Lanu
His passion for broken beat, hip hop, soul, house, jazz and Latin rhythms has fuelled Lance’s (head honcho of The Bamboos) solo career.
New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based producer Lanu (aka Lance Ferguson) marks a distinct departure from the raw, deep funk of his other project, The Bamboos.
Brimming with future soul and broken beat flavours, forward-thinking production and intuitive jazz sensibility, Lanu’s sound has been informed and inspired by the digital rhythms of West London and Detroit.
Hi s first solo release ‘Dis-Information’ is an up-tempo discourse on the media built around a punchy Moog bassline, angular Rhodes chords and an insistent break. This extended 12” mix appears here in vocal and instrumental form.
On the flipside, ‘Mother Earth’ sees Lance team up Quantic and vocalist Aloe Blacc for a broken Afro-beat workout that calls out for us to respect the planet or face the consequences. This track also appears in instrumental form.
Ferguson has drawn on his experience as an international DJ and performer to create an album with enough depth and versatility to work just as well on a decent set of headphones as it does on a club soundsystem.