The sounds of the city are so familiar that you probably barely notice them, but they can be a great source of atmosphere for your music.

With field recorder in hand, we’ve been out and about in parks, under bridges, in shopping centres and on street corners. The result is the urban spaces sample pack, which includes both raw and heavily processed sounds.

As we slink into summer, it’s time to slow things down a little. All of these downtempo sounds are derived from synth/keys or guitar sources, but with a big ol’ dollop of processing applied.

Inspired by the output of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, we’ve put together a collection of idiosyncratic samples that can be dropped straight into your productions or used as starting points for further sonic exploration.

We’re on a ‘war drum’ footing for this installment of SampleRadar: the sounds you’ll find here are big, booming and neither friendly or funky. The drums that were sampled were detuned, undamped and abused before being mic’d up, so prepare yourself for a real rhythmic assault on the ears.