"Lauren" is unleashed from the French trio Oden & Fatzo!

Tuesday 7th December 2021

Release date: Out now Label: B1 / Ministry Of Sound

It’s not every day that you land a hit with a track that you haven’t even officially released, but for the French live trio Oden & Fatzo, this dream of a success story has recently come true. But wait - a trio? Yep. Unlike the name might suggest, Oden & Fatzo consists of three people: The Parisian underground collective are a powerful fusion of the electronic live duo Oden, and house DJ Fatzo, who, through mere coincidence starting creating music together a while back, and thus discovered the explosive energy that is released when they perform as a group of three. 

The track came about when Fatzo’s dad wanted to know the difference between an edit and a remix, as the DJ explains: “… To show him, I took a song from a band my ex-girlfriend listened to (Men I Trust) and sped it up and added a drum beat and violin. After playing it to Oden, they loved it, and in turn, added their secret ingredients.” 

In November 2020, a bootleg version of this edit was uploaded to the YouTube channel of the electronic music label Novaj, kicking off an unforeseeable wave of enthusiasm. Completely organically, that video of Oden & Fatzo’s edit is now steadily approaching the 2 million mark, leaving enthralled listeners in the comments begging for a commercial release. 

With its captivating beat and nostalgic catchiness, “Lauren” by Oden & Fatzo makes up for all the party nights lost to the pandemic lockdowns, and sees people dancing in their homes and on the streets, as concerts, parties, and live sets are finally celebrating a slow return. As the trio puts it: “This song was all about hope, freedom and a party atmosphere at a time when you couldn't go anywhere. We think it gave everyone who heard it a little bit of an escape, including us.”

Meanwhile in the UK, the track has seen early support, not only by names like Franky Wah, Danny Howard, Pete Tong, Annie Mac, Jax Jones, Jodie Harsh, HUGEL, Bakermat, Cut Snake, Salomé Le Chat, Piem, David Gausa and many more, but also by the incredibly ecstatic party crowds:

“It's relatively rare in our experience for people to sing along at rave parties. Every time we played this track in England, the whole audience sang all the lyrics in unison, which created a unique moment of communion that we had never experienced before. After the shows, many people came to tell us that the song had enchanted their summer, it was really incredible.”

Posted by Craig Jones