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“Polar” album out

My new album, Polar, is out now.
It’s largely a return to Fanu roots with a little bit of modern spice thrown into the mix.
Wanted to get super busy with breaks once again, and the tone is deep, dark, and melancholic – just like the mindstate of those living up north.

It is only available through Bandcamp for now, but will show up in other main outlets some time in 2016. It’s a name-your-price release, as I believe that’s largely the way to go these days: you get to say what it’s worth. And if you want to grab it for free, feel free to; I’d only ask you to share it if you happen to like it.

Drum and bass for life!

Espresso Addicts Anonymous EP

My new beat tape kinda thing, “Espresso Addicts Anonymous”, is out today via Redefinition Records. Redef’s been my favorite label for a while now.
These tracks are actually a few years old, so they’ve been “brewing” for a while. Most of them were made with a MPC 4000, but there’s a Maschine beat or two in there as well.
Get that brew and play it loud!

Sample Pack by Fanu vol. 1

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I am proud to present to you my first sample pack (which hit top-selling spot #5 on Bandcamp quickly after its release).

It’s a compilation of 50 sounds: bass, breaks, and pads.

(NOTE: they’re .flac files if you want full quality from Bandcamp. 
You can convert FLAC into WAV pretty easily. 
However, if you want a .wav version, contact me via fanusamurai@gmail.com and I’ll sort you with a .zip with .wav files)

All of the bass sounds I have created myself using plug-in synths, Moog Minitaur, and Arturia Microbrute analog synths. Some of them have been driven thru a Soundcraft desk, sampled into an E-MU E5000 Ultra sampler, treated using analog emulation plugins, or sometimes a combo of them.

All of the breaks were processed and sourced by yours truly. There’s a BPM at the end of the flename to indicate tempo.

The main focus being in breaks and bass, I wanted to throw in a few pad sounds, too, which I hope are useful. All of them I created myself.

I have always been into somewhat organic drum&bass and hiphop, and Continue reading Sample Pack by Fanu vol. 1