XO Expansion
Dusty Gold
Head nod-inducing lo-fi beats & samples.
- Mix-ready, fully editable beats
- 80+ instantly inspiring presets & 188 bespoke one-shot samples
- A beatmaker's dream and the songwriter's best friend
Preset demos
Songs made with Dusty Gold
Beats made in XO using the Dusty Gold expansion, with some added instruments and samples.
Get ready to be inspired by the rich textural sonic world of "Dusty Gold", the XO Expansion created by Radio Citizen's creative mastermind Niko Schabel. Filled with song-defining, vintage oozing, lo-fi beats and head nod-inducing, mix-ready, fully editable loops, this expansion will have you inspired and making music in minutes.
"Dusty Gold" provides the perfect foundations for your next track and a plethora of instantly inspiring songwriting starting points. Fueled by Schabel's patented alchemy of lo-fi, hip hop, dub, kraut, jazz, blaxploitation soundtracks, ethno-jazz, afrobeat, funk, soul, and cinematic textures, you get access to hand-picked samples that are the cream of the crop of 20+ years of crate digging and incessant vinyl collecting. "Dusty Gold" is your cheat code to vibe-packed beats and textural soundscapes on par with Massive Attack, Portishead, DJ Shadow, Tricky, the XX, Red Snapper, and Burial.
In short, a beatmaker's dream and the songwriter's new best friend.
Buy the Dusty Gold expansion with XO
XO is the simplest, most inspiring way to find the right samples, turn them in to beats, and explore combinations to craft your perfect drum track.
Much more than a sample pack
XO Expansions include fully editable sequences and curated one-shot samples that allow you to craft unique beats effortlessly.
Curated one-shot samples
Every XO expansion contains signature samples hand-picked by the artist, giving you everything you need and more.
Mix-ready presets
Use the mix-ready presets as is, or customize & tweak every aspect of the beat with ease in XO’s sequencer.
Infinite variations with one click
Explore infinite beat variations by letting XO switch to similar neighboring sounds from your favorite sample packs.
Radio Citizen
Radio Citizen is the brainchild of composer, producer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist Niko Schabel, playing anything from woodwinds to keyboards and percussion, and handles an MPC like no one else.
He creates a fierce sonic amalgamation of organic-infused electronic music, with soundscapes ranging from dub, kraut, hip-hop, and soul, to blaxploitation soundtracks, ethno-jazz, afrobeat, funk, and world music.
Everything he produces has an overarching cinematic feel that effortlessly leaps dozens of genres in a single bound. Because of this unique sound, series like “Grey’s Anatomy”, “Californication”, and numerous Hollywood movies have featured his music.
Dive into Radio Citizen’s back catalog to go on a musical trip guiding you through dark and light atmospheres, krautrock groove loops, furious free-jazz solos, vigorous drums, and hushed Rhodes pianos. You can thank us later.
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