Mirror ( The Incubator ) 08/14/2007 ::: By Scott C :::

Montreal beatmakers and producers continues to grow with leaps and bounds,it seems even the most seasoned worker bee can hit a wall while tying to come up with the next best track in the lab. Last week ,i got a package in the mail from a Montreal compagny called Drumlabz, who specialize in rounding up drum hits and libraries for people who are tired of their old library of sounds. Their first release is called Crushing Drums and feature s over a 1,000 sounds in total, including hi-hats, kicks, snares, basses, percussion and sound effects for use with akai sampler,your home computer,or any other WAV- compatible sampler. Now i know that certain heads swear by their own, meticulously collected libraries,and would never cop any sort of audio tools made available to the general public, and because of this, Drumlabz have limited this run of Crushing Drums to only 500 copies. If you ever come across a file online called "Simalak Drums," guard it with your life and tell no one, but if you're interested in Crushing Drums, you can get a copy at Moog Audio on St-Laurent, or at turtablelab.com

Exclaim ( Front Five ) 30/05/2007 ::: By Noel Dix :::

The glory days of dirty drums and distorted bass in hip-hop production have slowed down immensely in the last few years. Sampling a break from your pop's record collection and taking the time to chop it up on your MPC is no longer the route for junior producers, who now opt to use the same generic 808 handclaps over and over. Crushing Drums thankfully bridges the gap by delivering over 1,000 WAV files of kicks, hi-hats,bass lines,piano loops and everything else you need to piece together a dusty melody on the double. The key to this collection is the presence of vinyl's beloved snap,crackle and pop hiss, wich is completely lost when choosing synth sounds over a Bernard purdie roll, Whether you're a veteran or a bedroom rookie, this collection of pre-chopped breaks from Drumlabz is indispensable.