Death Disco: Fenech Foreign Legion

The more vigilant amongst you may remember January's Death Disco column which highlighted a variety of emerging artists that the night had tipped for great things this year. Included within said list were Gold Panda, Two Door Cinema Club and Northamptonshire's electro darlings Fenech Soler. 

The latter are still forging a warm synth and bass guitar sound that manages to sound very tight and well-produced in spite of the fact that the group remain in their infancy. However, two important factors have changed since our previous mention of them at the beginning of the year. First, they have evolved from their original three-piece project (consisting of brothers Ben and Ross Duffy, with childhood friend Dan Soler) and have now combined with drummer and studio partner Andrew Lindsay to become a regular four-piece.

Secondly, after being cited as being one of the best unsigned bands in the country following their appearance at the In The City festival in Manchester back in October 2009, the group now have a release, called Stop and Stare, on Moda Music inbound for 12 April. This will be their second release after they were first spotted by French dance don Alan Braxe, who released the band's debut single The Cult Of Romance on his Vulture label last summer. Introduced to London via Vulture, the track picked up plays from Pete Tong, Kissy Sell Out, Eddie Temple Morris and Annie Mac, who included the Alan Braxe mix on her 2009 compilation. In the autumn, the follow-up single Lies, released and championed by Jaymo and George’s label, quickly gained the support of Zane Lowe.

On top of the Moda Music deal the group recently collaborated on Groove Armada’s Paper Romance and have remixed the latest Marina & The Diamonds single Hollywood into a bonafide dancefloor hit. Stop And Stare displays the band's knack for Radio One-friendly hooks and peak time floor filling.