Quality drums, tailored for post-rock, but reaching way beyond any genre.
”Dramatic. A force of nature. Unpredictable and almost cinematic.” When asked how to put words to the term post-rock, these were the first that came to mind for Birgir Jón Birgisson and Arnar Gíslason, engineer and drummer behind the EZX with the same name. And there is likely no better setting to capture the very essence of just that than in Iceland’s Sundlaugin Studios. In an ever-shifting landscape chiseled from millions of years of volcanic lava, with a waterfall a stone’s throw away and with a glacier stream literally running beneath it, there it sits on the outskirts of Reykjavik. And if you look out the window at the scenic wonder where extremes on opposite ends of the scale fuse and melt together into something untamed, wild and unpredictable, it’s easy to understand why this is the ultimate backdrop for music with the very same dramaturgy. Welcome to possibly the world’s most comprehensive palette of drums tailored for post-rock – kits fit for anything from the most subtle, open soundscapes to explosive outbursts and crescendos.
Located in Reykjavik, Iceland, the Sundlaugin Studios is probably one of the world’s most remote professional recording facilities. It originally served as a bathhouse in the 1930s but later underwent a major acoustic conversion to Icelandic artist Sigur Rós’ personal high-end studio complex. The empty swimming pool with its perfectly balanced walls produce a bright but still warm and reverberant tone unlike any other room. In here, the best microphones, outboard and gear have captured the likes of Sólstafir, Jon Hopkins and Spiritualized as well as several of Sigur Rós’ own records. In addition to the four complete kits recorded using traditional drum sticks, this library includes felt mallet and brushed options as well as several extra snares, a large variety of cymbals and custom percussion pieces.
The Post-Rock EZX, combined with the powerful framework of EZdrummer 2, gives you an unparalleled creative palette to start painting your percussive soundscapes – from mellow to intense, from restrained to dramatic. Welcome to the ultimate collection of rich, deep and complexly textured drums that are allowed to breathe, seek and seep through to the forefront of your mix. Quality instruments, tailored for post-rock, but reaching way beyond any genre.
KICK
14×22” Rogers* 1964
SNARE
6.5×14” Larusson Custom Titanium
RACK TOM 1
8×12” Rogers* 1964
RACK TOM 2
9×13” Rogers* 1964
FLOOR TOM 1
16×16” Rogers* 1964
FLOOR TOM 2
16×18” Rogers* 1964
HI-HAT
14” Bosphorus Master Vintage
CYMBAL 1
19” Bosphorus New Orleans Crash
CYMBAL 2
18” Bosphorus Traditional Series Crash
RIDE
21” Bosphorus Turk Series Ride
CYMBAL FX
Bowed Cymbal
BOWL
Singing Bowl
STAIRS
Stairs
BRIDGE
Bridge
PIANO
Piano
KICK
14×22” Rogers* 1964
SNARE
6.5×14” Larusson Custom Titanium
RACK TOM 1
8×12” Rogers* 1964
RACK TOM 2
9×13” Rogers* 1964
FLOOR TOM 1
16×16” Rogers* 1964
HI-HAT
14” Bosphorus Master Vintage
CYMBAL 1
19” Bosphorus New Orleans Crash
CYMBAL 2
18” Bosphorus Traditional Series Crash
RIDE
21” Bosphorus Turk Series Ride
KICK
16×24” Tama* Starclassic B/B
SNARE
6.5×14” Yamaha* Aluminum
RACK TOM 1
8×12” Tama* Starclassic B/B
FLOOR TOM 1
16×16” Tama* Starclassic B/B
HI-HAT
14” Sabian* HHX Groove
CYMBAL 1
18” Sabian* HHX Crash
CYMBAL 2
21” Sabian* AA Holy China/15” Zildjian* Azuka Latin Multicrash
RIDE
21” Sabian* HHX Groove Ride
CYMBAL FX
Bowed Cymbal
BOWL
Singing Bowl
STAIRS
Stairs
BRIDGE
Bridge
PIANO
Piano
KICK
16×24” Yamaha* Oak Custom
SNARE
5.5×14” Yamaha* Oak Custom
RACK TOM 1
10×13” Yamaha* Oak Custom
FLOOR TOM 1
16×16” Yamaha* Oak Custom
FLOOR TOM 2
16×18” Yamaha* Oak Custom
HI-HAT
16” Zildjian* A Custom Crash/16” Sabian* AAX Stage Crash
CYMBAL 1
18” Sabian* AAX Stage Crash
CYMBAL 2
18” Zildjian* K Crash Ride
RIDE
21” Bosphorus Turk Series Ride
CYMBAL FX
Bowed Cymbal
BOWL
Singing Bowl
STAIRS
Stairs
BRIDGE
Bridge
PIANO
Piano
KICK
16×18” Yamaha* Oak Custom
SNARE
8×14” Biggi’s Ludwig* Steel
RACK TOM 1
8×12” Yamaha* Oak Custom
FLOOR TOM 1
14×14” Yamaha* Oak Custom
HI-HAT
14” Sabian* HHX Groove
CYMBAL 1
18” Sabian* AAX Stage Crash
CYMBAL 2
18” Zildjian* K Crash Ride
RIDE
21” Bosphorus Turk Series Ride
KICK
14×22” Sakae Trilogy
SNARE
6.5×14” Sakae Trilogy
RACK TOM 1
8×12” Sakae Trilogy
FLOOR TOM 1
16×16” Sakae Trilogy
FLOOR TOM 2
16×18” Sakae Trilogy
HI-HAT
14” Bosphorus Master Vintage
CYMBAL 1
19” Bosphorus New Orleans Crash
CYMBAL 2
18” Bosphorus Traditional Series Crash
RIDE
21” Bosphorus Turk Series Ride
CYMBAL FX
Bowed Cymbal
BOWL
Singing Bowl
STAIRS
Stairs
BRIDGE
Bridge
PIANO
Piano
KICK
14×22” Sakae Trilogy
SNARE
6.5×14” Sakae Trilogy (snare wires off)
RACK TOM 1
8×12” Sakae Trilogy (snare wires off)
FLOOR TOM 1
16×16” Sakae Trilogy (snare wires off)
FLOOR TOM 2
16×18” Sakae Trilogy (snare wires off)
HI-HAT
14” Bosphorus Master Vintage
CYMBAL 1
19” Bosphorus New Orleans Crash
CYMBAL 2
18” Bosphorus Traditional Series Crash
RIDE
21” Bosphorus Turk Series Ride
CYMBAL FX
Bowed Cymbal
BOWL
Singing Bowl
STAIRS
Stairs
BRIDGE
Bridge
PIANO
Piano
KICK
14×22” Sakae Trilogy
SNARE
6.5×14” Larusson Custom Titanium – Brushes
RACK TOM 1
8×12” Sakae Trilogy – Brushes
FLOOR TOM 1
16×16” Sakae Trilogy – Brushes
FLOOR TOM 2
16×18” Sakae Trilogy – Brushes
HI-HAT
14” Bosphorus Master Vintage – Brushes
CYMBAL 1
19” Bosphorus New Orleans Crash – Brushes
CYMBAL 2
18” Zildjian* K Crash Ride – Brushes
RIDE
21” Bosphorus Turk Series Ride – Brushes
KICK
14×22” Sakae Trilogy (snare wires off)
SNARE
6.5×14” Larusson Custom Titanium – Felt Mallets
RACK TOM 1
8×12” Sakae Trilogy – Felt Mallets
FLOOR TOM 1
16×16” Sakae Trilogy – Felt Mallets
FLOOR TOM 2
16×18” Sakae Trilogy – Felt Mallets
HI-HAT
14” Bosphorus Master Vintage
CYMBAL 1
19” Bosphorus New Orleans Crash – Felt Mallets
CYMBAL 2
18” Sabian* AAX Stage Crash – Felt Mallets
RIDE
21” Bosphorus Turk Series Ride – Felt Mallets
SNARE DRUMS
8×14 Biggi’s Ludwig* Steel (snare wires off)
HATS
14” Bosphorus Master Vintage Hats (with jingles)
EXTRAS
Trash gong
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
”Deliver Us From Our Dreams” was performed and written by A Swarm of the Sun, recorded by Erik Nilsson and mixed/mastered by Karl Daniel Lidén.
Find more information about the band here:
www.aswarmofthesun.com
www.facebook.com/aswarmofthesun
4 GB of free hard disk space, 2 GB RAM.
A working EZdrummer 2.1 (or above) or a Superior Drummer 2.4.2 (or above) installation.
