Decoded Forms £44

More than two decades on, the classic jungle breakbeat sound remains a dancefloor staple. NI’s Decoded Forms pack offers a polished, modern take on the sound, created in collaboration with modern D&B figurehead dBridge and fellow producer Kabuki. At the centre are polished re-recordings of four classic drum breaks, which have been extended, re-arranged and dismantled to create kits, loops and instruments. For those used to chopping and processing breaks the old-fashioned way, having these kinds of quality cut-up kits at your finger tips almost feels too easy. These are supplemented by chord samples, one shots and Massive and Monark presets, which take in atmospheric drones, modulating pads and lush synth chords, mostly sitting between autonomic and liquid D&B. It’s all highly usable and excellent quality.