Sonic Artefact Percussion Collection (Limited Edition)

A one-off collection of percussion built from real-world objects recorded in Iceland, including whale bone, abandoned military machinery, and urban resonant materials.

These are not synthesized recreations or curated loops. They are physical impact recordings captured in real environments, delivered as a deep, playable percussion library and a complete WAV sound design archive.

Limited edition. Once it’s gone, it’s gone.

There are sounds that are designed.

And there are sounds that are discovered.

The Sonic Artefact Percussion Collection (Limited Edition) exists entirely in the second category.

Created in collaboration between Glitchedtones and Hidden Sound, this release documents a series of real-world sonic experiments captured across remote Icelandic environments and urban spaces - where physical objects were treated as instruments long before they were ever recorded.

A whale vertebrae struck into resonance on a remote shoreline.
An abandoned military vehicle turned into a metallic percussion chamber.
Urban materials revealing unexpected low-frequency response under geophonic capture.

These are not designed sounds. They are one-time physical events, preserved in high detail and shaped into tools for modern production.

At its core, this release is a WAV-first sound design library - built for immediate use in any DAW, sampler, or workflow without limitation.

Alongside the sample library, a set of fully playable instruments for Kontakt is included for those who want instant mapped performance - but the true value is in the raw recordings themselves: flexible, unprocessed, and ready to become anything.

What’s Included

🥁 Whale Bone Percussion

• 256 original WAV files
• Raw organic impacts from whale bone resonances
• Deep, natural, unpredictable percussion textures
• Designed kits derived from real acoustic behaviour

🛠 Military Truck Percussion

• 320 original WAV files
• Industrial, metallic, and ritual-like impact recordings
• Recorded using contact microphones + geophonic capture
• Wide dynamic range from sharp transients to sub-heavy resonance

🌍 Urban Gongs

• 64 original WAV files
• Low-frequency object impacts and resonant materials
• Hybrid tonal percussion suitable for rhythm or sound design layering
• Sub-heavy, cinematic, and highly usable in modern production

Total Content

• 640+ high-quality WAV files
• Multi-source field recordings (Iceland + urban environments)
• Designed percussion instruments (Kontakt format included)
• Fully mix-ready and raw sound sources

Key Features

• One-off limited edition release (will not be reproduced)
• Built entirely from real-world object recordings
• WAV-first workflow - no software required
• Designed for music, film, TV, and game audio
• Extreme flexibility: rhythm, texture, FX, layering, and bass design
• Kontakt instruments included as an optional performance layer
• Optimised for modern sound design workflows

Creative Applications

• Cinematic percussion and trailer design
• Hybrid electronic music production
• Experimental rhythm construction
• Game audio and environmental sound design
• Layering with existing drum kits and synths
• Abstract Foley and texture design

Important Notes

• All sounds are included as standard WAV files for universal use
• Kontakt instruments are provided as an optional playable format
• Requires full version of Kontakt 6.5.3 or higher for instrument use
• Does not run in Kontakt Player
• This is a limited release and will not be reissued in its original form

This collection is not built around synthesis or imitation.

It is built around contact, impact, and resonance - moments where physical matter responded to force and was captured before it disappeared.

Once these recordings were made, they could not be repeated.

That is what defines this release.