Loopmasters – Vibes Vol. 4: Outlaw Country | £19.97

Welcome to Outlaw Country. It’s the 1970s and the spurs are a-jangling, and steel guitars strumming. This is music with a bite, outta Texas and Tennessee, for hard drinkers and ass kickers. Part rock ’n’ roll, part honky tonk, all attitude. Perfect, then, if you’re looking for some loops with twang, spit, and grit. As with other sets in the Vibes series, Loopmasters has drafted in top session players to lay down the musical construction kits for you to pick apart. The whopping 5GB+ of content (that’s 40 tracks!) is bursting with outlaw country flavour – fiddle licks, big bashy drums, plinky plonk piano, steady bass, and lots and lots of wailing’ gee-tars. Tempos start at 80 and accelerate up to 135bpm, so when it all starts kicking off, they’ve got your back. Fuck that cheery Nashville nonsense – this is bad boy music.

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