Cartography by MusicTech

Cartography sees ModeAudio explore downtempo electronica, with 20 construction kits containing 199 loops and 110 MIDI files.

There’s a heavy Boards of Canada influence here, which is nailed in the characterful, nostalgic and woozy pads and synth loops. Elsewhere, there are chunky drums containing layered drum machine and found-sound hits, analogue and live bass loops, and some processed and slightly scratchy sounding guitar loops. Not all the loops are winners but when you combine two or three from the same kit they interlock beautifully.

Verdict

A decent collection of hypnotic electronic trip-hop kits, with some especially excellent and characterful pads and synth loops.

Score: 8/10