Sometimes it’s nice just to check in on buddy boy Yuksek, because every time we do, we somehow stumble across a piece of his pretty little pie that eventually, nay, almost immediately goes straight to the top of our currently most played tracks. The tight troupe of lads from Kings Cliffe, Fenech-Soler, have been hovering on tongues’ tips for a solid set of time now, and since early 2009, they’ve released all of 3 official singles. 2011, however, sees them grab album cut, Demons, from their debut and toss it into the “on it’s own output” arena. Well, with subsequent remixes, including one from the man we’re heralding: Yuksek.
Nicholas Bentley directs this enchanting promo for rising stars Fenech Soler. Shot in the pretty Norfolk countryside, the cinematic locations are complimented with a powerful band performance and engaging narrative.
“Shooting outside, in the UK is always a little bit of a gamble – usually if you want it to be sunny it’s dull and if you want it to be rainy it’s dry” explains Bentley. “Luckily we had really good weather to shoot the promo and to me, parts don’t even look like the UK.
“The band had already started establishing an aesthetic that mixed masks with a more futuristic palette for their stage costumes. I really liked their look and wanted to build on it for this video. Previously they focused on performance and were keen to make something that pushed them a little bit more by creating something that wasn’t overly literal to the lyrical content and moved away from a full on performance video.
“I pitched an idea that took the emotional undertones of the song, their styling and an aspect of performance to create something more suggestive and ambiguous.”
Chemical Brothers – Swoon (Boys Noize remix)
Crookers ft. Soulwax & Mixhell – We Love Animals
Little Boots – Earthquake (Dekker & Johan Remix)
Stromae – Alors On Danse
Jamaica – I Think I Like U 2
Everything Everything – MY KZ, UR BF (Fenech-Soler Remix)
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Garden
Jokers Of The Scene – Revolting Joks
Kele – Everything You Wanted
The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition (Alan Wilkis Remix)
Fenech Soler have been arguably the most hyped underground band in Britain in the latter part of 2009; carving a very definite mark in a number of London scenes with their perfectly balanced dancefloor pop ‘ the guys are as at home with the indie kids as they are in a club.