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Found Sound Nation presents this sample pack of handmade Brazilian marimbas performed by multi-instrumentalist Leandro César da Silva. Meticulously recorded at Leandro’s home studio in Belo Horizonte, these recordings feature three distinct instruments built with varied materials and tonal characteristics: bright shimmering glass, resonant bell-like ceramic and warm rich Brazilian wood (muiracatiara). From short staccato stabs and trills, to swelling bow and extended technique, this pack spans traditional and experimental techniques and styles.

Blown Out Beats is a collection of drums and percussion smooshed, pushed, crushed and smashed through a series of handmade one-of-a-kind guitar pedals. Philly drummer "ZONE Drums" took drum processing out of the box and explored hours of drum sessions through multiple unique pedal chains, playing and automating the pedal parameters to extract the most tasteful grime imaginable. 

Field recordists and composer/performers Susie Ibarra and Jake Landau traveled to Tamale, Ghana to record the musicians of the Bizung School of Music and Dance––a local non-profit organization serving to preserve and promote traditional Dagomba culture practiced in Northern Ghana for more than a millennium. Founded in 2010 by musician Mohammed Alidu and the Playing For Change Foundation, the Bizung School can be heard playing across their distinct percussion family, ranging from talkings drums to the shekere, kagan, gun gon, and more. Vocals and layered ensemble loops extend the range of the collection––a work of music anthropology created to shine a light on a West African musical tradition both contemporary and ancient. 

Bassidi Koné and Found Sound Nation team up to present a sample pack featuring the balafon, a gourd-resonated vibraphone. Known for its distinct buzzing gourd resonators and pitched bars, the balafon plays a central role in the oral history of Mali. The richness of the balafon’s bass notes combined with the clarity and twang of its higher registers dance between support and counterpoint in this pack, often jumping between registers to create playful, intricate phrases.

Christos Chrondopoulos explores the cross-section of traditional Greek music and artificial intelligence throughout his critically acclaimed albums and now on Athenian Futurism. Chrondopoulos imagines the sci-fi scenario of spiritual machines questioning the meaning of music. “They discover the authentic musical traditions of the Athenian Basin, where Greece stands at a crossroads, and empty their lyrics of all meaning, celebrating the immediacy of musical expression.” Using applied speech synthesis, Chrondopoulos explores the fundamental philosophical question of language while grounding this experimental collection of sounds with intuitive rhythms and a versatile electroacoustic sound palette. 

This sample pack includes traditional chord progressions and melodies inspired by the bluegrass, folk and old-time music of the Appalachian region. It features banjo, dobro, mandolin and acoustic guitar performed by Bennett Sullivan. Bennett is an Asheville based multi-instrumentalist who was raised with the sounds of bluegrass music in North Carolina. He has featured alongside Steve Martin and Edie Brickell in the acclaimed Broadway Musical, "Bright Star" and has also shared the stage with Jim Lauderdale, Weird Al Yankovic and Ben Sollee. The pack was edited and mixed by Maine based producer Charles Van Kirk. 

Wonder Hues is back with more classic, yet modern Alternative Soul/Rand;B and Hip-Hop sounds. You can expect to hear more ambient and; chambered pianos, warm and; wide electric piano, ethereal synth pads, live guitar and of course our unique vocal phrases.

Twilight Burn is our extended off-spin of our High Noon series. Expect more brooding, dark, intimate, and atmospheric textures. This first installment is inspired by Post Malone, Baby Keem, Young Thug, Travis Scott, Don Toliver, and others. However of course, in this pack, we include one-shots for you to use in all sorts of ways in your current production.

90's Rand;B/Soul will be forever popular in the Hip-Hop/Rand;B modern sound. Artists like Drake and; 21 Savage to Normani to Tyler The Creator and even Lotto have rapped/sung over samples from popular artists during that era.

If this pack sounds like eclectic Soul/Jazz from overseas, then we've done our job. Our next Thelonious Martin curated sampled pack is more Soul/Jazz inspired samples from the past and present that have that foreign, soulful feel. We pull inspiration from artists like Yuji Ohno, Tyler the Creator, Kadhja Bonet, Cleo Sol and more.

Passport Stamps 2 is here. Our next Thelonious Martin curated sampled pack is more Soul/Funk and Jazz inspired samples from the past and present that have that international, yet soulful feel. This time we pull inspiration from West African artists like Ebo Taylor, Steve Monite, Toby Foeyeh, and more.

Our latest pack, Organic Bounce is what the name entails: Trap adjacent samples that don't rely too much on synth related instruments but more acoustic guitars, flutes, pianos and other acoustic instruments. This allows for warmer tones and "smoother" textures for each composition.

Neo Jazz returns for a second round with more samples inspired by new-school Jazz music. This pack is inspired by the likes of Robert Glasper, Domi and; JD Beck, Kiefer, Herbie Hancock and more.

The 3rd installment in the Native Vibes series; this pack features the same colorful sound it's known for. More modern tones with a vintage feel. Inspired by a fusion of newer and older generations of conscious hip-hop and jazz/soul, the timeless energy is felt throughout.

Back for a 4th time -- the classic sound of Soul music can not be denied.