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 Around
the World in 80 Raves
Future World Dance from Eat Static
For the first time ever, techno
pioneers Eat Static open their sample vaults for a futuristic journey
into world dance. Classic analogue synths and drum machines blend with
live percussion, guitars and ethnic instrumentals in a nu-world tour de
force, featuring 900MB+ 24-bit loops and samples inspired by genres as
diverse as trance, latin, drum'n'bass, dub, house and reggae.
Song
demo (full audio demo)
 "The recording quality is uniformly excellent... If you want to take dance/rave music into a more exploratory direction that's international in scope, this is ideal." More >>
 "The samples are deliciously clean and wide - although there’s plenty of lo-fi grit where required... The fresh, unique and interesting flavours make this library highly usable indeed. 9/10" More >>
 "These samples have balls... If you want inspiration you really should check this sample set out for yourself." More >>
What's
in the collection?
Drums >
Bangin' psy-trance, slammin' drum&bass, lo-fi breaks and crusty
house loops, with tempo groups ranging from 90 through 125 and 144 to
160bpm.
 Drums (lo tempo)
Drums
(hi tempo)
Percussion
> Sparklingly detailed percussion ensembles
featuring big-room brazilian, cuban, arabic and african workouts.
Perc (lo tempo) Perc
(hi tempo)
Synths
> Pulsing riffs, ravey stabs, filtered runs and
acid arpeggios – all 100% analogue, and all made using Eat Static's
extensive vintage synth collection.
Synths
(mid tempo) Synths
(hi tempo)
Nu-world
instrumentals > Effected guitars, twisted vocals
and deep organic basslines - all key-labelled for your
convenience. Music (lo tempo)
Soundscapes
> Lush textures and spacey other-wordly pads.
Pads
Drum hits
& fx > A choice selection of kicks, snares,
hats, drops, hits, swoops and more - tried and tested live
speaker-freakers from the Eat Static library. Various FX
FORMAT: 2.29GB
CD/DVD multipack (2,454 files), includes Audio, 24-bit Wavs (891Mb, 796
files), Stylus RMX compatible Rex files (361Mb, 476 files), Apple Loops
(534Mb, 476 files) plus EXS24, Reason NNXT, Kontakt II and Halion
patches.
Buy Around the World in 80 Raves
80 Raves reviewed:
9/10, Computer Music, April 2008
"Rave pioneers Eat Static seem to have cut no corners with their remarkably ambitious trip around the globe. As the title would suggest, there’s a particular emphasis on electronic dance genres, from psy-trance to drum 'n' bass, though you’ll be escorted via an unusually exotic, scenic path. The samples in this pack are deliciously clean and wide - although, there’s plenty of lo-fi grit where required - making for a very mind-opening soundset. Although you won’t find many basic bread-and-butter sounds, it’s definitely the fresh, unique and interesting flavours that make this library highly usable indeed."
EQ magazine, April 2008
"So is it world, or rave? Both, in a way. It's not as hard as, say, vintage Belgian rave, but the world elements are not new age - they're very beat-oriented, and tend to hit hard. Some have a Brazilian vibe, some Middle Eastern, and some...uh...well, maybe Martian. This isn't a conventinal construction kit, with sections of multitrack arrangements groued together in folders. instead, you'll find six folders of files at different tempos (90, 100, 120, 125, 144, 160) as well as some extras, like hits, pads, soundscapes, and effects. There are also presets for mapping sounds to EXS24, Reason NN-XT, Kontakt, HALion, and Stylus RMX. Recording quality is uniformly excellent- clean, but not sterile. Each tempo folder has three sub-folders: beats, music, and percussion. So, you need to "go fishing" to find the right sound but the loops work well together, so it's pretty hard to go wrong anyway. The Soundscapes in particular make great "glue" to ease the transition between different beat-oriented sections. Overall, this is an impressive set because of the quality - no filler, instead imaginative performances, and sounds that retain a certain degree of familiarity but also bring something new to the party. If you want to take dance/rave music into a different more exploratory direction that's international in scope, this is ideal.
84%, iDJ, March 2008
"It now appears it’s as
important for an artist to put together a sample set as it is to
compile an album. On ‘Around the World in 80 Raves’, techno pioneers
Eat Static have dug deep into their sample vaults to deliver a
futuristic journey into dance – or at least that’s what the press
release says.
Classis analogue synths and drum machines, live
percussion, guitars and ethnic rhythms make up over 900MB of 24-bit
loops and samples. It’s easy to hear the varied sounds that have
inspired Eat Static from the M25 raves to the beaches of Goa.
From
static white noise to Brazilian beats to grimy thumping basslines and
everything else in between, not a sound has been left unturned. There’s
percussion, synths, soundscapes, drums, organic basslines and some of
the weirdest FX you are likely to find on any sample set. With BPMs
ranging from 90 to 125, and 144 to 160, there is something for
everyone.
The producers of this sample set claim all the
samples are 100% analogue; all being made from Eat Static’s collection
of vintage synths and the list is impressive. It must be true – these
samples have balls and you can only get that sound from analogue.
Everything has been recorded in industry standard 24-bit format,
ensuring a big punch and crispness to the samples.
Being
artists, producers and DJs, Eat Static have drawn from their own
recording experiences to put together a quality sample set of diverse
and, yes, inspiring samples that should make anyone’s creative juices
flow. This set of CDs has been well thought out, has good sound quality
and is well presented. Around the World in 80 Raves may not be to
everyone’s taste – Eat Static and their ilk are waning in popularity
these days – but if you want inspiration you really should check this
sample set out for yourself.
Verdict
Sound quality: 17/20 Build quality: 17/20
Ease of use: 16/20 Value for money: 17/20
Feature set: 17/20 IDJ rating: 84%
A well-put together sample collection that’s destined to inspire."
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