Phrase Fracture - Unfiltered SWAG

The sound designer Evan Braddock reached out to us earlier this year via the company contact form asking if we'd be interested in having him create an expansion for Battalion. After reviewing his previous work for other brands, we enthusiastically agreed.

Flash forward a few months, and we have ourselves a new pack called "Phrase Fracture" launching today. This includes 40 presets and many original sound samples for the pack. We've decided to release it as Unfiltered SWAG, meaning it is free for the community. We hope to do more of this moving forward, as it breathes new life into these tools, and allows us to make music together, connected through access to shared resources. This is the fourth official pack on our website. 

We're especially excited that this collection is themed around odd meters and a diverse relationship with rhythms. Think 7/8, 5/4, 15/8, and more. It's nice to get outside of the typical grid, and Mike and I both love rhythmic experimentation, to say the least. In Evan's words:

"Odd metered and polyrhythmic drum loops are versatile for a couple of reasons. Writing music not in 4/4 always inspires new rhythmic ideas and breaks a producer or composer out of their muscle memory. Odd metered loops can even be used in 4/4 by shortening or adding a beat, which brings a whole new level of complexity not common to achieve when starting in 4/4. Polyrhythmic loops are especially cool as they can loop and loop without ever sounding the exact same. For long extended drum parts, this can help maintain interest and avoid repetition."

More Unfiltered SWAG and fun to come, so stay tuned. 

- Josh

P.S. I feel obliged to mention that we're now very close on the next Battalion update, including the much-anticipated pattern system. It is actually happening, sooner than later. Thank you for the many unfiltered pokes and prods on that front.