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Collectors Item - Music, Art and Life: Drum Kits
Madlib Rocks With The Soul Surplus Band For The Madlib Sample Pack


If you've been following The Loop Digger Madlib in the 2010's, you'll know he's been doing some cool things in collaboration with musicians. Such is the case with Madlib's first-ever sample pack featuring the instrumentation of Soul Surplus. Like his own Library imprint Madlib Invasion, Madlib creates with this band to invent grooves that set a new precedent for beat making. 

Presented by the 100% royalty-free sound provider known as Splice, The Madlib Sample Pack offers stems from beats created by Madlib and Soul Surplus. Listen to the playlist of stems here at Splice to experience the raw sound which this duo create as each instrument is revealed. From track to track, you can hear the unique and eclectic ear of Madlib derived from years of crate digging.



27 melodic Loops, 46 drum loops, 40 drum one-shots, and 18 resampled chops, for over 200 sounds total. 

Soul Surplus is:

Bass: John McNeill, Keys: Joel McNeill, Drum Kit and Percussion: Pudge Tribbett, Guitars: John Smythe


Michael Jackson Drummer Nate Smith Releases Drum Sounds & Loops

By JR on 9:39 PM

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541 beats, fills and breaks comprise the Nate Smith collection for a rich source of percussion sounds and performance for producers to draw from. This talented musician who has played for everyone from MJ to Mark De Clive-Lowe and Jose James drops it heavy on a set of drum sample packs for The Loop Loft. Enjoy the punchy and pristine sound that Nate brings as his drum breaks hit hard, recorded from a vintage Neve 8058 console to all digital formats.

https://www.thelooploft.com/products/nate-smith-drums-bundle#a_aid=jr155

The Loop Loft Release Drum Samples & Grooves By Drummer Omar Hakim

By JR on 3:10 PM

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With an esteemed career of playing for greats such as David Bowie, Daft Punk, Miles Davis, drummer Omar Hakim takes time off the big stage to hit the skins for a special set of drum grooves and samples for the modern producer. Drums Volume 2 packs a heavy punch and style/grace in rhythm just like his highly-regarded Volume 1 Drums and once again Omar ensures you have a diverse assortment of drumming styles which cover multiple genres of music to choose from in his playing.

Dig into this sample kit created by one of the world's most renowned drummers which provides access to 19 channels of individual audio tracks for you to manipulate the working parts of Omar's kit and performances to your liking.





!llmind Performs At D.I.T.C. Studios, Drops "The Red Crayon Killer Samples Vol. II"

By JR on 11:50 PM

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Back once again in the second installment of his series of dramatic and mysterious synth loops created based upon his inspiration from classic soundtracks of the 70's and 80's, !llmind hits the right notes to make you feel a sense of darkness on "The Red Crayon Killer Samples Volume II". Drawing from his collection of vintage keyboards and unique imagination for music, these 20 cinematic loops are ready to spark your inspiration in the studio.

Complete with audio stems for you to dissect and utilize each layer of !llmind's music, this Blap kit proves to be one of the most intriguing and deep of his creations yet designed for use by the modern producer.





In 2016, !llmind gets invited to hang and perform by greats of Hip Hop production in a visit to D.I.T.C. Studios. In an interview/performance, the Blap CEO shares his memories of humble beginnings and working with leading artists of today as he rocks the studio audience with some of his latest sonic creations.

Drummer J-Zone & Percussionist Ray May Team Up For "Backyard Breaks"

By JR on 11:16 PM

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Producer/MC and drummer J-Zone is no stranger to getting funky on percussion and does so once again on his 2nd drum break instrumental album "Backyard Breaks". Designed especially for producers, J fulfills his dream as a sample-based producer by providing a performance of original kicks, snares and drum loops to add the Funk to Hip Hop in 2015 and beyond. This time percussionist Ray May adds congas to a handful of tracks to mix things up and capture the b-boy spirit.




!llmind Presents "The All Analog Bundle" Kit & "Throat Chop" #ThrowBlap

By JR on 1:09 PM

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Placing the focus on maintaining that analog grit in 2015 and beyond whether your using hardware or a DAW, sound designer and producer !llmind translates his taste for vintage gear, sounds and a distinctive rawness of beats in the "The All Analog Bundle" and a sinister #ThrowBlap beat release brand new from the stash entitled "Throat Chop".

In "The All Analog Bundle", choose from a variety of sounds crafted by !ll using his hand-picked selection of analog synths, a sample collection totaling 1.87 GB and 698 files. This pack bundles !llmind'previously released sample kits Cocaine Synths Vol. 1 - 3, Analog Sweeps & Transitions and All Analog Percussion into one at a more affordable price than purchasing each separately.




!llmind - #BoomTrap Vol. 3 The Stems (Digital Download)

By JR on 10:13 AM

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!llmind returns with aggression and a futuristic vision in summer of 2015 to make Trap music more interesting than what you may be used to hearing in his "#BoomTrap Vol. 3" instrumental project. With dense layers of synths and samples which mesh into an electrified bounce, !ll merges the analog and digital realms in a marriage of World music influences, modern electronic production and the neck-snap of Hip Hop. Enjoy the bounce and futuristic vision of beats from a blapmaster who aims to redefine Trap music!

For Producers:

"BoomTrap Volume 3. Probably the final installment to the series. My favorite volume. This time, I'm not only giving you the drums, but also the entire stems. This means you'll get every single instrument (synth, sound effect, percussion, bass, 808, etc) via WAV STEMS." - !llmind

Includes the full AUDIO STEMS for every single instrument (drums, synths, bass, sound effects, grunts, etc) 7.37 GB (compressed to 954 MB)






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