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Lanu - Shoe Gazing At The Stars - Free Giant Step mix to download

Wednesday 04 May 2011, 16:13

Lanu Shoe Gazing At The Stars
Lanu - Shoe Gazing At The Stars
(Free MP3) Tru Thoughts, 2011-05-04

Lance Ferguson comes from Australia and has quite a productive career, with his bands The Bamboos, Cookin' on 3 Burners, or thru his solo career as Lanu. He's just released a new album, Her 12 Faces, and is presenting here a 45 minute mix containing tracks that have influenced and inspired his music, including a selection of Lanu re-edits, remixes and previously un-released & exclusive material created especially for this mix! It's kindly offered by the fine people at Tru Thoughts & Giant Step and you can download it for free here!!

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Lanu - Her 12 Faces - out on Tru Thoughts

Monday 07 March 2011, 09:45

Lanu Her 12 Faces
Lanu - Her 12 Faces
(CD/Digital) Tru Thoughts TRUCD225, 2011-03-07

New album from Lance Ferguson a.k.a. Lanu, producer and guitarist of The Bamboos, Kylie Auldist, Cookin' On 3 Burners, Randa & The Soul Kingdom... This one will be released on Valentine's Day! You may hear the new track Jean Paul on Lanu's MySpace page or in the latest Shapes 10:02 compilation. Her 12 Faces flows effortlessly between finely crafted indie-leaning pop songs and lush instrumental/electro pieces. Album opener and first single Beautiful Trash is one of five Washington-voiced songs on Her 12 Faces; a supreme nugget of outsider pop...

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Lanu - Beautiful Trash - digital single out on Tru Thoughts

Monday 07 February 2011, 10:12

Lanu Beautiful Trash
Lanu - Beautiful Trash
(digital single/promo CD) Tru Thoughts TRUDD020, 2011-02-07

Beautiful Trash featuring Megan Washington is the first big single from the upcoming 2011 album, Her 12 Faces by Lanu. An irresistible outsider pop nugget, Beautiful Trash is being released digitally by Tru Thoughts on 7th February 2011, a month ahead of the long player. The combination of producer/guitarist Lanu (aka The Bamboos' band leader Lance Ferguson), with one of Australia's biggest and brightest new musical stars, Megan Washington, has brought about a distilled dose of modern, kooky catchiness with an edge - think the eclectic, crossover appeal of Little Dragon, Koop, Feist, Emiliana Torrini, Charlotte Gainsbourg or Janelle Monae. Beautiful Trash is accompanied by a cute but killer animated video by celebrated director and Australian 'national treasure', Lucy Dyson, available to view now on the Tru Thoughts YouTube channel. The 'B side' to this digital single is Beautiful Trash (Hidden Orchestra Remix), an atmospheric re-work that topples this breezy single over into menacing, dub-tinged sonic territory, with suspenseful, cinematic strings and sub bass galore. One of Tru Thoughts' success stories of 2010, Hidden Orchestra<'s debut album came out in September and is gathering major acclaim and interest from all over the world.

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Lanu - Beautiful Trash feat. Megan Washington (Official Video)

Friday 28 January 2011, 13:00


Lanu - Beautiful Trash feat. Megan Washington

This is the first single to be lifted from the new Lanu album, Her 12 Faces, released 4th March in Australia, 7th March in the UK and the rest of the world, and 5th April in the USA. This single is available now on white 7" vinyl worldwide and upfront from iTunes. Official UK digital release date is 7th February.

More info on Lanu here

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Lanu - Beautiful Trash feat. Megan Washington - out on Tru Thoughts

Monday 13 December 2010, 09:34

Lanu Beautiful Trash
Lanu - Beautiful Trash
(limited 7") Tru Thoughts TRU7224, 2010-12-13

Beautiful Trash featuring Megan Washington is the first big single from the upcoming 2011 album, Her 12 Faces by Lanu. An irresistible outsider pop nugget, Beautiful Trash is being released on 500 upfront limited edition white 7"s on 13th December 2010, two months in advance of the official digital single release in 2011. The combination of producer/guitarist Lanu (aka The Bamboos' band leader Lance Ferguson), with one of Australia's biggest and brightest new musical stars, Megan Washington, has brought about a distilled dose of modern, kooky catchiness with an edge - think Little Dragon, Koop, Feist and Janelle Monae. The B side of this 7”, Der Hotel Blume, is a beautiful Lanu production - ‘70s Euro influences given a twist with a sitar line and a dreamy vocalised hook - which will be appearing on the album but receives an exclusive vinyl release here. The official Beautiful Trash digital single package will be out on 7th February 2011 followed by the album, Her 12 Faces, on 7th March.

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Various - Shapes 10:02 - Compiled by Rob Luis - out on Tru Thoughts

Monday 06 December 2010, 10:43

Shapes 10 02Shapes 10 02
Various - Shapes 10:02 - Compiled by Rob Luis
(2xCD/Digital) Tru Thoughts TRUCD226, 2010-12-06

The new bi-annual Shapes Compilation from Tru Thoughts is a killer one. 16 tracks on the first CD that make for an enjoyable listen at home or on the mp3 player and 14 on the second one which has an ear to the dancefloor... Including lots of exclusives, new tracks, rare remixes, as always...

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The Bamboos Third Stoned From The Sun

Lanu (The Bamboos) - Third Stoned From The Sun

Sunday 06 June 2010, 20:39 4

Lance Ferguson aka Lanu from The Bamboos - Third Stoned From The Sun (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-05-31 Fresh from headlining festivals to crowds of 50,000+ in their native Australia, and having just released their new album, 4, to much fanfare, The Bamboos will be embarking on a full band tour throughout June 2010, bringing their renowned full live funk/soul/hip hop style throwdown to the UK and Europe, for the first time in three years. Here's the the special mix bandleader Lance Ferguson (aka production wunderkind Lanu) has prepared for the occasion... and for all those living in...

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Randa and the Soul Kingdom - s/t

Monday 02 November 2009, 17:59

Randa and the Soul Kingdom
Randa and the Soul Kingdom - s/t
(CD) Freestyle Records FSRCD066, 2009-11-02

Debut outing for Australian soul sister Randa Khamis, a steamy brew of blistering funk, impassioned soul vocals, produced by down under funk supremo Lance Ferguson (The Bamboos/Cookin' On 3 Burners/Lanu). With The Bamboos producer at the controls, the resulting album absolutely bristles with edgy, gritty funk and soul. From the up tempo opener Feel It In Your Soul right through the entire collection, Randa's high octane vocals urge, push and provoke, none more so that on the killer 45 Not Gonna Let You (FSR7055) on which the blast of soulful horns will knock you sideways ... be warned! Having supported Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, The Bamboos and even Lionel Richie in Australia, they band have firmly established their credentials, and If Randa & The Soul Kingdom don't have you up and dancing in an instant with this brand new collection of 21st century deep soul - you had better check your pulse as you may already be dead! 1000% Essential!

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Various - Tru Thoughts 10th Anniversary

Monday 12 October 2009, 20:07

Tru Thoughts 10th Anniversary
Various - Tru Thoughts 10th Birthday Box
(3xCD boxset/2xCD) Tru Thoughts TRUCD201/TRUCD200, 2009-10-12

This year, Tru Thoughts celebrates a fantastic 10 years in the game, and on 12th October the label releases the 3CD limited edition Tru Thoughts 10th Anniversary compilation, featuring two 'Best Of' discs, and a third disc of completely new, previously unreleased music. A covetable premium package, presented in a hardback booklet boasting all three CDs and 24 pages stuffed with glossy photos and juicy tales, this comp is simply a must-have for the ardent army of Tru Thoughts fans, and for those less familiar it is a catch-all introduction to one of the UK's foremost independent record labels. The 2CD 'Best Of' part of this compilation will be available as a stand-alone release, also on 12th October.

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Various - Shapes 09:01

Monday 08 June 2009, 00:09

Shapes 09 01
Various - Shapes 09:01
(2xCD/Double vinyl with Double CD) Tru Thoughts TRUCD194/TRULP194, 2009-06-08

Tru Thoughts' first Shapes compilation of 2009 is a rather massive 29 track double CD collection, featuring a selection of current highlights, remixes and exclusive tracks from acts including Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro, Bonobo, Belleruche, The Bamboos, Nostalgia 77 Sessions featuring Keith and Julie Tippett, Kinny, Stonephace and all the excellent artists currently signed to the roster, of which there are far too many to mention in one coherent sentence. Suffice to say, over the two discs - arranged into 'home listening' and 'DJ' modes - there is plenty of great music for your ears and dancefloors, from minimal soul through downtempo beats and lush jazzy vocal tracks to floor-filling basslines.

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