Finnish beat-chopper Fanu just released his fifth long-player, Departure, few months ago. And unlike some of his peers, what Fanu brings to the table isn’t a whimsical collage of sounds that alter with every passing fad. Instead, he focuses with laser precision on the breakbeat-heavy sounds known as drumfunk.
Fanu dives deeper through dusty boxes of everything from funk to folk to derive the drums heard across these eleven tracks. Signatures like “The Unconscious” are awash in layers of swaggering snares, while the opening track “Drumso Fuzz” touts a serene mix of layered pads. Almost half of Departure splits the tempo in two, allowing Fanu to explore newer textures afforded by the space that 80-100 BPM hip-hop provides.
“Too Blessed to Be Stressed” is a nod to the fledging early-90s sounds of jungle à la Dee Jay Recordings and Good Looking, while “Dirt” fast-forwards a couple years to toast the sounds of early techstep a la No U-Turn. It’s a solid effort, evened out by a heavy reliance on sampling over synthesis and meticulous editing techniques.
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Fanu dives deeper through dusty boxes of everything from funk to folk to derive the drums heard across these eleven tracks. Signatures like “The Unconscious” are awash in layers of swaggering snares, while the opening track “Drumso Fuzz” touts a serene mix of layered pads. Almost half of Departure splits the tempo in two, allowing Fanu to explore newer textures afforded by the space that 80-100 BPM hip-hop provides.
“Too Blessed to Be Stressed” is a nod to the fledging early-90s sounds of jungle à la Dee Jay Recordings and Good Looking, while “Dirt” fast-forwards a couple years to toast the sounds of early techstep a la No U-Turn. It’s a solid effort, evened out by a heavy reliance on sampling over synthesis and meticulous editing techniques.
FANU/FACEBOOK
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