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Connected proudly presents INTO THE DEEP
A brand new d&b-concept focussing on the deep side of jungle and drum & bass, starting february 16th 2008
As it is some sort of try-out we managed to negotiate with the people of TRIX (www.trixonline.be), we strongly advise all (Antwerp) headz to put this party in their agenda and turn up in great numbers. :wink:
To start in style and give you a hint on how deep these parties are going to be ... we invited no one other then FANU, Icicle & Switch, Dobe & Daze and Easy! 
Free tickets & goodies will be available soon!
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09-12-2007 20:29 |
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BattleDrone
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Great line-up man 
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09-12-2007 20:42 |
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Surya
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Fanu + 
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"In dnb you should make people jump not swim"
- Pieter Frenssen 2004
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09-12-2007 21:50 |
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Nasty&Twisted
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info on Fanu:
FANUSAMURAI
Finland, home of the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer (Nokia), land of a thousand lakes (actually 187,88
and where the sun shines at midnight in the summer, is proud of its music. Ranging from the great Classical composer Sibelius to hot Metal bands like HIM while Finland’s vibrant Electronic Dance Music scene has fashioned international DJ/producers such as JS16, Bomfunk MC’s, Darude, and in Drum and Bass, Dharma and Dice (Breakwater Crew), and Muffler.*
Welcome a new face to Finland’s finest, Janne Hatula aka FanuSamurai, whose debut artist album Focused Mind on Pauze Recordings (UK) has generated buzz in the global D&B scene for over a year. In Focused Mind, Hatula, whose D&B moniker is Fanu, presents thirteen down tempo tracks, mini-masterpiece twilight zones distinguished by their depth of atmosphere and breadth of imagination. The LP is a powerful tour de force of magical vision revealed in spacious clarity and finely constructed nuanced detail.
Hatula, 26, was raised with his twin brother in the country town of Haapavesi (pop. 8000). His mother, who works with the elderly, and his father who built houses, also have a younger set of twins who are 17. “All I did as a kid was play computer games,” says Hatula. “That’s how I learned English. I’m sure it shaped my imagination as well.” In 2000, Hatula moved to Helsinki (pop. 500,000) to serve his compulsory six months in the Finnish army, and since has been studying to teach English at Helsinki University from which he will graduate in 2007.
Surprisingly for someone whose music sounds so sophisticated, Hatula has zero music training. “I’m 100 per cent self-educated,” he says. He grew up listening to Rock, but at age eleven started listening to radio shows that played “all the early ‘90s techno acts which broke through big time in Europe. I loved it all. I realized how limitless electronic music was and I still cherish that zest today.
“I recall playing a tape I recorded at home to my class. It was made on my Amiga and inspired by 2 Unlimited – hah! Everybody was thrilled, though, and so was I. The good thing was learning to appreciate electronic music.”
“D&B entered in ’94. My friend had this compilation called ‘D&B Selection Volume 4: Running It Red’ on Breakdown which I found amusing, but which I really started loving. It had bucketloads of amens that really grabbed me and there was no turning back. The next major milestones were Tek 9’s ‘It’s Not What you Think It Is’, LTJ Bukem’s ‘Logical Progression’, and Metalheadz’ first ‘Platinum Breaks’. Those albums formed my D&B backbone. People who know D&B history hear it in Fanu productions.”
Regarding his D&B moniker, Hatula says, “Fanu came from an old friend who used to give people silly names that meant nothing. Later, DJ ESB of Canada called me Sauna Samurai because I enjoy sauna and movies about medieval Japan. FanuSamurai is a combo.” Appropriately, in the atmospheres of ‘Focused Mind’ one can easily imagine epic landscapes and mythic scenes from Kurosawa or Kill Bill or anime films.
Hatula developed his craft in isolation. “I’ve pretty much proceeded by trial and error. I don’t really have production friends. Listening to electronic music and comparing my music to it was quite an encouraging thing to do that taught me so much. Self-education isn’t bad if you have perseverance and devotion.”
In 2003, his first signed track ‘Defunct Drums’ Depression Decade’ was released by New York-based Offshore Recordings. “Big ups to Brett. I’m still proud of that release. A VIP version is coming out on a new Offshore compilation soonish.” That success was followed by releases on Subtitles, Commercial Suicide, Breakin’, Warm Communications, Subtle Audio, Thermal, Forestry Service, LoCuts, Soothsayer, and 13 Music, and the creation of his own label, Lightless.
Hatula, who depicts his sound as “Emotion, imagination, and atmospheres,” can work on his music any time of day. “But I can’t write much in the summer. It has to be a bit dark. Summer kills my creativity. My music often sounds a bit melancholic and moody. It’s hard to get into that mood when it’s sunny and bright.”
“In my youth in the countryside, the dark, cold winters shaped my imagination, hence the name of my label, ‘Lightless.’ I find inspiration in darkness. I don’t mean some Satanic, evil darkness, but just the simple darkness of not having much light. David Lynchian darkness. You should see Aurora Borealis (a quarter of Finland lies within the Arctic Circle) when it’s really dark and cold and you’d understand. The kind of darkness I love is more melancholic than happy, so maybe that’s how the emotional content (I’m so emo!) of my music found its place.”
Describing how his tracks evolve, he says, “Usually it’s the emotional element: some pad, string, synth, or melody. I never start with drums. I play with a 16- or 32-bar loop for some time. I also play random samples from my hard drive while playing the loop – that gives the best results. I may hear stuff in my head – and I can almost see things in my mind – then I just work on the loop until it becomes something worth working more on. I’m extremely picky and keep my quality control really high so it’s hard for me to keep something.”
Sometimes listening to “Focused Mind” one might be fooled into hearing a live experimental jazz ensemble with drums, bass, keyboards, woodwinds, horns and auxiliary percussion. But, says Hatula, “I know absolutely nothing about jazz. Jazz has never appealed to me. Maybe I just haven’t heard the right type.”
One can’t help but wonder how he creates complex rhythms of a trap set virtuoso, or bass that sounds improvised live on an upright? But Hatula replies, “I can’t play any instrument. I take great pride in writing my beats with a lot of attention, though. I try to make the drums sound as real as I can. I suppose that’s one of my trademarks, alongside emotional content. Most electronic music I like sounds organic and that’s what I’m trying to achieve.”
“It took me around one year to write Focused Mind,” he says. “I put so much work into it. Creating timeless music is my goal. I think the entire album is timeless, so I’m proud about that. It contains huge emotional content and it was a long journey, so I’m excited that other people will finally get to hear it and hopefully find in it something they can relate to. It’s my first album so I’m proud about that, too.”
Hatula’s Lightless Recordings, founded this year, “is getting big and fat. I’m glad to have Lightless to promote the style of D&B I love most, and to be one of the labels with the guts to release music that makes a difference in times of saturation.”
“The first release, 001 ‘For Those Who Dream/Next to the Divine One I Wake’, is almost sold out. The second release, 002 ‘Garmonbozia/My Life in Flames’ is Bill Laswell (Grammy Award-winning fusion legend) approved, and will hit the market soon.”
“I’ve just finished a D&B track with vocals by Ethiopian-American singer Gigi (Bill Laswell’s wife). Really dope, if I say so myself. It will be the third Lightless release.”
Outside of music, Hatula enjoys “finding meaningful things in life, trying to make the best of it. Cruising around on my skateboard. Eating. Drinking beer. Then more beer. Getting high on good music. Having good laughs with the missus.”
In the studio Hatula’s current goal is to master producing with software. “I’ve been an all-hardware head but I just got myself a Mac. I’m sure it will give me lots of new ideas and maybe make things more flexible. I’m not scrapping the hardware, though. I want to make the most of both domains.”
“When people tell me they experience great emotion listening to something I created for myself, it feels awesome. That is the best compliment ever. It’s heart-warming and encouraging and gives me faith in writing more music that comes straight from the heart. That’s the only way, really.”
*(Source: Finnish Music Information Centre)
FanuSamurai: Focused Mind (Pauze Recordings, UK)
Release date: November 2006 (iTunes, CD, vinyl)
Words by: Mary Ishimoto Morris
www.fanusamurai.com
www.myspace.com/fanubreaks
www.myspace.com/lightlessrecordings
www.khomatech.com
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23-12-2007 11:57 |
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dope and daze nice 
not sure if i'm able to come, some little voice in my head tells me i have other plans
but it doesn't say what...
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24-12-2007 11:20 |
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Nasty&Twisted
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23-01-2008 17:57 |
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Nasty&Twisted
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some new info on Fanu (from DOA)
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Time for a muzikkal newsflash
The new album - called "Homefree" - is progressing nicely:
7 tracks done now, and more material is being worked on.
The album will feature solo stuff as well as remix jobs for the USA-based downtempo duo extravaganza The New Law as well as a Finnish metal band, Silentium.
Will soon create a new section for all the new audio on the website www.fanumusic.com.
Should also be remixing Vector Burn soon.
Some other releases are soon to come out on Subvert Central Recs as well as Make-Shift Recordings; a downtempo remix job for Welder should also be surfacing sooner or later as well.
Fanu/Laswell LP came out in Japan on Jan 1, and the US and Europe releases are to surface in March.
Lightless004 - feat. Bad Matter, Martsman, and Cycom - will soon be getting the mastering treatment.
Sorry for the delay - had a lot of stuff in my hands but we're there soon!
I'm really happy with the sales of Daylightless, so thanks for everybody who's got it so far.
The sales really encourage me to release another low-cost CD as well as a vinyl package.
U can still bag your physical copy of Daylightless here or get some mp3s here .
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08-02-2008 18:28 |
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Nasty&Twisted
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timetable (+/-):
- 21.00-22.30: Madruler & Nasty
- 22.30-00.00: Easy
- 00.00-02.00: Icicle & Switch
- 02.00-03.30: Fanu
- 03.30-05.00: Dobe & Daze
- 05.00- ... : Madruler & Nasty
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12-02-2008 20:37 |
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Nasty&Twisted
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