The term "minimal", in reference to music, always evokes that impression of a rather simple motif being repeated and developed progressively that turns into a dense structure. The amazing thing about what is termed as "minimalist music" is that it tends to break the boundaries of genres, ranging from high-brow music hall performances of music by Terry Riley or Steve Reich to rock arenas as exemplified by The Who's music as well as reaching the turntables of DJs and dance music producers such as DJ Spooky. Even looping and sampling, though commonly associated with dance music and hip hop, has a diverse audience as well, among them Steve Reich who had used the method to bring about his masterpiece called "City Life." Therefore, it is no surprise that the minimalist influence extends even up to the realms of Techno. Bringing new flavors to the ever expanding collection of loop and sample collections of the world is Loopmasters Minimal Underground Techno.

Minimal Underground Techno is a sample and loop collection created from analog machines and then processed with liberal doses of effects, compression, and editing to form that underground palette of sound. Creating those moody textures reminiscent of minimal productions in Techno, House, or Dubstep, is easier with this collection as it provides all the necessary ingredients. Being inspired by labels such as Minus and Cocoon, expect high-quality sounds made with care and attention to detail and a wealth of studiocraft and sound sculpting equipment.

SPECIFICATIONS:

• 450+Mb Minimal Techno Sample download
• 267 Wav Files
• 209 Apple Loops (AL version)
• 212 Rex2 Samples
• Patches for Reason NNXT, Halion, Kontakt and SFZ Soft Samplers
• Reason Refill Available
• Ableton Live Pack Available

These loops and samples have been broken down into the following components:

• 23 Analogue Minimal Drumloops
• 29 Minimal Bassloops
• 28 No Kick Drumloops
• 9 Kick Only Drumloops
• 73 Drum Tops Loops
• 13 FX Loops
• 34 Synth Loops
• 18 FX Hits
• 40 Drum and Percussion Hits

If you yearn to produce those minimal underground dance tracks, look no further as Minimal Underground Techno has all the tools you need. You can purchase a copy of Loopmasters Minimal Underground Techno for $41.07. Before you go off on Steve Reich about how much connection you have musically as a producer, you don't say to Steve Reich he's a minimalist, unless you want to get slapped across the face real hard.