Lanu is the experimental side project of the Bamboos' guitarist and leader, Lance Ferguson, one of the most prolific and well-respected musicians on the Australian funk and soul scene. He has produced material for Aloe Blacc, Ohmega Watts, and bandmate Kylie Auldist's two solo releases; co-founded Melbourne's soulful club-based Local People and Equatorial labels; and performed as a session guitarist for Joe Bataan, Eddie Floyd, and Alice Russell. In 2007, armed with a new sound encompassing dream pop, folk, lounge, electro, and indie, he released his debut solo LP, This Is My Home, under the guise of Lanu, a childhood nickname that is the Tongan word for color, and followed it up four years later with Her 12 Faces. ~ Jon O'Brien