FatGyver - Sample Dumpster Diving (2025)

SAMPLE DUMPSTER DIVING sees Finnish hip hop beatlayer FatGyver (alias of Janne Hatula aka Fanu) return to celebrate all things sampling, hazy NYC vibes, sonic legacy of DJ Krush, Diamond D, Pete Rock, and the likes.

This style is dear to me: slapping, banging, bassy hiphoppy instrumentals.
You might not believe that this is the music of someone who spent 20 first years of his life (in the 90s) in a little countryside town in the middle of nowhere.
However, music was always something that kept me sane there, and back then, mid-90s, I was already listening to De La Soul, Cypress Hill, Soul Assassins, Coolio, Skee-Lo, all kinds of trip hop and so on.
While my jungle and DNB has had much more limelight, this type of music has never left me.
Moreover, it’s become increasingly important to me as I’ve been aging.
I’ve found myself enjoying the slower beats much more than ever.

Some of the songs have more of an actual song structure, while some others are more “loopy” – it’s essential for me to create both. I’m actually working on my first-ever release with a rapper, and that EP shall surface next year.