réunion artist Eat My Butterfly whose lush sound of folksy Maloya music, otherworldly electronics and dulcet vocals returns to FPE Records.

Inspired by the sun's daily cycle from ascent to descent, the artist talks of love, nature and connection across four tracks sung in Spanish, Réunion Creole and Malagasy. With the help of fellow La Réunion singers Kaloune and Romane Mana, among other collaborators, the EP radiates a gentle power. Its twinkling synth lines, downtempo cadence and traditional Maloya instruments are meditative yet pulse with kinetic energy. The title track, featuring Peausay, is a score for sunset, exploring the night's untapped potential through playful vocals, rich harmonies and psychedelic synths in the background. Next is "Cuando Llegas," a moody slow-burner that takes listeners into the night's velvet shadows, where heartbeats race to the rhythms of waterfalls. On "Dolé," a collaboration with Roumane Mana, gentle percussion induces a state of tranquility as Eat My Butterfly pays homage to milk—a source of nourishment that flows throughout human bodies. "Sylézé" is perhaps the EP's most emotive offering. Signalling the sun's return from a storm, its Maloya influence is tangible as lyrics urge the soul to fly free.

A moving tale of introspection and earthly relationships, Esperar El Sol is as warm as it is mystical. It's a celebration of La Réunion's folklore, enhanced with dreamy pads and chuggy drums. Eat My Butterfly hopes the record will "push us to research our inner sun--the inner light that we must cherish in order for us to better connect together."

credits

released September 1, 2023

All sounds by Eat My Butterfly, except: vocal on "Esperar El Sol" by Peausay; vocal on "Dolé" by Roumane Mana; vocal on "Sylézé" by Kaloune.

Recording, mixing, sound fx, composition: Eat My Butterfly

La Réunion Februrary 2022
Nice August 2022
La Réunion November & December 2022

Mastered by Matthew Styles-Harris, Horizontal Studios

Art by Emeraude Zorer

All songs published by Yssamondiya Editions (SACEM)

Thanks to: Marion Bastien, Imago Records & Production, Estelle Catinat, Alix Guglielmi

This is FPE Records #53, 2023.

license

about

FPE Records Oak Park, Illinois

FPE Records is an eclectic independent label based in Oak Park, IL, USA

contact / help

Contact FPE Records

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Esperar El Sol, you may also like:

Fly or Die
by jaimie branch

supported by 4 fans who also own “Esperar El Sol”

This record has such a magical flow to it, it seems to capture so directly the ups and downs of life, the joy of music and dance, and it's just so damn catchy and fun to listen to as well. Giles
go to album
Force Majeure
by Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger

supported by 4 fans who also own “Esperar El Sol”

This could’ve been my album of the year if I’d noticed it. Hell. 2020, feeling like shit and then this musical balm appears. Live recording on one mic. Just bass and harp. Awesome. It swings like a pendulum do! Big shout out for Dezron’s love of coffee. I now have 2 of his albums and he’s proselytising on behalf of coffee on both. Damn right ☕️ Crinklechips
go to album
Ready Yet (feat Nubya Garcia)
by Ben Hayes

featured on Bandcamp Radio Feb 19, 2019
go to album
We Must Cultivate
by Ben Hayes

featured on Bandcamp Radio Aug 15, 2017
go to album
To Each Their Own
by Worms' Cottage

New sonic territory for the Bangalore-based electronic artist; controlled and deliberate soundscapes—more articulate, resolute and organic. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 18, 2017
go to album
Technician
by Contours

featured on Bandcamp Radio Nov 17, 2015
go to album
POSITION
by PANGAR

Music built for a world in flux, with dancehall, Afro-Latin soundsystems, techno, and even heavy metal in the mix. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 16, 2023
go to album