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The late 1970s; a time of denim, big hair, drainpipes and the explosion of New Wave music. Leaving behind the days of God Save The Queen–style anarchy, New Wave bands drew on influences such as the Velvet Underground and New York Dolls whilst throwing in synths and electronic production to turn music in a fresh ‘post-punk’ direction. New Wave was...

To create this sample library, Drumdrops went into The Pool studio in London and recorded Ben Hilier’s eight-piece 1963 Premier Outfits 54 kit, using the studio’s collection of vintage microphones and processors. The kit was chosen because it was considered a classic model and is, according to Drumdrops, similar to the one used by Ringo Starr in the early 1960s....

We have just updated the Drum Tracks section on our website. Now the navigation from moving between albums and tracks is a lot slicker. We have also made it easier to see what formats each album is sold in. We also believe it looks rather slick. Hope you like Drumdroppers.

We’ve got another high-scoring review from Future Music, this time for our samples album, Now That’s What I call 80’s Drums release featuring Steve Sidelnyk. Read the review below: The music of the 1980s tends to polarise opinion - for some it was over-blown yet bland; for others, it was ambitious and glorious. If you fall into the latter camp,...

Thanks to Future Music for this fantastic review they gave us for our 1963 Premier Outfit Kit 54 Kit. Take a look at what they said below: Drumdrops has long been established as a provider of fine drum samples, but the 1963 Premier Outfit 54 Kit charts a new course for the company, as it’s the first to use a...